Emerald Warrior

She shook her head "Not in the Balthazar Markets. Pink is a rare colour and the king only imports pink garments for his queen." she said with a sigh.

Gwen sighed, "What a shame..." She looked at Ruriel. "Find anything?"

"I found some lilac tones."

The girl saw what Ruriel brought and looked at Gwen, "That would not be right for her figure. I can get you a pink garment if you wish." she had a very friendly smile.

Gwen's expression lightened, "Really?!"

"I hear there are a few too many pink garments in the royal wardrobe ." she laughed, then a wind blew her hood off and on the girl's head was a gold crest with red jewels.

"Oh no." she quickly put her hood on her head again.

Ruriel immediately reccondized her as the queen, but Gwen stood there a bit dumb founded not knowing who she was.

"Why are you hear without your escort your majesty?" he asked quietly.

The girl covered his mouth, "SHH! I wanted to go for a walk around the markets but my husband never likes it when I go on my own....especially when..." she paused, not wanting to continue her sentence, "I'm sorry about that." Gwen was surprised, she looked around the same age as HER!

"Umm... So your not the shop keeper?" She asked

"No. I'm sorry to disappoint." she chuckled, "But I was telling the truth, I have too many pink garments. Raktim spoils me too much."

She smiled, "I love pink, I can't get enough of it."

Ruriel sghed, "Gwen, we can NOT stand out right now." he said quietly.

She sighed, "At least let me see the dresses Ruriel."

"You will have to come to the palace." she said, they stepped outside but,

"Well well, if it isn't my dear sister-in-law." there stood Ravatus.

Then he spotted Gwen.

Isis frowned, "Ravatus. My husband is expecting you, but at the PALACE." she said.

"I know, I know I'm on my way." he looked to Gwen, "Well, well, well, Miss Gwen, I was not expecting you this soon." he grinned.

She blushed, "Yeah... Ravatus was it?"

"Yes, it is." he smiled, Isis frowned at him, "ANd already you found another victim, leave her alone." Ravatus pretended to be hurt, "Your words sting me, Isis."

"AHEM!!" a gruff voice interrupted, four guards but the leading on at the front had a black bead and was heavily armoured, "My Queen why did you run away from us?" he asked her, "I told you I wanted time to myself."

Ruriel was getting anxious, but Gwen was perfectly content.

"We should leave." he whispered to Gwen.

She sighed, "I guess so..." She whispered back, but before they could leave Ravatus grabbed her hand.

"Why in such a rush?" he asked.

"Well I was gonna go check on my friend while I was out. I want to see how he is doing."

"Oh really?" he smirked, but then he got pulled away, "WAH!" the leading soldier crossed his arms, "We just go orders from his highness to bring to the palace my prince. Take him to the palace." the soldiers did as they were told, "Hey! LET GO OF ME!!!" Isis sighed, "He is such a pain, but he is a nice person when he isn not like that." "I know my queen." the old guard tuned to Gwen and Ruriel, "Well, I have not seen an angel for a long time." he smiled.

Gwen smiled, "Well I have never met a dragon before I came here. Unless you count the lizard on Earth..." She started to totter.

The old solider chuckled, "My queen we had better go back to the palace." Isis sighed, "Baaln..." "Please your highness." he begged.

"Very well, but may these two come with us?" Baaln looked at Ruriel and Gwen, "Yes they may come but remember, his highness is going soon." she nodded, "Do you wish to come along?" she smiled.

Gwen jumped at the chance to go in a real palace. Just as Ruriel was about to decline, Gwen said, "Yes!"

He sighed and followed after them.

They arrived to one of the side gates of the palace that led into the main garden, where volcano lillies were in bloom and the shrubs were green and lush.

"There were guards at every door of the outside area of the palace. Isis removed her hood and cloak to show her rather nice looking white robes, but they didn't look the same to the other clothes Gwen saw the other ladies in Balthazar were wearing.

Gwen marveled at the palace, "It's so huge! The only palave I've seen is Buckingham Palace, on Earth when my family went on a trip to England."

"England?" Isis was confused, "I've never heard of such a place." a servant came to Isis and took her cloak, "Thank you."

"Come along, we will show you around." she smiled.

"Okay." She fallowed eager to see more.

Isis and Baaln showed they through the great halls. Gwen then saw the hand painted portraits of the past kings, right up to Raktim.

"I can see the resemblance between him and his brother."

"Raktim does not get along with Ravatus." Isis sighed, "Even though I wish he would."

"Oh..." Gwen said. "Is he always flirtatious?"

Isis turned to Baaln, "Baaln, has Ravatus been like that all the time?"

Baaln sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose, "Yes, ever since he the age of fourteen he's been like that. But he has always been the charming type."

"Oh..." She said.

Isis stared at her husbands painting, "What am I going to do with him gone?" sighing sadly.

"Your highness, we will keep you company and I'm sure my daughters as your ladies in waiting they will be happy to do so as well." he smiled, "Thank you Baaln."

She smiled, "I guess you have alot of friends here."

"Not when I first got here." she chuckled, "I was far from royalty when I first came from Sakmet."

"Sakmet? Where is that?"

"The Cat lands." Ruriel answered, "They are the neighbouring country to the Dragon realm, normally the two do not get along." Isis shook her head, "That was before I married Raktim."

Gwen eyed him, "You have been gone way to long."

"I only married Raktim a year ago." she explained, "SO it has not been long."

She smiled, "That's so cute! What was your wedding like?" She asked.

"Big." she laughed, "But absolutely wonderful. Then my coronation was a week later." she added.

Gwen smiled, "I've always wanted a big wedding."

Baaln laughed, "I believe 'big' is an understate, royal Balthazar weddings are usually very huge and are celebrated for over three days."

"Really?" Gwen asked, "Oh how I would've loved to see a royal wedding. The only ones I've seen are on TV.."

"T.V?" the queen and Baaln looked at each other in confusion.

She chuckled, "Their moving pictures in a big box. It's an Earth thing."