We get to the trail head we decide to go to one were there is not as many people we grad are water some trail mix and sun screen. The sunny is just ri...ht not hot and some cloud cover I lead the way as we head up we can see out over the rim and the pine country and red rocks stopping a long the way we see the elk and blue jays . As we get to the top of the mountain we see a hot spring so we go to investigate it we notice we are the only ones around and you see that smirk on my face again I just. .." Oh, sorry. Pete Rollins." I offered a hand and she accepted."What do you do, Pete?" Alyssa asked."Well, I'm a graphic artist." Really? Do anything I might recognize?" I don't think so, It's not what I want, but I think I'm doomed to be chained to the ad table forever." Now, what are you doing here, if you don't mind my asking." Well, I came with a date... who conveniently disappeared a couple of hours ago. I don't have a clue where he went to." You know, if you came with me, I wouldn't let. "Sierra, you are the best thing that has or will ever happen to me. Even with all the death, and fighting, and tragedy, you found me, and made me into a better person. You forgave me my mistakes, when I clearly didn't deserve it. I can't imagine my life without you, and I don't want to have to imagine that, not ever. So I was ... I mean, I'm sort of hoping..."He took a deep breath and let go of one of my hands, reaching into a hidden pocket in his doublet. When he brought it back out, he held a. “Why does everyone keep saying that? I am a former princess of the Highlands and the queen of Alkandra! If anyone can form a lasting peace, it’s me!” “It’s not a crisis of politics, Queen Yavara, but one of economics. Even if you don’t take one inch of Highland soil, you will still conquer them completely.” “If you know this all for certain, then why don’t we work together to stop it?”“A ruler can do very little in the grand scheme of things to change the course of nations.” “I don’t believe.