just thought since you don’t love me then maybe you already love someone else.” He was speechless. She didn't know he loved her. He supposed that was good. He would feel like an infatuated idiot if she knew. He sighed heartbroken as he got off the bed and covered her up. Because even after everything he still loved her as much now as he did last night. Even if he was disappointed in her but he was more disappointed in himself. He was older and she was his responsibility.
“ I’m going to find Tis-Dale. The sooner we figure this out the sooner I can get back home and you can go back to your normal life.” He said and left through the passageway.
***
Lisa watched as he disappeared through the passageway and then crumpled into tears. He couldn't wait to get away from her. She was miserably in love with him and he could care less. She had no idea what she did wrong. She cried until she fell asleep. She woke up and was eating lunch when William came in and sat at the table without so much as a glance her way and began to eat. She nearly crumpled again but didn't with only her will power. He would not see her cry again. There was a knock at the door and William went to answer it. He spoke to a guard for a moment and then left the room without a backward glance. Then her broken heart won out and the crying ensued.
***
William headed to the Head of Guards office. He was curious as to what he needed. They had not really been paying him much attention for the last month of his slavery. Now suddenly he was summoned. The doors were opened for him and Alex greeted him as he walked in. “Will. Come take a seat.” He said as he gestured to the chair, William sat “You will rejoin the rest of the Guards permanently from now on.” Alex told him Williams head whipped up. He could no longer go see Lisa?
“ Why” He asked “There is still a week and a half left in the month.” Alex waived a hand.
“ The king has given up on that. He says that if even you an American can’t get her to concede then no one will.” He said
“ What do you mean an American?” William asked.
“ Oh. She has always been infatuated with Americans, their customs, the way they live and the way they are to their women. No Indian man has ever turned her head her mother says but you put a blue eyed American man in front of her and she swoons every time.” He finished on a laugh. William was dumb founded. How could that be? He knew that she read American books and played American games but he just assumed that she would want a man of her own kind. No. He said to himself. As he shook off the stupid hope that had just sprung up inside him. If she loved him she would have told him. Right?
Chapter Seven
William never came back. Lisa waited but he never came back. He probably went and begged that he not have to see her anymore. In which case she knew she would be beaten. It had been two weeks since she had seen him. He just walked out that day and never returned. Tis-Dale said that he was back with the Guards. That he had seen him training. He said that William was still helping him at night but so far they could find no evidence to link their uncle to the murder attempt on Tis-Dale's life. At least her uncle seems to have forgotten about her. She ate her dinner out of habit rather than because she was hungry and went to bed. She woke up late into the night when she heard the door to her rooms open and then close again and lock. She was happy at first thinking that William had finally come to see her. Until she saw her uncle walk into her room holding a candle bra. Her heart seized in her chest and she sent up a silent prayer. “William. Help me.”
***
William sat straight up in bed. He had only just gotten back from snooping around the castle with Tis-Dale They were still nowhere. He knew the instant that he awoke that Lisa needed him and bad. He didn't know how he knew but he knew just the same. He jumped up and ran through the passageway
“ I’m going to find Tis-Dale. The sooner we figure this out the sooner I can get back home and you can go back to your normal life.” He said and left through the passageway.
***
Lisa watched as he disappeared through the passageway and then crumpled into tears. He couldn't wait to get away from her. She was miserably in love with him and he could care less. She had no idea what she did wrong. She cried until she fell asleep. She woke up and was eating lunch when William came in and sat at the table without so much as a glance her way and began to eat. She nearly crumpled again but didn't with only her will power. He would not see her cry again. There was a knock at the door and William went to answer it. He spoke to a guard for a moment and then left the room without a backward glance. Then her broken heart won out and the crying ensued.
***
William headed to the Head of Guards office. He was curious as to what he needed. They had not really been paying him much attention for the last month of his slavery. Now suddenly he was summoned. The doors were opened for him and Alex greeted him as he walked in. “Will. Come take a seat.” He said as he gestured to the chair, William sat “You will rejoin the rest of the Guards permanently from now on.” Alex told him Williams head whipped up. He could no longer go see Lisa?
“ Why” He asked “There is still a week and a half left in the month.” Alex waived a hand.
“ The king has given up on that. He says that if even you an American can’t get her to concede then no one will.” He said
“ What do you mean an American?” William asked.
“ Oh. She has always been infatuated with Americans, their customs, the way they live and the way they are to their women. No Indian man has ever turned her head her mother says but you put a blue eyed American man in front of her and she swoons every time.” He finished on a laugh. William was dumb founded. How could that be? He knew that she read American books and played American games but he just assumed that she would want a man of her own kind. No. He said to himself. As he shook off the stupid hope that had just sprung up inside him. If she loved him she would have told him. Right?
Chapter Seven
William never came back. Lisa waited but he never came back. He probably went and begged that he not have to see her anymore. In which case she knew she would be beaten. It had been two weeks since she had seen him. He just walked out that day and never returned. Tis-Dale said that he was back with the Guards. That he had seen him training. He said that William was still helping him at night but so far they could find no evidence to link their uncle to the murder attempt on Tis-Dale's life. At least her uncle seems to have forgotten about her. She ate her dinner out of habit rather than because she was hungry and went to bed. She woke up late into the night when she heard the door to her rooms open and then close again and lock. She was happy at first thinking that William had finally come to see her. Until she saw her uncle walk into her room holding a candle bra. Her heart seized in her chest and she sent up a silent prayer. “William. Help me.”
***
William sat straight up in bed. He had only just gotten back from snooping around the castle with Tis-Dale They were still nowhere. He knew the instant that he awoke that Lisa needed him and bad. He didn't know how he knew but he knew just the same. He jumped up and ran through the passageway
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