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Leo's body slowly relaxed as Lucian pet him and he released his hair to look up at the dark eyed man, "M-master?" he whispered, tears staining his cheeks. "MASTER!" he flung himself into Lucian's arms and began to sob, "Please, MAster, I'm sorry. please forgive me, don't send me back! I'll be a good bentian, i'll do anything you wish, please master, not that! please, i'll do anything, i beg you don't send me back to them!" he sobbed, burying himself deeper in Lucian's arms and nuzzling the man's neck. "I'll be good, Master-" he murmered, his hands sliding down to cup Luian's length, deperate to show he was a good bentian and that he could still please his master. "let me pleasure you master-" he whispered, not caring that they weren't alone, just needing to prove to himself and the others that he was no differant than any other bentian.

Leo flinched at the touch to his mark and he looked down, "Master-" he didn't know what to say, what to do. he felt the other's beast reaching out to him, and he felt something in him stirring, trying to break out but not being able to. Leo closed his eyes and reached back with everything he had and still the cage held, if just barely, "Master-please help me-don't let them hurt me anymore-" he whispered, his voice broken. he reached out to the prince both mentally and physically, pulling the other close. "Save me, Lulu-" he whispered into the man's ear, "I beg you-"

Leo shivered and nodded, "Yes-i-i understand, please do what you must" he whispered to his master and looked up into Lucian's eyes, "I-I'm not sure what i'll look like, Master. I could be comepletely different from how i am now-" he closed his eyes for a second and then opened them again, "but i believe you, i'll-i'll trust you" and those words were some of the hardest he'd ever said. trusting another was more dangerous than angering a master, and Leo knew it from the bottom of his heart. he reached out will all his might, wanting to be free from his cage and the grasp of those two men.

The creature was more a thing of light than having a real form, but when it saw the leopard being hurt and crying out for his help, Leo knew he couldn't hide anymore. the creature curled into a ball and the light radiating from it turned a deep ocean blue as it grew in strength. A sudden burst of the light shot forth and the roots and roses began to wither. when the light faded Leo's true form could be seen. he floated mid air, wings spread out wide to hold him as he looked down at the LEopard and his tormentors. "Lucian-" he whispered before he held his hands out and forms a ball water between them. inside the water looked like an eletrical storm as lightning like bolts shot inside of it. "I am Leonard, son of the water faie Telesia and the master of the skies Torent. You, my trainers, shall control me no more!" he shot out the ball and it split into two, on hitting the rose bushes and the other hitting the tree, forcing them to release the leopard. Leo dove down and grabbed the creature, before soring back up in the air and craddling it close, "Forgive my weakness, my prince" he murmered before laying the leopard down a safe distance away. he turned abck to the tree and the roses and took a deep breath before holding out his hands and slowly pulling them back to his body as if he were directing a wave. he made the motion over and over as the tree and vines writhed in agony. their outer layers spilt and water came out of the crackes, floating towards Leo with the same movement of his hands. the tree and vines begen to wither as they lost all the water inside of them, screams of agony echoing through the air, until there was none left. they crumbled, turned to dust, and Leo allowed the water that was now circling his body to fall. he moaned and fell to the ground, but his hand reached out and touched the Leopard's paw, "It is done," he whispered before guiding them both back to their bodies with the last of his strength.

From the moment Leo's spirit had been surrounded by blue light, so too were Lucian and Leo's bodies on the phycial plane covered. When Leo lead them back to their bodies, the light faded to reveal the two men. The cuts on Lucian's face were gone and the mark on Leo's had faded to the point where it was nearly invisable and it continued to fade until there was only a tiny rose at the crest of his eye left, a mark that would be with him for the rest of his life. LEo was now naked, his clothes having torn when his body changed into it's orignal form. he moaned and his eyes fluttered open, "M-Master?" he whispered, his voice hoarse and he looked at Lucian, his hand still clinging to the prince's, "did you make it back too?"

Lucian's body gave violent jerks and his power flared in violent waves. Lucian gave a great groan, sweat beading along his skin. Lucian felt Leo's hand in his and smiled, his eyes half opening to look at Leo's body. "You beauty is even more stunning now." Lucian smiled again then fell back to the floor into an unconscious state.

Mika gave a gasp from the other side of the room. "My word, that was the most beautiful thing my eyes have ever seen." Mama Cleo went over to Lucian and placed a hand to his forehead. "He's out cold. He wont wake for at least fourteen hours and nothing will wake him. He spent to much energy and now he must rest to keep his beast from consuming him to keep itself alive. Mika, put on some water for my strong herbal tea." Mika bowed, his eye lingering on Leo's body for a second before her turned to do as told. Mama Cleo lifted Lucian up into her arms effortlessly, cradling his body to her chest. "Are you okay, Lily? I need to go lay Lulu down so he can get some sleep. I'll come back with a robe for you in a moment." Mama Cleo carried Lucian into the side room behind the door. A few minutes later she returned with a blue robe and draped it over Leo's shoulders. Mama Cleo helped Leo to the small table and into a chair. She took a seat beside Leo with a sigh. "Lily, I need to talk to you."

Mama Cleo wrung her hands around themselves. "Lily, today I witnessed something amazing. As you two were connected within the confines of another realm, you spilled light and power over our bodies that left us breathless. Poor Marie fainted from the sheer force of it. When I looked over at you, your entire body was glowing with a blue light. Your hair fluttered like you were submerged deep in the depths of some crystal pool of water." Mama Cleo dabbed her eyes with the edge of her apron. "Then I looked over to my little Lulu and I wanted to cry. His body was glowing with this power that was like fire across the skin. I could almost see the line where your powers met in the middle. When the powers melted together the room exploded with colors. I felt like I was floating in water, but I felt like I was on fire at the same time. It was bliss and yet it made me wish to weep."
Mika came over with three cups on a small tray and a small green tea pot with steam spewing out the spout. Mika poured just a little tea into each cup then took a seat beside Mama Cleo. "It was amazing. I've never felt so happy in my life. I felt so alive. Oh, Mama, I want to see the Duke now!" Mama patted Mika's shoulder. Mika picked up the cup, took a deep breath, then swallowed the small amount of liquid. Mika gave a slight shudder, his hair rising on end and his face flushing. Mama shook her head with a deep laugh then swallowed down her tea. "Ah, Dragon's Root Tea, the most powerful tea ingredient in all the lands. Just a small amount will rejuvenate your entire body and fill your body with energy." Mika nodded many times, pouring himself another cup. "Very, very good!" Mama Cleo chuckled then sighed. "Lily, I want you to know something about Lucian."
Mama took in a deep breath. "Lily, the Queen is not Lucian's mother. Lucian's mother died hours after he was born, and he never knew her. His mother died because his father didn't want her to bare his child. The King killed Lucian's mother, thinking he'd kill her and the child and never have to think of it." Mama Cleo's fists clenched. "The King has a thing for lycanthropes and Lucian's mother was a purebred leopard. She was beautiful, long brown waves and shimmering yellow eyes against honey brown skin. The King had a fling with her and when she told him she was with his child, he called her a whore and had a bounty placed on her head. He knew that she'd been with no other man before him and that her young, innocent heart loved him and him alone. I remember her waddling into my shop, heavy with child, and craving a slice of chocolate cake and having no money to pay for it. I remember her dirty face and sad smile and I couldn't resist. I took her in and let her stay in my shop." Mika handed Mama a tissue then dabbed his own eyes. Mama took in a shaky breath then plowed on with the story. "She stayed with me until the night the child was to be born. Someone had heard she lived her and tattled. The royal guard came bursting into my shop and found us in the back. The woman was leaned over a counter, the baby ready to be born into the world. When she saw the guard, her eyes turned gray and the entire room was filled with raw power. Her hands were tight over her belly as she snarled at the men. One lifted a gun to her and she ripped his arm off in a flash of movement. Blood gushed from the wound and in the panic she fled. She was barely seventeen when she died and she fought her hardest to protect her child." Mika started crying softly. "Oh Mama, that's horrid! The King is such a wretched man!"
Mama nodded softly. "I went after the girl, some unseen force guiding me to her. I found her in the forest, gripping a rock and trying not to scream out. I went over to her and laid her in the grass and helped her deliver her baby. The look on her face when she held little Lucian was so pure and loving it brought me to tears. Lucian's eyes glowed a dim yellow, just like hers, and she went happily over him. Then we heard the guards crashing through the woods. The girl gave Lucian a tender kiss on his forehead, tears running down her face, then handed him to me. Her final words to me were 'Protect my baby. Protect my little baby and make sure he gets into that palace.' She took off a necklace from around her neck and hung it around Lucian's then shooed me away. I started to run from the woods when I turned back. I couldn't stand to leave her alone so I started to head back when I heard an animal's scream and then gun shots. So many gun shots. I covered little Lucian's ears and ran. I ran to the gates of the palace and started screaming. The lights on the pathway lit up and guards started coming. I placed Lucian's down on the pathway and I ran away. The guards opened the gate and took the child. Lucian looked up the guards then looked over at me, wide sad eyes tearing at my soul." Mama took a deep shuddering breath, tears running down his face. "Lucian never had the chance to love his real mother and his father has tried to hard to make him reject his true nature. But now, now that he has you, he can be what he was born to be."

((just cuz its a kind n beautiful place doesn't mean everyone in it is nice and sweet >_> generally everyone is peaceful but the prince is miserable and his parents are controling)

[ Storyline: _____ is a neighboring kingdom’s prince who is coming to the capitol of Reta (Leo’s kingdom) as an ambassador for his father. The Retans are a rather war hungry people, and though ____’s people could easily defeat them (the only reason the Retan’s haven’t attacked yet), they are a peaceful people and would rather sigh a treaty of peace that go to war. _____ is a good person, not like you would imagine a prince to be. He’s very powerful (you can chose his abilities), but you wouldn’t know it talking to him. He is kind, reasonable and no one would guess he was royalty until they were told, and even then they’d have a hard time believing it.

Possibility:
The royalty can be look up as the citizen's model. Being a peaceful place, it is possible that their leaders are good people too.

Evil leads to evil. Good leads to good. ]