What might have been, all welcome but this time its Glen/Gem shipped together. oo. Maybe Keya/Auraka could happen? would be interesting

She knew that time was starting to get too quickly moving for her at the moment. Already it was time for her coronation, well it was that day, and she and Glenawing had a lot to deal with at the moment. What was more troublesome was that they had to fight her parents, and that was no easy deal.
Her father fought well, and he used two swords. She knew both of them would have a bit of trouble there. And her mother had only one sword so it was three swords against two. For the first time in her life she was pleased about her foresight gift, and knew that Glenawing and her would win the duel, though it would not be easy.
"You almost ready Glen?" she called as she did up the last of her armour tightly around her own neck. This was going to be one interesting day for all of them.

She smiled as she saw him. "Haha." She knew though that she was just doing as her mother before her had. Laura had told her everything she had to do. "I'm just following tradition, even if it does make me look clumsy." She laughed though. "And no, I'm not normally when it comes to this armour, I'm too used to it now."

She grinned though. "In this little duel, we have to work as a team. We have to defend each other's backs as well as try and disarm my parents. Laura and Zelphar will be doing the same, as my grandparents Sudryl and Ara did when it was Laura's turn to be in the same place I am now."

"Don't get too overconfident, Glen. Even I struggle against my father's blades, he is stronger than any of us realise." She smiled though, knowing that they would somehow be able to do this. "Either of us can easily beat Laura, its just him that will give us trouble." And she knew it. There was so much to deal with now, but she knew there was plenty of time for the moment.

When they got there, they could see Laura standing in her golden dragon scale armour, Zelphar had his emerald dragon scale armour. Like them, Gem's white dragon scale armour gleamed. For each of them wore armour that was made from their dragon's scales.

Gem eyed a few of the guests, glaring at one in particular. The human king was here, but he was here as a guest, therefore no one would hurt him. Likewise, he was not allowed to hurt any of them. Keya waved to her though, from where she was sitting by his side.

Before she entered though, she noticed another figure at the edge of the arena. The lower half was a horse, the upper body that of a man. The horse half was a deep glossy chestnut, matching his chestnut hair.

"Eltaor?"

"Greetings my lady. I was sent here to over see things for my own people, and to speak with you once things are sorted out," Eltaor said. "It is nothing urgent though, so I can wait around."

"Thank you, Eltaor."

I bowed my head in a clear sign of respect for my parents when they got closer. "Queen Laura, Prince Consort Zelphar," I said.

"I think its time," Zelphar said. Though their faces seemed calm, there was a clear anticipation running from them.

Drannor entered after they did, knowing what he had to do. This would be the last fight he had to oversee. I was smiling, waiting.

"Why aren't you using your twin blades, father?" I asked. "You rarely fight with only one."

"I wasn't too sure that you two could handle them. I know you can, but what about Auraka?"

"We'll manage. It's not a challenge, fighting only one of your swords," I retorted.

Everyone chuckled as the other blade appeared, its sheath attaching itself to Zelphar's waist.

"Draw your swords," Drannor called.

All of us nodded nodded, and out came the five swords. My eyes were fixed on my father, waiting.

"Fight!"

She sighed as she looked at her father, another whack from her was enough to remove his other sword from him hand.
"Match over!" Drannor called. Both of my parents were smiling. They seemed very pleased by the things that happened here in their ring.

"You both did well," Zelphar said. "I've never fought you before, Glenawing."

"Nor have I ever fought with you, Gem," Laura said. "I see why Zelphar seemed proud of you for beating him. You're a lot better than him now. I hope you weren't using that gift of yours."

“Actually, I didn't use it once during the fight. I saw the entire fight last night, there was no need therefore for me to use it.”

Drannor chuckled. “She certainly did not use it, I was focused on all four of you during the duel.”

Zelphar chuckled. “You're getting too good at that, I used to be able to tell when you were in my head, Drannor.”

“I try to improve all the time,” Drannor replied with a chuckle.

"Well i guess we'll meet you over at Ielvos hall," Laura replied.

She nodded. "You coming Glen? We need to get changed before we head over." She smiled. They had passed the test that every new leader had to. She was pleased about that, very much so.

"All of them would beat me. Though one day I'll have to fight I again, though with both of our gifts working. Wonder how that would turn out," Drannor added afterwards to one of the others.

Ashlere chuckled as she moved through the crowd after the fight. That had been some thing very interesting to watch. She hadn't known her uncle fought that way. "Never seen you fight with two swords," she teased.

"I don't often do that," Zelphar replied, ruffling her black hair.

"You challenging me?" Gem called over her shoulder and got a nod in response from her cousin. She laughed though as they headed back towards their house. Once they got there, she took all my armor off and got changed into a long pale light lime dress. It was beautiful and heavily embroidered.

Her hair wove back from her face neatly, edge strands carefully braided in the middle of the back of her head.

She chuckled when he spoke. “Why thank you.” She smiled though. “You do as well you know, handsome.” It was not something she could help herself from saying at the moment. “I've been planning all of this for days, so I guess I knew how things would turn out today. We passed the test we had to by the way, in that duel. Good thing too had we not, it would have been delayed for a week, and would have had to fight again.”

She knew though that it would not have gone that way though. “I told you we'd win.”

Pulling up outside was a white carriage, its contents completely obscured except for a small window on either side. Two white horses pulled it.

“Time to go indeed.”

Two carriages though pulled up, one containing Laura and Zelphar, the other with Glenawing and her inside. Both Bizandra and Bjart were fully covered in their armour, unlike Rasjar and Gaelira.

Zelphar and Laura entered before the two younger elves saw them, they would wait upstairs until the time came for them to come in. No one saw them heading up, they moved way too quickly through the other chambers.

“You ready?” she asked as our carriage stopped. She knew this was it. There was no backing out now.

She laughed. "No, you do not. Everyone else though does, including the rest of my family."

She smiled at him, leaning over and kissing him gently. "You'll be fine, after all, you only have to watch." Then the door opened to the carriage and she got out. “Though of course, your name is about to change.”

"Could you please wait here?" one of the gaurds at the door asked.

She nodded as the other hurried inside.

She chuckled. They would not have to wait all that long this time. Very shortly the doors opened, and simultaneously the two lines of Hawkblades drew their swords. She blinked. Then as one of the dragons hummed louder than the rest, she started walking down the aisle.

At the same time as she moved, her parents appeared each on one side of the double staircase, and moved down towards the raised platform in the middle. As Glenawing and her moved though, the swords raised to let Gem and Glenawing past.

When they reached the raised area, Nuala escorted Gem to one of the thrones, the slightly taller one, then she returned and led Glenawing over to the other one.

Laura and Zelphar were both carrying something. Each one bore a crown. One had many stringy bits of light metal attacked to it and was decorated with a massive ornate butterfly on both the front and back. The other was simpler.

It was pure silver and the front was woven intricately like a snake skin. This was the one for Glenawing.

She smiled though as once more, Nuala came forwards. Why it was that she was the one that did all these things? It was a little odd for her to be doing every single thing, but Gem knew it was needed.

Nuala now spoke, talking to Gem and through Gem the audience. "Will you solemly promise and sweare to Governe the People of this Kingdome of Nuban and the Dominions thereto belonging according to the Laws and Customs agreed upon at the formation of this realm?"

"I solemnly promise so to do."

"Will you to your power cause Law and Justice, in Mercy, to be executed in all your judgments?"

"I will." Both times she had had to swear in two different languages, both elven and human.

Nuala smiled at her for a moment and then walked towards Laura, taking from her the crown that waited. This she carried over to me, Gem bowed her head as Nuala carefully put it in its rightful place. Once this was done, she walked to stand beside Glenawing. It was his turn.

Nuala smiled at him for a few moments before turning to Zelphar. Taking the other crown from him she smiled and carefully placed it on Glenawing's head.

Turning to face all the assembled elves that were looking on happily, she moved away from the new king and queen, so she was not blocking either from view and said, in a loud and clear ringing voice, "I now present to you our new monarches, Queen Gemstarzah Vestelle Hawksong, High Queen of Nuban, Lady of Waenen Island, Head Uruohtar, Leader of the Hawkblades and Leader of the elves, and King Glenawing Aren Firesword, Lord of Anthatal, General of the Army, Queens Best Gaurd."

I smiled, taking Glenawing's hand and stood up, seeming to loom over the crowd of elves as they all started to cheer. Squeezing my hand gently, we stood grinning down at our people. Little did we know, history would be filled with our names.

She laughed at that one. “It might exclude you, but not me. So yes, no more council meetings for you unless they involve the army.”

She sighed. She knew what was coming next. Her parents were going to die very soon. “Come on, we're needed elsewhere. Aduran needs help.” For Keya and her father had vanished, as had Rhothilion. It was something that put a saddening edge on everything.

Losing her parents would not be easy, it was never so for anyone, but she knew that she had to deal with that lose sooner or later. Having it happening so soon though made her sad in a way, she'd barely gotten back to them and here they all were, headed towards a battle that was going to cost Laura and Zelphar their lives, as well as Nuala and Galan. That was most of her family.

'You will be careful, won't you?' Gaelira asked. Gem knew that the white dragoness was very put out with the idea of remaining behind like this, to her it was not right. She did not like the idea of Gem going out into what could be a messy battle and not coming back, without her being able to do a thing. Only a set number of dragons were coming, and they were the dragons of my parents and Nuala's dawn dragon as well. All the others were to remain here in Anthatal.

'The Hawkblades stay with me the whole time we're out there. I'll be fine, as will Glenawing and Drannor, if their dragons start to worry. Plus hopefully only my parents and Ashlere's will have to fight. most of us are just going there to help the people there to get out before the town is completely destroyed. I owe them that much.'

Gaelira grumbled but said no more.

"I don't like this idea,' Gaelira said, looking at her.

'Well, its my desision to help them. I owe them and you can't deny that. They could have easily handed me over to Lindan Marcos, and they didn't now. Now he knows and he wants to punish them.' Gem sighed. 'One act of kindness deserves one in return.' She sighed as she did up the last of her armor quickly.

"You won't be safe out there,' Gaelira replied.

"I have all the usual protection, if not more. This time all the Hawkblade's ride out with me, as do many others. We won't be the ones fighting. My parents, and yours will be.'

"Something I'm not pleased about, either.'

"Why?'

"They let you get captured before.'

"Only because I was out there alone, and took none of them with me by choice,' I replied.

Gaelira roared in anger at me, through their mind. 'You what!'

Gem sighed knowing that she would have to keep Gaelira out of her head for a while. The white dragon was furious with her, now that she knew how Gem happened to be caught last time.