To rest

"Kiss me" said Wura as she held Mero's face closer to her forcibly.

Mero immediately froze in that moment, not knowing what to do, Wura's hands were firmly holding his face close to hers with no intention of letting him go. 

Mero did not want to push her away since he knew that she was drunk, but she was just too close to his face… they were just too close together.

"My Queen, you are mistaken, I am not Liam" said Mero as he managed to voice out his concerns placing his hands on hers that were holding her face as Wura was breathing heavily and she pulled him closer to herself.

"You are lying, you do not think that I know my husband, I *hiccup* know him very well" said Wura as she closed her eyes feeling even more dizzy.

"My Queen, I am not lying, I am not Liam, I am Mero" said Mero as Wura was trying to kiss him and she giggled, Mero frowned not liking this at all, he should never have let her drink had he known that she would turn out like this, it was worrying that she was this delirious to the extent of forgetting who he was.

"Oh I do not care, just kiss me, I need you to kiss me Mero" said Wura with a giggle as Mero knew that she was seriously drunk, he removed her hands from his face as he was about to walk away when Wura held on to him.

"How dare you, trying to run away from me Mero?" asked Wura as she held him tightly.

"My Queen, you are drunk" said Mero.

"I *hiccup* I do not care if I am drunk, just kiss me!" said Wura as she demanded in a tone that left no room for refusal.

"My Queen, you need to rest" said Mero as he was uncomfortable with the way Wura was caressing his hand, this needed to stop and he needed to get out of here.

"I am your Queen, and as your Queen, I order you to kiss me" said Wura as she stood on the bed and threw herself on Mero as cupped his face.

Mero immediately stiffened, he could feel everything, her heartbeat, the warmth of her body pressed on his. 

Mero would be lying if he said that didn't feel anything with Wura so close to him like this, he was attracted to her, after all she was a very attractive woman with sharp features, she had this fierce, innocent look on her face that was able to captivate everyone if they stared at her long enough.

Mero quickly snapped out of his thoughts, what was he thinking?? She was his Queen, the wife of his King who happened to also be his most trusted friend. 

"Just kiss me, I do not care about anything, kiss me" said Wura as Mero looked at her, instantly regretting as he got trapped in her eyes.

"Kiss me" she added again as Mero was frozen which allowed her to cup his face as she leaned in closer to him.

"I know you want to kiss me as badly as I want to kiss you *hiccup*" said Wura as she whispered and hiccupped.

"Kiss me" Wura said as she closed her eyes and pressed her lips on Mero's as he stiffened closed his eyes and returned the kiss.

Wura moaned as Mero kissed her fiercer and deeper, more than she had expected, she felt as if she was melting, it was just so intense that she forgot to breathe.

Mero's eyes shot wide open as if someone poured cold water all over him, panic rose in his eyes as his senses returned to him and he quickly pulled away from Wura panting heavily as she did the same.

Wura heaved heavily, trying to catch her breath as Mero carried her and put her back on the bed, he quickly took the sheets and tied her hands with them and then tied it to the best post.

She was too out of breath and tired to complain or resist, the intense kiss a few seconds ago managed to make her entirely weak."

Mero on the other hand remained silent and said nothing at all, he just tied her up and walked out of her room, he knew he needed to find help, Wura was just too unstable right now to be left alone.

Mero did not dare look back, he had a cold expression on his face as he walked through the halls.

…

Mero walked through the empty halls as he stopped in front of a door and he knocked on the door as he waited for a reply.

Mero knocked again as this time he heard sounds of footsteps and bumping into objects as Nora walked to the door and opened it.

"Mero??" asked Nora in confusion as she yawned and rubbed her eyes as she saw Mero standing in front of her door.

"Nora, I need your help" said Mero.

"Mero, it is late, very late" said Nora as she yawned.

"It is about her Majesty" said Mero as Nora seemed to wake up when she heard that.

"What about her Majesty?" asked Nora as she did not even wait for Mero to say anything more as she quickly closed the door to her room as she rushed and Mero followed after her.

"What happened to her Majesty?" asked Nora as she knew that this had to be something very serious for Mero to come and call her at this time of the night.

"Her Majesty came to the knight's summer festival, and she drank" said Mero.

"What??" asked Nora in shock.

"She had too much to drink and she got drunk, and now she is hysterical" said Mero as he explained quickly.

"Why in the world would you let her drink in the first place?" asked Nora as Mero followed after her.

"She was the one who insisted on it, none of us could stop her" said Mero as Nora sighed and she shook her head, she could only imagine how bad it was for Mero to have to come and call her for help.

"Mero, you should have stopped her regardless" said Nora.

"I tried, but you of all people know how stubborn her majesty is" said Mero as Nora reached Liam's room in no time.

"Stay here, I will see what I can do" said Nora as she turned to look a Mero and he nodded as she turned around and entered into the room.

"My Queen" called Nora softly as she walked into the room and she received no reply.

"My Queen" called Nora again as she walked closer to the bed and she saw Wura fast asleep peacefully as her breathing was steady and there were residues of tears on her face.

"Oh my Queen" said Nora with a sigh as she was relieved that Wura was sleeping now.

Nora frowned when she saw that Wura's hands were tied, she shook her head and began to untie the bedsheets as she tucked Wura in carefully and walked out of the room.

"How is she?" asked Mero.

"Sleeping peacefully" said Nora as Mero sighed in relief.

"You tied her hands to the bedpost?" asked Nora in disbelief.

"She was not acting in the right frame of mind, if I did not do that, then she would not be sleeping right now" said Mero as Nora sighed.

"You should have been more tender, it was not her fault, she was under the influence of a drink which you were supposed to stop her from drinking" said Nora.

"Nora, you of all people should know that when she sets her mind to something, nothing or no one can change it" said Mero.

"You were too rough with her, she was crying" said Nora.

"I was not, she was crying because she was thinking about Liam" said Mero.

"I know that she has been suffering silently, but drinking would not solve all the bad feelings that she feels" said Nora with a sigh as Mero agreed with her.

"It Is late, we should go to sleep now, I am sure her Majesty will wake up feeling terrible if she drank to the extent of getting drunk" said Nora.

"That she will, she drank mead" said Mero.

"Oh my, mead is too sweet, no wonder she got so drunk, why could you not have given her something bitter to stop her from drinking?" asked Nora.

"Tell that to Elihu" said Mero as Nora sighed.

"Goodnight Nora" said Mero.

"Goodnight" replied Nora as she walked back into the room, she was going to stay by Wura just in case she woke up and needed anything.

"Goodnight my Queen, please rest well" said Nora as she sighed.

Meanwhile outside the room Mero stopped walking as he leaned back against the empty hall and looked up with grief and regret all over his face.

"I… I just kissed the Queen…" said Mero to himself in disbelief as he groaned, he was dead, how could he have let such a thing happen??

"I just allowed the Queen, the wife of the King my friend Liam to kiss me…" he said as he pulled his hair.

"How could I have let that happen??" asked Mero in frustration.

"Liam is going to kill me if he ever finds out" said Mero as it didn't matter if she was drunk, he was the sober one here, and yet he let it happen.

"Liam… please forgive me…" said Mero as he groaned and sighed, taking a minute to take a deep breath before leaving in the direction of his room.

…

The Sky was dark and the half moon was shining as the sound of a horse galloping could be heard in a distance under the midnight sky.

The horse neighed as it came to a stop and the rider dismounted from the horse as he let it go.

The man removed the hood of the cloak covering his head as he stood in front of a mighty wooden gate locked with black chains.

Liam looked around as he looked up at the half moon and sighed, he had no time to waste, he walked to the gate as she shook it, the gate was heavy and tall, he could not climb out of it, and there was no one here in sight.

Liam removed his sword from its sheath as he raised it up and in one swift motion cut through the chains as they broke and the gate was loosed.

Liam opened the gate as he walked through the gate and stood in front of a old looking house, he saw a lit torch on a pole as he took it and held it in his free hand.

Liam walked to the door as he kicked it down, the house was dark and empty, it looked as if it had been uninhabited for a while.

Liam walked through the house checking every room as he was looking for something.

Liam kicked down the door of each room as he held his sword tightly in his hand.

Liam narrowed his eyes when he heard strange noises and he found himself faced with a door that was locked with a mighty, heavy chain.

"This should be it" said Liam to himself as he looked at the door and without giving it any other thought, he swiftly dropped the torch on the ground and cut through the chain as it fell to the ground.

"Now would be a good time to stop me" said Liam as he shouted and he looked around.

"Do it now, I want no wasted efforts" said Liam seriously as it sounded like he was speaking to himself, but he knew that he was not, he was sure that they were listening to him somewhere.

"Fine, I asked you, and I waited for you, I do not want you to try to play any silly sport with me, I am not going to take it, so leave me and Wura alone!" said Liam angrily as he walked to the door, he opened it and walked right through it, not wasting any time at all.