In a lush garden within the castle walls, Alicia sat on a bench looking out over the man made pond surrounded by many kinds of flowers. Her head rested on the shoulder of the young man next to her. Her fingers intertwined with his as their hands lay on top of the young man's lap. Not moving her head and only gazing out over the water, Alicia tightened her grip on the young man's hand. "Blake, when do you want to get married?"
"Hmmm? Whenever you are ready to get married. As soon as you have your coming of age ceremony you can get married at any time. As long as I can be by your side like this I do not mind waiting even one hundred years or more to get married. To me, this is nothing more than a formality. What matters is that I love you and that you love me." Blake looked down and gazed warmly at Alicia as he said this. This caused her cheeks to grow hot. His every word melted her heart.
