Should Have Let Me Die

After everything was done cleaning up, and a dancing circle was set up, I gathered my wives and close friends to join me on the stage in front of everyone. This plan was another one of Cable's booster plans to help get the people going. He said, if everyone hears me talk a bit about our time and plans for the future, it will leave them all with a sweet taste in their mouth and a fire under their asses.

I wasn't disagreeing, but he didn't have to make the speech. Nina and Wendy were hanging off my arms, both with heads on my shoulder as we walked; I had to give it to them; they stayed in sync the entire walk, never taking their heads up. Well, a speech like this just comes to you anyway, and I have never been one for preparing.

Soon, everyone had gathered around, and I stepped up on the stage; The people all quieted down once I turned to face them. My people all looked at me like I was...a King, and maybe I was in my own right, but I didn't want them to see me as their King. Kings were fear and revered for holding the highest authority, and something like that just didn't suit me.

"Welcome, everyone, It's really nice to see you all out here, smiling and laughing. For each of you, this journey has started at a different place, some the same, but the thing that we all share now is that we are here. Yes, I know, Hyde, we already know that, but what I mean to say is that we as a family are all here. Before, we were all just strangers, fighting our own personal wars, living across the country, and living UNDER someone else's rule."

I let that sink in with everyone; I needed to make sure that everyone understood what I wanted to do. This talk would have many purposes, but the most important one was to once again remind everyone that were are all equal, something this world has been trying to beat out of them for hundreds of years. I wanted to start a new trend and make it viral, Equality Among Races, E.A.R for short, hehe.

"Now that we have made it this far, I want everyone to know that we aren't done yet. Over the next few days, you will all be traveling to the site of our new city. Once there, I will need everyone's help while I am away working to bring other kingdoms under order. Can I count on you, my people, to help make this City of Dreams come true?"

The roar from the people was deafening, make the breath catch in my throat; that exhilaration that their voices brought to me was intoxicating, but not something I planned to float in. Now it was time for Cable to pull his weight with his new wife, hehe, I guess Cable proposed to her as soon as they were alone. 

I stepped down from the stage and then helped each of my wives off the stage except for Titania, who just looked at me with a silly expression, like, are you serious, hehe. I couldn't help it, and part of me wanted to expand just to scoop her up and spin her. For a woman that was so used to giving order and them being followed, she was being awfully timid today. I was sure as soon as I got her back into her leather apron, Titania would go back to her boisterous self, so for now, I would just enjoy her like this, cute and shy.

As the music started, I walked over to Addel and offered her my hand; we hadn't seen much of each other lately. Except for when she had snuck into my room and...yeah, but I digress. Addel took my hand, and I led her onto our grassy dance floor as the music started; from what I could hear, it was some sort of older country, but the words were different.

I guess Cable has been giving Gweneth beats for her to make up the words to. They were a great pair, and I was thoroughly impressed with myself; I might have been a tad on the spiteful side at the time, but all good things work out in the end, right? As I pulled Addel in close to me, we kissed, and then I moved close to her ear.

"So, When I get back, you are going to have good news for me?"

"Yeah, hehe, but I didn't want to take the light from the other girls; since there are so many of us, I think we as sisters need to be mindful of those things."

"You are forever thinking of others; you will make a great mother, Addel."

"Thank you, and I am sure that you will make a splendid father to all your children, but you are going to be a very busy man."

"Ha! You can say that again, but I'm excited to have a big family. I had a really small family before, and ya, I was the last one left before I came here. So, a big family in a new world sounds exciting to me."

"Aren't you worried about this world and the kids growing up in it?"

"Sure, but our old world wasn't a lot better, different names or faces for the same problems, and we turned out mostly fine, and look at the rest of these people around us, Addel. They have been beaten down, and they still kept going."

"And now we are all doing a lot better because of you."

"Yeah, and I intend to keep doing that for everyone here, no more big rulers. I don't know what kind of system to put into place to make it fair for everyone but, we will cross that road when we come to it. For now, let's enjoy this time we have together; I'll be gone for about two weeks."

We danced until the end of the song and parted after sharing a kiss in the setting sunset, the orange light making her face light up and remind her how pretty she was. After we parted, I walked her over to my wives, who already had the kids playing around with them. The sight lifted my spirits and set a fire in my heart.

I would build a world that was safe for my family to grow in.