Andia: The Revolution

[King Acunasti]

"It takes a lot to get me drunk, babe." Valentin laughed. "But you, my dear," He playfully poked Aarys' stomach. "Get wasted after half a beer."

[Eltee]

"Well, I'd feel left out while you were drinking, then." Aarys said, grinning.

[King Acunasti]

"You're pretty easy to take care of when you're drunk." Vakentin laughed. "I think it's funny. But I felt terrible for you this morning when you woke up with that hangover."

[Eltee]

"Well... Perhaps, if I keep drinking a little bit, I won't get such bad hangovers." Aarys said, shrugging.

[King Acunasti]

"What are you saying?" Valentin asked. "You want a beer?"

[Eltee]

"I have no clue what I am saying... So, I probably shouldn't have a beer." Aarys said, smiling.

[King Acunasti]

"You a little drunk already?" Valentin asked, gently running his fingers through Aarys' hair. "I'm thinking you've got a little more than a buzz going on."

[Eltee]

"Not nearly as much as before.... But maybe just a little but."

[King Acunasti]

"That's what I thought." Valentin placed the nearly empty wine bottle away and laid next to Aarys again. "So, you still just want to hang around in the tent?"

[Eltee]

"Tell the truth, I don't really feel up to walking right now."

[King Acunasti]

Valentin nodded. "Yeah, that makes sense." He put his arm around Aarys and kissed her on the neck. "I love you."

[Eltee]

"You, too." Aarys replied. She closed her eyes, and rested her head on Valentin's shoulder. "Tell me about our house." She said quietly, "And our marriage and our children... Our dream."

[King Acunasti]

"Well," Valentin began. "It'll be by a small lake - real far away from the big cities. Just nature. A little lake surrounded by wilderness. I'm thinking a big log cabin with steps leading down to the water. And you and I can take walks down there every night." He kissed Aarys on the forehead. "And we'd take our kids out on boat trips, and we'd explore the woods, and just...enjoy life."

[Eltee]

Aarys had fallen asleep, with a childishly happy smile on her face. Her dreams were of her and Valentin, married and happy, alone with the laughter of their children, each other, and the solitude of nature.

[King Acunasti]

Valentin slowly slipped away from Aarys, gently placing her head on one of the pillows. He stood and put his coat and boots on once again. He exited the tent a moment later.

[Eltee]

Spoiler:

If you spill beer on me again, Valentin will be sleeping alone for a week.

[King Acunasti]

Spoiler:

He may or may not be going to get beer. So...yeah, there might be a spill or two.

Valentin returned to the tent with a small cooler. Trying to make as little noise as possible (which was difficult), he placed the cooler near the blankets and exited the tent again.

[Eltee]

Spoiler:

You... what are you doing? Having a party while Aarys is snoozing away?

[King Acunasti]

Spoiler:

Preparing for a future crisis when Valentin runs out of beer.

Val returned with two 12 packs of beer. "Sweet!" he whispered to himself with a smile. He began unloading the beers into the cooler.

[JVElEven]

Spoiler:

Hmmm.... I get the feeling this will turn out to be a problem at some point.

[Duh]

In Aarys's dream, a hooded figure wearing dark robes appears from beneath the waters near the cabin. Pulling out a pistol, the monster shoots Valentin in the head, killing him. He turns to the children and shoots them as well.

Spoiler:

Evil stuff right there. I'll make a post in Ballarwood sometime later guys. I am bound to leave in uno momento.

[Eltee]

Aarys awoke with a scream of fear and despair. "No no no no!" She whimpered, hugging her knees to her chest.

[King Acunasti]

Aarys' scream startled Valentin. He nearly dropped a bottle of beer. "What happened?!" he asked worriedly.

[Eltee]

"No, no... Just a dream. It was just a dream..."

[King Acunasti]

Valentin moved close beside Aarys put his arm around her. "You get nightmares pretty often, don't you?" he said.