Cara awoke the next morning to the soft sound of Shyam snoring and here maids readying her bath. The soft smell of lilacs drifted around her bringing back thoughts of her forest home and how much she missed it. She was vagely aware that the previous night she had begged Aidan to stay with her and blushed at the thought. As she stepped out of her bed she wondered how she had gotten in to this long white dress she knew she hadn't put it on had Aidan.
"Good morning Princess are you ready for your bath? We must hurry Prince Aidan has requested that you accompany him on a ride through the kingdom and we have little time to get you ready."
"Ok but I am a bit hungry and I don't think you ever told me your names."
"I'm Abigail the blonde over there is Brooke and the young brunette is Jenna. I apologize for not introducing our selves yesterday and I'll have Brooke get you some breakfast is there anything in particular you'd like?"
"I don't mind and I'd be more then happy to get it myself if you show me where I can find food around here."
"It's our jobs to see to your needs princess I'll go see what the cook has prepared and bring some of that to you."
With that Brooke left to get the food Cara wanted and Abigail and Jenna began undressing her and helping her in to the bath they had prepared for her. The chatted while they assisted Cara telling her everything they knew about the castle and the people that lived in it. When Brooke returned with a tray filled with biscuits blueberry jam, fresh strawberries and peaches and a tall pitcher of ice cold milk and honey. They helped Cara dry off and dressed her in a simple blue dress that had a wide strip of lace around the waist. They brushed her hair pinning sections back away from her face and applying a soft clear substance on her lips.
"You look gorgeous Princess the Prince would be a fool if he married Bethany instead of you."
"What do you mean Jenna" Cara said through bites of biscuits and jam.
"You didn't know he originally came here to meet Princess Bethany and decide if he wanted to take her as a bride. The whole castle knows that he was only doing that to please his father though and he seems smitten with you now. Even if he did decide to take Bethany though he couldn't she'd never pass the inspection his father would give her plus like I said a moment ago he's particularly smitten with you."
"Jenna's right Princess he does seem to be captivated by you who wouldn't you are exceedingly beautiful plus you are so nice Bethany never said a word to us except when we failed in making her beautiful which we always did and then she only said she'd beat us later or have the guards do it for her and stormed off."
"She's not very nice I guess Abigail but it's horrible that she wanted you punished for something so silly and please call me Cara we are friends aren't we. But Jenna what did you mean by she'd never pass Aidan's fathers inspection?"
Jenna looked at Abigail and paled before Brooke spoke up.
"Well you see Cara before a princess can marry she must remain pure and her purity must be proven so the father of the groom is allowed to check that she has never before know the pleasures of a man."
"What do you mean how would he do that?"
"Well you would be brought to his rooms or he would come to yours and with a priest as witness he will remove your clothing and feel you before putting his fingers with in you to check that your maiden head is still there."
"Oh umm I"
Before Cara could finish talking there was a knock at the door and Aidan entered a huge smile crossing his face as he looked upon Cara before he noticed the concern and fear in her eyes.
"Cara love what's wrong has something happened?"
"No Aidan umm they were just telling me about something its ok lets go."
She stood taking his hand and left flashing a concerned look back at the three maids that stood looking worried and concerned for her. They made their way through the castle to the stables where two young boys stood holding two horses. The large black stallion Cara recognized as the one Aidan had ridden the day she had come here the other she had never seen before. It was beautiful its golden coat shined in the sun and its long white mane and tail flowed in the breeze.
"Let me help you up Cara and then we will go for a little ride around the castle grounds and maybe out of them for a bit.
He helped her on to her horse remembering that Liliandra had once told her that when people might be watching to ride side saddle to look more lady like she had never understood why she had told her that but she did now. As he mounted his stallion she urged her mare into a gallop daring him to catch her. The wind felt good as it flew through her hair and across her face and she laughed out loud for the first time since she had left the forest. She felt free again as if none in the world could touch her the fact that Aidan was so near to her was lost as she galloped.
"Cara I definitely didn't expect that your full of surprises."
"I can't help it I always loved galloping makes you feel free even when your not."
She glanced back at the three guards galloping behind them trying to catch up to them. Aidan saw this and turned his horse towards the guards when he stopped before them they all stopped and turned and headed back to the castle. She wasn't sure what he had done but she was glad for it.
"Thank you it seems like lately there's always someone watching me making sure I don't have any fun."
"I know the feeling trust me it's taken me years to make Ronald and my fathers guards believe that I can handle my self and take care of anyone that is with me."
He gave her a meaningful look and they continued their ride around the grounds. He pointed out different things to her and she found herself looking more at him then the things around them. She couldn't understand why he affected her so every time he was near her the fire in her burned hotter causing everything else to fade into the background.
He looked at her now and then trying his best to control the urge he had to take her right then in the middle of the wildflower fields and make her his but the thought made him remember that his father had to find her pure and untouched even by him. She was marvelous the long dark curls that hung down her back seemed unbearably soft and he wished to run his fingers through them and he couldn't help but notice how her exposed ears had a slight point hinting at her eleven heritages. The dress she wore accentuated her small waist and large dress while still leaving enough to the imagination to have him dying to rip the fabric from her body. Her eyes sparkled with joy and the corners of her soft lips curved in to a smile at being outside.
"I believe we should stop for lunch Cara is here ok?"
"Yes but have we really been gone for that long? I had no idea it was lunch time."
"It is here I'll help you down and set up a place to eat if you want to tend to the horses."
"Ok"
He dismounted coming to her and lifting her down from her horse bring her down just inches from him. The sent of her filled his nostrils and he couldn't help but bring her closer to him and tasting her lips as his hands traveled over her hips and waist. When he released her she was breathing hard and her eyes were smoldering. A smile crossed his lips as he turned and began setting out their food. She was so warm she was tempted to remove the dress she wore but instead decided to remove the saddles and bridles from the horses letting them graze among the wild flowers that surrounded them. As she came back to Aidan she noticed the blanket he had spread out and the fresh fruits breads and other foods he had set on it.
"I wasn't sure what you liked so I grabbed a bit of everything"
"Thank you Aidan this is better then good."
They sat down and ate talking a little here and there Cara laughing at his stories and his horrible acting as he told them. As they sat talking Aidan noticed the change in his stallion he was sniffing the air and stomping his hooves Cara's mare was doing the same both were facing the forest to their right. Cara noticed this too and was searching for anything she could use as a weapon. She found two swords in one of the bags Aidan had brought handing one to him she took the other and mounting her mare readied herself for attack.
She definitely looked the part of a trained warrior even in the dress she now wore. Aidan felt his cock harden as he watched Cara and then leaped upon his stallion readying himself for the attack that was about to come. As the pair watched the edge of the forest eight men all in dark black armor appeared each riding large black war stallions emerged at a full gallop. Before Aidan could stop her Cara was in the midst of them fighting her hardest had she not been in danger he would have liked to have watched her kill them but as she was in danger he galloped forward killing the first man he came upon. They fought for what seemed like hours until only one man remained alive but unhorsed after his horse had fled in fear.
"Why did you attack us and who sent you."
The anger in Aidan's voice could clearly be heard and seen upon his face. Blood poured from a gash in his arm and sweat covered his whole body.
"We were sent to capture the imposter Cara by the queen herself and to kill her and you if we must."
"Cara is not the imposter your queen and her daughter are the imposters now you come with me and tell your story to the King."
"I will do no such thing kill me now or I will take my own life."
