It's a Love Story

We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes
And the flashback starts
I'm standing there
On a balcony in summer air

Briar was standing in the huge ballroom of the Duke's palace. Everybody was there for the Duke's birthday. Briar saw Sandry being twirled around and around by her suitors. He remembered when he first saw Sandry. Her blue cornflower eyes, her sun-streaked hair, her face with delight. Briar sighed with the memory.

Meanwhile, Sandry's feet were hurting from dancing with such idiotic suitors. She eyed Briar in the corner of her eye. "He looks great today. He sure looks lonesome standing there though," Sandry thought. Sandry was so lost in thought that she didn't even notice her dance partner being shoved away and a new man replacing him. "I hate dances. I wish Briar would ask me to dance. That's the only time I would love to. Such dopey suitors," Sandry was angry, but on her face was a plaster of happiness.

But Briar saw right through her as she twirled by. "Should I ask her to dance? I guess I should. She looks desperate to be away from those suitors." Briar made his way towards her.

See the lights
See the party, the ball gowns
See you make your way through the crowd
And say hello, little did I know

Sandry watched Briar come towards her. Her heart made little jumps.

"May I have this dance?" Briar asked.

Sandry pulled away from the surprised suitor and collided into his arms.

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you please don't go, and I said

"Briar, I'm sorry, but you can't be with Sandry. I chose her suitors from grand empires. And you... are just a former street rat. I'm sorry, but no," Duke Vedris said. Then he shut the doors of the palace. Sandry stood on the stairs inside the window and was crying silently. But she made a gesture to Briar to meet her in the palace gardens that night.

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby just say yes.

At midnight, when the palace was silent, Sandry snuck out with a lantern in hand. There, she met Briar at the red rose bush in the center of the garden. Sandry's heart fluttered and hugged Briar with all her heart.

So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet cause we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while

Sandry was delighted by Briar's bouquet of red roses he picked. He had ridden a horse here and Briar let Sandry pet the beautiful white mare. When it was an hour before dawn, Sandry gave Briar a kiss and fled back towards the palace. Briar smiled and led the mare away to Discipline again.

Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
But you were everything of me
I was begging you please don't go and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby just say yes

A few nights later there came a message from Discipline that Briar was going on an adventure with Rosethorn to help cure the people of Karang northeast of Emelan. Briar said that he will be gone for a time and told Sandry not to worry and that he would come back. Sandry cried but obediently waited for him to come back.

A year passed, and another, three more flew by, but Briar had still not come back. All these years Sandry's suitors became more and more. Duke Vedris begged her to marry one, but Sandry refused.

Romeo save me, they're tryin' to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story baby just say yes
Oh oh

I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you is fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said

Sandry walked in the busy market of Emelan, looking here and there of the looms and fabric. Suddenly Sandry saw a man with golden-brown skin, black hair, and a bright smile. Sandry stopped and stared. The man smiled even brighter and ran towards her. Sandry recognized him as Briar. Sandry snuggled close to his body and felt his warm arms around her waist.

Briar led Sandry to a less busy street and planted a kiss on her lips.

Romeo save me I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Is this in my head? I don't know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring

And said, marry me Juliet
You'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
It's a love story baby just say yes

Sandry cried "yes" and leapt into his arms and kissed him hard. When they pulled apart, Briar put the ring on her left hand and twirled her in the air. Sandry's heart flew over the clouds and over the sun. Briar then pulled her into a warm embrace and kissed her.

Oh, oh,
Oh, oh
Cause we were both young when I first saw you...