AN - I felt sort of inspired to keep writing, so have another chapter. No promises on when the next one will be though :P

Three days had passed before Yuri and Wolfram even knew it. They had spent their days exploring the rooms and using all of the small gardens the tower had. Then they spent their nights exploring each other, or rather Yuri exploring Wolfram while the blonde lost the ability to do anything other than writhe and moan.

It was drawing close to evening on the third day and the two lovers were lounging in the garden under a cherry blossom tree and on top of a blanket which had been used for their picnic dinner. Yuri was beginning to join his fiancé in a lazy doze when something had him jerking awake and jolting Wolfram from his lap.

The blonde woke with a start, turning to glare at the Maoh and opening his mouth to shout at him. However the look on the face of his love had him snapping his mouth closed and watching the man in concern.

After moments of tense silence, where Yuri's focus seemed to be far away, Wolfram could take it no longer. "Yuri? What's going on?"

It took the Maoh several moments to turn his attention to Wolfram and this had the blonde's concern growing. "There is someone trying to get through the wards of the door. They won't be able to of course but that's not the point. I purposely put the door in a place that the guards and maids don't go so only our family would know where it was and that we were here. I told them not to disturb us for five days unless something came up but I made sure to deal with all of the current and possible issues before I called you here."

As he spoke, Yuri's brow creased more and more, to the point that Wolfram worried that it would be permanent and his lover would be left looking like Gwendal. Of course the soldier part of Wolfram's brain jumped to alertness and began processing possible scenarios but he had been too removed from court affairs for the last few months to really have any idea. He began cursing his laxness in observing his fiancés work and not just his libido.

The silence once again resumed but Yuri broke it after a time "It's Gwendal that is trying to get through and he's trying to tell me that Big Shimeron have ignored the treaty and their war ships are sailing this way and soldiers are marching across land already. This isn't a sudden move towards war, it's been in the works for month. That damn treaty was just a diversion!"

"How do you know?" At Yuri's questioning look Wolfram clarified. "How do you know about the war ships and soldiers? That is miles from here and nobody has had mind reading abilities for hundreds of years, even of you did, Gwendal is too far away."

Yuri sighed, puzzling Wolfram even more. "As Maoh I have a connection to the land. Much like Ulrike, if I concentrate I can sense what is happening in any part of Mazoku land. As for the war ships, they are travelling on water and I can connect with any water I wish, at this distance all I can sense is the sea's distress over the looming death it is being forced to carry here so I have no idea how many there are." The blonde fire mazoku just stared at his fiancé in awe, with no idea of how to respond to the powerful magic Yuri was using so effortlessly.

"Sorry Little Dragon but we'll have to cut our holiday short. Let's go see what Gwendal has to say about this." Yuri stood fluidly and turned to help Wolfram up, but the blonde was now staring at the ground and biting his lip. "Wolf?"

"A war is starting. One that even you can't avoid. We've been playing cat and mouse with those humans for year, all-out war was going to happen sooner or later." Wolfram was still looking to the grass, as if it would sprout some miraculous way out.

"Yes, I know. I'm a pacifist by nature, but I'm not naïve anymore. War is the only way I can end this."

This answer made Wolfram's head snap up and his eyes lock with Yuri's, he saw the king's eyes widen at the fear that his water emeralds displayed. "Promise me something."

"Anything." The reply can as barely a breath.

"Make sure you come back to me. No matter what happens make sure you come back. He may not have returned my feelings but I have already lost one lover to war. You mean so much more to me, if I lost you too, I don't know if I would have the strength to go on living."

He could see that Yuri was staggered by his words and comforted by the strong arms that pulled him up into a crushing embrace. "I'm not him. All he had waiting for him was a person he saw as a toy." Wolfram flinched at this, it was true but he didn't appreciate being told so by the one he loved. "I have a beautiful fiancé who has yet to show my mother his ring and whom I wish to spend the rest of my natural life span with and hopefully even beyond that. I also have Greta waiting for me, and both of our families, so don't worry. I won't let myself die. I will come back to you. No matter what it may cost me to do so."

Wolfram was in tears from Yuri's words. It had never been like this with him. He was reassured that Yuri would come back and happy by the promise of spending their lives together. He gradually began to calm down and his tears dry up although his eyes remained red.

Once Yuri was sure that Wolfram was alright he released him and took his hand. Together the two lovers walked through their haven towards the door to reality, ready to face tomorrow and come though stronger and united.

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