“Ari!” Omisha hugged her friend who hugged her back.

“I’m so happy that you came! I’ve missed you princess” Ari says as she pulls away.

“OH and who might this be?” she turned to Tarkik.

“This is my father’s slave and he will be staying with us”

Her eyes widen “Omisha we’re so having a girl talk when we are alone” Ari then took the princess arm “Let’s get inside”

Tarkik marvelled at the beauty of this mansion, sure it wasn’t as big as the fire nation palace or engraved with gold everywhere but the architecture of the earth cultures brought out a nice atmosphere to the home.

The mansion itself was connected to nature as the inside of the mansion had a large oak tree. The windows where large and had natural light rather than electric.

He followed Omisha and her friend who she had heard that her name was Ari to a room.

“Why don’t you go show Mr. Tarkik his room,” Ari told a slave.

He wanted to stay with the princess but he followed the slave to his temporary room.

“What’s your name?” Tarkik asked.

The woman said nothing and went to leave him “wait can you fill me in how this household works?”

The woman turned to him and looked worried “Just.. don't get on Mistress Ari’s bad side, she has a preference of beheading those who she does not like”

The woman left and Tarkik was left shocked and worried.

Back at the room where Ari and Princess Omisha where they were being served drinks and food.

“So you’ve come all this way why?”

“Because father won’t stop bothering me about choosing a husband and honestly I need a break”

“Then you’ve come to the right place because Omisha I’ll make this week the best week since the war has ended. We’ll party like old times, lynch a few slaves, watch some Gladiators kill for us and an I missing something?”

Princess Omisha laughed and took a sip out of her drink “I think you’ve forgotten span night”

Ari smirked “ah yes where we bathe in blood”

The girls laughed and continued drinking and eating.

The next day Ari had planned more friendly activities and that consisted of going shopping at the market and poor Tarkik had to hold on all their belongings.

“My he seems strong, can he be a gladiator?”

“No, Ari I can’t get my father’s slave killed”

Ari slumped “Fine then, have you bed him?”

The princess had to do a double take at her friend “are you serious?! NO! You know the rules for princess we have to be pure before marriage”

Ari rolled her eyes “You royals suck the fun out of everything so how about I bed him?”

This time Omisha stopped walking “Stop talking about him and you can not” She growled at her.

Ari grabbed a flower from one of the stalls “You don’t bed him and are defensive when it comes to him...something tells me that someone is in lovvvee”

Omisha pushed her and Ari giggled “I am not, I just..” She glanced back at Tarkik who was having trouble keeping up with them since he had his arms full.

“Admire the fact that those savages from the north can be handsome”

“Keep telling yourself that-Princess look! There’s going to be a gladiator fight right now!” She pointed at the arena and the crowd rushing to get inside.

“Eagle vs Bear,” she read out loud. “I’ve heard of them let’s go!”

Omisha couldn’t say no as she let her friend drag her to the stadium.

They, of course, got the royal seats, Ari was munching on popcorn and Tarkik was breathing hard from moving their stuff up the stadium to their seats.

The fight began and Omisha and Ari cheered with the crowd even if they could not be seen from the Royal box. They watched as a tall man came into the arena with a large axe, another shorter male came into the arena and he held a bow.

When then the fight began the crowd went wild.

“My bets are on the axe guy- the one called Bear,” Princess Omisha said.

“Well you should not judge a scroll by its condition because the eagle will win, his bow will pierce that brutes heart before he could blink-”

Suddenly there was a scream as the man swung his axe at the eagle’s head.

Omisha laughed “HA! I win the bet!”

“Whatever” Ari said disappointed.

Omisha suddenly looked to Tarkik and froze.

He had his mouth wide open in shock. His hand then covered his mouth.

She felt like saying something to him, to defend herself but she didn’t even know what to say.

Ari streched herself “Great fight! Man, I’m hungry for lunch let’s go!”