Welcome Sir Nicholas

*smiles happily*

you like it then my Darling? I shall write you many more

Yes please.

By the way, I have something to discuss with you.

I cannot marry a mere knight, or the younger son of an Earl. I must ennoble you.

You are now the Duke of Albany.

Mere Knight ? *raises a brow*

Well ... yes. Sir is the title normally given to a night. I only assumed ...

I am sorry I do not mean to take offense,

I care not of titles, it is a man's deeds that make him great. But I forget that I am entering a world of politics.

If it will please you and make you mine I will except your title with thanks.

I'm not sure if you will be able to handle my nobles ... you must hide your kind and loving nature, lest it be ripped out of you!

I am not sure I can do that .... tis who I am

*frowns and mutters to himself* I hath darker things to hide

*smile drops abruptly from face*. What are you hiding from me? DO NOT LIE TO ME!

Please do not be so quick to anger. I wudst never lie to you.

But there are things about me you have yet to learn, as I am sure there are things about you that I do not yet know as well.

Can't you tell me?

I wish too, I shall have to, I can not make you mine with it being so.

But I fear once you learn of my plight, my curse, you will turn against me. And I should not blame you. I wudst not blame you if you refused to believe me.

*frowns sadly* If I have purposely kept this from you it is because I wanted to accept your affections while you still would offer them

Oh, tell me. It cannot be worse than anything I've seen. Besides *leans in close and squeezes your nipples* your mine now.

*laughs* my but you are always playful

And I am yours my Lady, my love, as long as you will have me.

But what I must tell you, none other ears can hear lest it surely mean my demise.

Will you walk with me in the moonlight?

Gladly. Just let me go get some things *Gets a coat, a hat and some birth control pills*. I'm ready.

(OCC: LMAO! Um ... did they such pills back then lol)


*take her arm and leads her from the castle. Once they are at a safe distance he stops and turns to her*

*he draws her to him and kisses her softly*

I scarely know where to begin *the pain in his eyes is clear*

By telling you this I place myself at your mercy, there is no greater trust that I place in you now. Do you understand?

(OOC: They didn't, lol. It just made it more sexy to add them, lol).

Yes, Nicholas. You can trust me! And who would I tell. Elizabeth?

*ignores the refernce to Elizabeth wishing to keep her knowledge of his curse secret*

You can tell no one my darling.

You know much of my past ... of my lost love and my ingnorant drunken whoremongering brother. You know that I abandoned these shores of my homeland to travel the seas. I needed an escape from the pain, from my guilt. The turth is I had hoped and prayed every day the sea would take me but me out of my misery ... God never granted my prayers, but some one else heard them and to my horror granted them in a fashion I had not dared imagine.

Nicholas! What are you saying?

It was a stormy night and we had pulled into a port I no longer wish to remember. Since setting sail I had taken an unhealthy indulgence in the drink. Like most nights, that night, I was leaveing the pub when he cought me unawares in an alley. I thought he meant to rob me, and indeed he did .... he stole my life, then he gave me another.

I am saying my dearest that I am no longer alive, nor am I dead ... I shall never grow old, and as long as I am cautious I shall never die ...

My LORD! You're immortal.


Nicholas, I know you hate politics. But this is FANTASTIC NEWS! I'm so happy! *Dances around*. Now I must go. I shall be back smartly, don't worry I won't tell anyone!

Great news ?

*watches her dance away, bewildered*


*he sits down on a bench and places his head in his hands*

Politics *he mutters to himself* Oh God what have I done

What is the matter Nicholas? Did you want me to scream and cry melodramatically?

no of course not ... but nor did I expect you to be so happy about my cursed fate

it is not a wonderful thing to know that I shall live while all those whom I know and love will wither and die around me. It is not pleasant what I must do to survive.

What must you do?

Art thou a vampire?

*lowers his head, his voice barely above a whisper*

I am my dearest