a tale of finding inner peace( mature )

Leila's eyes lit up. She loved clothes, especially the beautiful, elegant kind. She nodded enthusiastically and followed with the servant who came and took her hand to go into her royal dressing room.

The dress was gorgeous, pure snowy white with an open back and red accents.



The servants let her hair down out of her half updo to let her hair flow around her shoulders and down her back in a waterfall of blonde curls. She smiled softly when she saw herself in the mirror.

Wolf looked at his commander outfit and sighed."just for today" he laughed and immediatle went to change.

some of the guests started to arrive, Brutus smiled, standing by the king."leila has grown strong sir."the king smiled and nodded."yes...she reminds me so much of her mother.." he said feeling proud.

Jackal looked on, seeing some of the wounded soldiers."that fight was vicious...surprising to see them move about this fast"

Leila was so excited and a bit nervous as she waited behind the big heavy door to her father's throne room, where the ceremony would take place. She knew Wolf was waiting for her and that soothed her nerves a bit.

It's amazing how easily he can calm me down... How fast I've fallen in love with him. And how completely sure I am that he is the missing piece from the puzzle that is my life.

She grasped the stems of the bouquet she was holding tightly. Her father came up next to her to walk her down the aisle and give her away. Tears suddenly sprung into Leila's eyes as she looked at him.

Thank you, Father.

the King smiled and kissed her on the forehead."your welcome." he smiled as he walked out with her to the throne

Wolf looked around, nervously, he could deal with demons, and crazed tyrants, but ceremonies he couldnt deal with.Jackal stood in the corner and nodded to Wolf and waved."Wolf smirked to him, feeling alittle better. as he heard the door open he looked on. his eyes fixed to leila, his jaw dropped."she..is beautiful." he thought to himself

Brutus sat and smiled to himself."looks like it ends well" he laughed

Color flooded Leila's cheeks; she was a blushing bride. Her blonde hair shone like gold in the sun and her blue eyes glittered and danced. She walked slowly by her father's side, concentrating on not tripping over herself. When they finally reached the throne, Leila turned and kissed her father on the cheek, looking into his equally blue eyes. She gave him a hug.

I love you, Daddy.

She whispered. Then she turned to see Wolf, looking quite dashing in his uniform. She stepped up to stand beside him, the veil obscuring her face somewhat. They turned to face the priest so the ceremony could begin. She sensed Wolf's agitaition. She reached out and took his hand, squeezing it gently.

the king walked infront of the throne and smiled."today I step down...my daughter, leila...and my soon to be son in law will take over my duties...so today I give my daughter to you wolf, for I will pray for a happy life for you and my daughter together...this is a joyous event" he then hugged both of them as brutus got up and stood infront of the throne."now...to the wedding" he smiled

Brutus gave his speech as Wolf placed his ring on leila's finger, and vie versa."you may now kiss the bride" brutus smiled as Wolf held her face gently, kissing her lightly on the lips

everyone cheered, to which Jackal slowly walked away, smiling with happiness

Leila was overcome with rapturous joy as Wolf cradled her face and kissed her lips softly. She sighed and her lips melted against his. When the kiss ended, she gazed into his eyes with pure, unbridled joy.

Jackal was outside, unclamping his helmet."I've broken all ties with that fake god...maybe my human form was restored." he took the helmet and threw it to the ground. he resembled Wolf slightly, and his hair was shorter and a darker shade of red.he sheilded his eyes from the sun."the light doesnt burn moe no more...that has to be a sign."now its time to explain this to Wolf...after all it has been nearly 200 years." he then made his way back to the throne room.

Wolf smiled at leila as everyone celebrated the ceremony."I love you" he whispered into her ear

Leila couldn't help but blush when she thought of what was to come later with her husband. She smiled at him.

Not nearly as much as I love you.

She took his hand and stepped closer to him, longing to be as close to him as she could.

as Jackal walked in Brutus looked and grinned."redemption can have some great rewards." he then walked up to Leila and Wolf."congratulations to your marriage...I beleive Jackal is seeking you Wolf...go and talk to him."Wolf nodded."thanks Brutus...I'll be back shortly my love" he kissed leila gently on the lips.

Jackal looked around and saw Wolf aproaching.Wolf's eyes were filled with shock."k-kazarn?...but you where dead" he said."I made a pact...with Scairos...he gave me his blessing as one of the shadows...but I was under his control...that was until I saw you brother...you awakened my humanity...I called myself Jackal because I was still in my twisted abomination form...but I have fully broken his influence on me"Wolf nodded and them smiled."I would have thought a descendant of our family would have lived...but this is greater news!" he placed his hand on jackal's shoulder."I think its best if we teach the elite guard to harness their arcane talents...lets train them in the skills of a arcane warrior..like we had to"Wolf nodded."that would make them a much more formidable unit...yes we should"Wolf and Jackal made their way back to leila and Brutus

Leila squinted as Wolf approached with a man who looked a bit like him. Her brow furrowed. He seemed vaguely familiar and she knew she had seen him before but she couldn't place his face. As Wolf came to stand beside her, she whispered on his ear:

Wolf... Who is that?

Wolf smiled."thats Jackal...his humanity returned to him...his true name is Kazarn....my brother." he said as jackal bowed."my bonds to Scairos have been destroyed madam..." Jackal smiled with pride."those under the guidance of scairos become abominations of darkness..few have broken from him..."Brutus retorted."lest just celebrate today..." said Jackal

As soon as Leila learned who was standing in front of her, she grinned.

Jackal!

She exclaimed, and walked forward to give him a hug.

Thank you so much for everything you did for me. And for coming to our wedding. It means a great deal--to both of us.

She smiled and blushed a light pink as she gently squeezed Wolf's hand.

So... He has broken away from scarios. That means his power is not as absolute as I had feared.

Jackal bowed once more."it was a pleasure...after all you helped my brother and I" he smiled and looked to his brother.wolf nodded and smiled."we've been talking...and we would like to teach the elite guards on how to use their magic...we both are trained as elite Arcane Warriors" he said as he kissed leila on the cheek

Leila blinked once as she thought about this. But it made sense.

yes... Our soldiers should have the upper hand always, no matter what the situation. Yes. You two must teach them.

She held her chin high and proud, acting the part of the queen.

Wolf nodded."we will begin as soon as we can" Wolf then smiled as Vieri walked up to them."I'm sorry for the intrusion madam...but did you think about my proposal?" he asked politely as Jackal and Brutus bowed."We'll see you later" they both walked and greeted other guests.

Leila tucked a strand of hair that had gone astray back into her loose bun. She played with her hair when she was nervous or uneasy, a habit she would have to break as queen. She glanced at Wolf before answering.

Yed, Lord Vieri... My...husband and I have given it some thought...

she paused for a moment, caught up in joy. This was the first time she could refer to Wolf as her husband. And she was loving it. She grinned at Wolf and continued.

...and we have decided that it may not be a bad idea for our son to learn what you have to teach. It will make him better suited to take my place one day.

she held her gaze steady, though she felt as if she gad just given part of her soul away.

Vieri bowed respectfully."it would be an honour to teach another member of the royal family...his training will start at the kingdom for a couple of years, to which he will be taken to my fort, for his final training...and then his test...you won't have to worry madam" he retorted with truth."your brother passed the test with flying colours." Wolf nodded to Vieri."so what is it exactly do you teach your students?" he asked curiously."our assassins have knowledge in different types of herbs and poisons plus varients and combination...knowledge of various survival techniques, training in various forms of armed combat and unarmed combat...plus combat tactics...and anythin extra they want to speciallise in"

Wolf nodded and grinned."thanks Vieri"Vieri looked to the king."I will see you shortly...just call me if you have...a "Task" for me" he siad as he moved over ot the king."Tomorrow I've got to check out some unusual activity near the gate entrance...could be Balthazar's spies" he held her closely

Leila nodded.

I understand, love. But for now...

She leaned in close to him and whispered, rather seductively, in his ear,

I believe we have some post-wedding business to attend to.

she grinned mischeviously at him and tugged at his hand, leading him down the hall to the room that had been done up nicely into a honeymoon suite for them.

Wolf smiled and followed her down. into the room. he held her face gently, kissing her on the lips softly, moving back as he did so

Brutus and jackal stood ontop the building."what happens now?" jackal asked."well for now some peace...untill Loss shows his face again...its all we can do" he said

There was a huge, down filled bed covered in lush pillows and a big thick fuzzy blanket. Leila let her tongue wander, let it explore... It traced the contours of Wolf's lips as they pressed against her own. Her hands grasped the back of his neck and she pulled him closer to her.

he held her close, as they kissed, moving towards the bed. he layed her down gently.

There were butterflies in her stomach as he laid her down and stood over her. Her eyes flickered over his body, taking in how taut his skin stretched over his muscles and hoe handsome he was. She owed him so much, her life included. Maybe tonight she could show him how much she loved him. She smiled at him, a bit seductively

he smiled and started to kiss her neck gently. slowly moving up. he looked into her eyes, as they shined. he smiled once again and kissed along her neck once more

As he kissed her neck, she tipped her head back to expose more if her neck. Her breathing shuddered and her hands explored his body.