This Been Too Long..

Annalie got up quickly as she was breathing faster, Laurence notices as he calms her down. She started to cry begin to puke, Laurence rubbed her back slowly. "It's ok.." Annalie laid in his arms as she stayed silent, Laurence leaned back on the rocky wall holding her tight.

Annalie stayed silent and avoided Ashoka, her mind was stuck thinking about the kid. Laurence tries to talk to her but she ignore, she barely eat and sleep. Focused on cleaning the castle. Annalie would hum a lot with that lullaby.

The flowers, red and yellow and blue. I will pick the prettiest ones for you, and make a perfect crown for your head... And now all the flowers are dead.. She was sitting leaning against the rocky wall, her chest was hurting so much she wouldn't care to say anything.

Her mind was stuck as she remembered her father telling her everyday during morning. "If you get too worried about what can go wrong.. You might miss a chance to do something right.." Annalie slowly moving as her thought repeatedly with those words. As the guard barged in calling all the slaves to work, Annalie got up noticing Laurence looking at her worried.

"Annalie.." He grabbed her hand as he glanced around dragging her to empty wall. "Hey, listen.. You haven't done anything but clean and some of the children are worried mostly me. You haven't ate anything, and-" "Laurence. I am okay, I know I haven't been myself lately.. But once wise man told me "If you get too worried about what can go wrong. You might miss a chance to do something right. I want to get back on my feet, and do what's right so Laurence can we train again?" Annalie look up at him as she smiled, he scoffs crossing his arms.

A guard saw them and yelled. "Get back in line!" Laurence and Annalie walked back together, Annalie saw him getting to his new clothes. Laurence glanced at her and looked away slightly, Annalie walked out the chamber as they were separated. She saw women going back to the chambers with guards, children were staring at them as they stayed silent. Ashoka notices Annalie as she grabbed her hand, one of the guards shouted. "Put her back in line. She's going with other slaves." "I don't think so. She's coming with me." He glared taking his sword out, Enkidu shouted angrily at the guard. "Get back what you were doing!" The guard scoffed placing back his sword, Annalie stared at Laurence as he was annoyed walking away.

"Annalie. This been too long.. We need to speak about the war, the Queen already sent guards and guards off the sea looking before they found Octavius and Hector.. I understand of the loss you had to see, I told Enkidu about all of this. He's in with us-" "Ashoka.. I thank you, but for now we have to let this happen in few months. Let us have more information, I want to know more of each things from Willesden especially the King." Annalie looked at the guards waiting for her, she sighes and glance at Ashoka smiling.

"Trust me on this, do you understand?" Ashoka glanced away a bit as she clenches her hands slightly, Enkidu grabbed her shoulder gently. "I trust you.. I really hope Arkkukari can take this and understand. But you aren't going back-" "I have to. It's how the way it goes." Annalie smiled as she turned around walking away slowly, her head was down slowly glancing aside. Ashoka stayed silent seeing Annalie disappearing in the chambers, Enkidu glared at the guards while he walked away with Ashoka.