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Redemption and Destiny	By : alucardsangel1973 Category: +S to Z > Voltron Views: 2221 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter
23: Conflict and Resolution

"Princess,
none of us can believe you are standing here telling us any of
this. I'm beginning to think maybe you need some serious
therapy." Keith said.

"Keith,
wait." Coran interjected.

"Coran,
do you seriously believe what is coming out of her mouth?"
The Voltron force captain asked skeptically.

"I, I
believe the princess is telling the truth. There is no way
possible you could ever have known about Danzar other than if
someone told you. And Nanny and I never made any mention of him
to you. You say Lotor spoke to you through a telepathic
link?" Coran questioned.

"Yes. He
told me about the king of a planet called Namoria." Allura
answered trying to be confident.

"Danzar
must still be alive." Coran said in an almost hushed
whisper.

"Wait,
who in the hell is Danzar?" Lance demanded.

"He was
someone I knew when I was a young man. When Alfor was crowned
king of planet Arus, a druel king by the name of Danzar sought
out an audiance with him. He wanted to form an alliance between
Namoria and Arus. Zarkon was not quite the terror he is now, but
still a threat none the less. It was said that Namoria was
Zarkon's home world, and he had betrayed his family. Zarkon
murdered his own father to seize power over the Namorian throne.
But Danzar challenged him to a dual which he won. Danzar banished
Zarkon from Namoria never to return. Soon afterwards, knowing
Zarkon would seek revenge against Danzar and the rest of the
family, the new king came to Arus to form an alliance with
Arus." Coran explained.

"Please,
Arus align with druels? That's a laugh." Lance said
sarcastically.

"Not all
druels desire power and dominion. There were those among the
druels who sought out a more peaceful life and fled the empire
and its tyranny. They were led by a druel named Keltor. He was
Namoria's first king. As I said, after his murder his son Danzar
assumed the throne." Coran continued.

"Wait a
minute. You said that Zarkon murdered the first king, his father.
That would mean that Danzar and..."

"Yes.
Danzar and Zarkon are related. Both are sons of Keltor making
them brothers." Coran replied after cutting off Keith.

"So what
happened with this so called alliance?" Keith asked.

"Alfor
and Danzar met and discussed the plans for uniting Arus and
Namoria through the marriage of their first born children. The
two planets would aid each other with military support as well as
financial support. We would also seek to convince other planets
threatened by Zarkon to join us in our cause with Voltron as our
chief protector. But soon after the meeting it was learned that
Zarkon had the entire family massecred. I had assumed Danzar had
been killed along with his family. And after when Allura was
still a child, King Alfor was killed as well." Coran
finished.

"Coran,
you mean that my father would have betrothed me when I was born
to Danzar's first born son?" Allura asked somewhat shocked
at the statement.

"Yes. We
would have taken steps to make sure you both came to know each
other well and understand the full purpose for this
betrothal." Coran answered.

"Coran,
not all of the family was killed. Along with Danzar there are
other members of the family who survived the massecre. Lotor told
me that there are four cousins who survived the massecre. And
Danzar found his long lost son who happens to share relations to
the four cousins..namely because one of them is his twin
sister." Allura said.

"Lotor
told you this?" Coran asked.

"Yes.
Danzar's son had been stolen from planet Namoria after he was
born. He was raised by Zarkon as his son on planet Doom...his
only son." Allura answered.

For a moment
there was silence. The reality of what Allura had just said did
not sink in until a sea of shocked expressions were pointed
straight at her.

"Wait a
minute! Zarkon only had one son. And Danzar's son was stolen by
Zarkon and raised as...what the hell is going on here!"
Lance exclaimed with a stunned look on his face.

"To put
it bluntly, Lotor is not Zarkon's son. He was never his son.
Zarkon stole him from Danzar and raised him as his own. Zarkon is
in reality Lotor's uncle, not his father." Allura said. At
that second her face paled over and a glazed expression donned
her face when she realized just what that meant.

"Wait...father
was to betrothe me to Danzar's first born son, and Danzar's first
born son is....Lotor."

"NO
WAY!" The five lion pilots all shouted in unison.

"Allura,
you're absolutely certain about this? Lotor told you that he was
Danzar's son and not Zarkon's?" Coran asked trying to take
in all the information and confirm it as true.

"Yes.
Lotor has a twin sister named Leena. And he has three cousins.
They helped Lotor, Kaladan and Danzar escape planet Doom. Danzar
had been held there as a prisoner all of Lotor's life. It was
when Lotor and Kaladan were taken to planet Doom that Lotor
learned the truth about Zarkon. It was in the dungeons that Lotor
met his real father, Danzar." Allura explained.

"Ok, this
is just too good to be true. There is no way that it can possibly
be true. Allura, I don't know if you're under the spell of that
old witch or..."

"Keith, I
believe she is telling the truth. There is no way she could have
known about Danzar until this link between her and Lotor
began." Coran said in defense of the princess.

"Coran,
Lotor told me that his father and what remains of the family are
traveling to Arus. Danzar is in hopes that you will speak with
him in spite of all that has happened." Allura replied.

"Don't
fall for it. This is all some elaborate trick." Keith
protested.

"No
Keith, it's not. I know none of you want to believe it. I know
you all don't want to consider the fact that Lotor has changed,
but he has. I've seen it in him. I've felt it in him. Even my own
father's spirit had acknowledged the change within him. Please,
please let them land and talk with us. They've suffered as much
loss as we have." Allura pleaded.

"Allura,
you're not serious are you. This talk about uniting Namoria and
Arus...that means marriage. And that means you'd have to..."

"Marry
Lotor." Allura interrupted.

"If
nothing else, we need to have a meeting of the minds on this.
Danzar and his family are not like the druels of the empire.
They're removed from the war like ways of their ancestors. I...I
believe this meeting should take place." Coran said.

Everyone in
the room save Allura was looking at him in absolute stunned
silence. No one could believe what he was proposing. Keith was
the least enthusiastic about the whole thing. He looked sternly
at the prime minister. "You cannot be serious. Allura
marrying Lotor? The man made her life a living hell. Princess,
please tell me you're not even considering going through with
this."

"Keith, I
know the history between Lotor and myself was very unkind, but he
has done a lot of growing up since the last confrontation we had.
He was very, very different. He wasn't arrogant and selfish. He
was...he was broken when he came to me. His body was covered in
bruises and the emotional toll was easy to read on his face.
Being turned into a slave and knowing Zarkon had just cast him
off like a piece of garbage did something to him. They were never
close, but they are still blood related. Family doesn't abandon
family, and Zarkon did just that. He abandoned his nephew to a
horrible life. Yes, I believe Lotor needed to see how the other
half lived to truely see just how terrible the life of a slave
is. And he's seen that now. He's lived it. But more than that, he
went through so many risks to his own life to get to me. He
wanted to warn me about Zarkon's plans to destroy Arus."

"Wait,
Coran, before we got sidetracked in this conversation, you said
something about a dragon." Pidge interjected.

"The
Dragon of Azrinos. It is a nightmarish creature of unimaginable
power. And if what Lotor told Allura is true, Haggar now controls
that power." Coran replied.

"Just
another robeast for Voltron to send to the scrap heap."
Lance said.

"No
Lance. This is no mere robeast. This is an ancient creature that
was sealed away with good reason. Its power was too terrible to
control for those who sought to use it for their own benefit.
Only Haggar would have the power to awaken such a terror."
Coran replied.

"Great,
and now Zarkon's gonna use it to wipe us out." Keith
grumbled.

"They may
be in for more than they bargained for. The dragon is so wild and
out of control that perhaps not even Haggar can control it
completely. That may be a card that goes in our favor."
Coran said.

"That or
it'll wipe us out and then turn on Zarkon. In any case, doesn't
sound good for any of us." Hunk replied.

*********************************************************

Zarkon sat on
his throne drumming his clawed fingers upon one of its arms
waiting for Haggar to appear. Upon his gruesome face was an
annoyed expression. Haggar hobbled into the throne room and bowed
before the irritated king. He scowled fearsomely down upon her
making her even more leery of the intrusion upon his privacy.
"Well, you'd better have a good excuse for dragging me out
of my study." The old king growled.

"We have
encountered a small...glitch with the dragon." She said in a
cautious tone.

"Glitch?
Just what are you talking about?" Zarkon demanded sternly.

"Well, it
would appear that the beast still retains some of its wild
qualities. It..um, turned on one of our battle ships and
destroyed it." Haggar answered trying to minimize the bad
news.

"WHAT!
You call that a small glitch! You pathetic excuse for a witch!
Those are my battle ships, and you let that damned thing destroy
one of them!" Zarkon raged.

"The
matter is being dealt with your majesty. I assure you the dragon
will be completely under my control when we attack planet Arus. I
just need a little more time to override the beast's
rebelliousness." Haggar said trying to calm Zarkon's anger.

"I should
feed you to that winged hellbeast!" Zarkon roared. "Do
you have any idea how this is going to set things back for me!
How will the other territories see me if you can't get this
damned monster under control! You assured me there would be no
problems with this thing, and yet it took out one of my own
ships! Or is it perhaps you intended for this to happen? Perhaps
you have your eyes so set upon my throne you would use the dragon
to steal away my power!"

"No great
king! I serve you as to all others within the empire! I humbly
beg you sire, give me more time and the demon will be completely
under my control. Such an incident will not happen again. I
simply need to strengthen the hold I have over him. I promise you
sire the beast will do your bidding and crush Arus and Voltron as
planned." Haggar said cowering upon the floor praying to the
druel gods Zarkon did not see fit to end her life then and there.

Zarkon sat up
from his throne stiff and stern and marched down the steps to
where the old witch was huddled in a submissive posture. He
reached out and grabbed her by her neck forcing her to her feet.
His eyes blazed with fury and his teeth were bared in rage. It
was all he could do not to crush her throat.

"Please
sire, I beg you. Give me a little more time. I swear you will
have absolute victory." She choked as she felt her breathing
becoming labored.

"I've
little faith in your promises! I should snap your neck to rid
myself of your incompetence!" He barked and then visciously
shoved Haggar to the ground. "But if I do then the monster
will be completely wild and incenerate my entire kingdom!"

Haggar coughed
and gasped trying to force much needed air into her lungs. She
struggled to her knees shaking violently with both fear and pain.
Her aged body could hardly withstand such an assault. Zarkon
looked down at her without pity or remorse. He glared down at her
with his anger no less potent even though any urge to assert
himself physically had now wore off.

"Mark
these words witch, and mark them well. I am sparing your life
only because if you are not around to control the monster it will
turn upon us! You've made it virtually indestructable so there's
no way for me to combat it! Get the damned thing under control,
or so help me by the will of the druel gods I will hurl you into
the lake of hell with my bare hands! Now get out of my
sight!"

Haggar
struggled to her feet and made a hasty exit from the throne room
while she still could. Zarkon's temper was still raging as the
witch retreated. He shouted orders for Morgor to be brought
before him. Within moments the commander quickly made his way
into the throne room and kneeled before the angry king.

"What is
your command sire?" He asked with a cautious tone.

"Planet
Arus has no doubt been having too easy a time while I am
surrounded by cretons and idiots! It's time I gave them something
to remind them how close their end is! I want them softened up so
when I strike the final blow there will be no escaping their
fate! Gather your forces and attack planet Arus at once!"
Zarkon barked.

"It will
be done majesty." Morgor said and quickly left the throne
room to gather his troops.

Zarkon was
left standing by himself fuming and brewing with thoughts of
vengence and hatred. "I will destroy Voltron. I will destroy
all whom stand in my way of conquest. I will wipe out the last
traces of a tainted and poisonous family line. Then, my progeny
shall reign supreme over not only the empire, but the entire
universe. Then father, your cursed memory will at last be wiped
clean from my brain...once and for all."

*********************************************************

The day went
by in the castle of lions with an uneasiness between Allura and
her friends. Coran had been the only one to remotely understand
what was going on. Nanny wasn't in the mood for sticking around
or speaking to anyone. She hurried off to complete her chores so
she wouldn't have to face the issue at the moment. Keith and the
others stood around in a small cluster not knowing what to say or
think. Their faces were a mixture of confusion, disbelief and
frustration.

"I can't
believe this. She wouldn't actually let Lotor come back here,
would she?" Lance asked.

"I can't
believe he's not really dead, and more than that, she's been with
him." Sven replied.

"What I
can't believe is she hid it from us. We're her friends. She's
supposed to be able to come to us with anything, and yet she's
been hiding this from us all this time. I don't know what to
think anymore." Keith said sternly.

"Look,
let's not go so hard on the princess all right. She was afraid of
how we'd react if she told us. And look at us, we're reinforcing
her fears." Hunk said with a more sympathetic tone.

"Hunk,
surely you don't believe all this do you? I mean, he put her
through hell. He threatened her at every turn to force her to be
with him. Threatened us, threatened Coran and Nanny, threatend
her people...even her little mice weren't safe from his
evil." Keith retorted.

"Hey, I'm
not gonna stand in judgement of the princess no matter what
happens. And I'm certainly not gonna come down on her story until
it's proven to be untrue. Even Coran said he knew of this Danzar
guy. And Coran wouldn't lie to us about something like that
specially if it concerns the princess." Hunk replied firmly.

"I
just...I can't believe this story. Allura and Lotor betrothed
before they were even born? An alliance between Arus and a bunch
of druels. Look we all know what druels are capable of and we
know not one of them can be trusted. How does Coran know Danzar's
intentions are noble? And what is this business of him being
Lotor's father and not Zarkon? What if this is all some elaborate
trick?"

"That is
enough." A voice said sternly. Keith and the others looked
to see Coran standing in front of them with a tacitern look upon
his face. "You have no idea what the druels of Namoria went
through. And you've no right to pass judgement upon Danzar when
you've never even met him. He is not at all like Zarkon. I came
to learn when I met him that not all druels seek power and
conquest. His intentions were noble and just. It was Zarkon who
ruined any chance of having an alliance with him. I believe the
princess. And if King Alfor himself came to Allura and to Lotor
at the same time then there is a great deal of merit to this
story. At the very least we should give Danzar and his family the
chance to prove themselves before we cast any negative judgements
against them."

Allura was in
her room seeking solitude from everything that had happend that
morning. She was frustrated and sad at the reactions of her
friends, but not suprised. Part of her felt as if she deserved
it. She should have been up front with them about her meetings
with Lotor much sooner. She sat on her bed clutching her pillow
to her chest. Tears began to form in her eyes as she tried to
fight them back. But it was a futile resistances as those tears
began to roll down her cheeks. She buried her face in the pillow
and began to sob. She let herself fall on her side on the bed and
lifted her legs on the mattress tucking them into herself. She
felt utterly alone that moment. She feared her friends would
never accept the growing relationship between Lotor and herself.
It was then she thought only of him. She wished he was there with
her. She knew Coran understood her situation. While he hadn't
been pleased at her hiding important information from him, he
could understand why she'd done it. She lay there on her bed
crying herself to sleep. Part of her hoped that she might chance
reach Lotor mentally even if just to tell him she'd finally come
clean about their meetings.

*********************************************************

Upon the
cruiser the family was having some of the food rations as they'd
all grown hungry. Much time had passed since their departure from
Namoria. Though Lotor found himself not able to stay still for
long. He kept getting up from his seat to walk around, or pace
when he felt most agitated. Danzar noticed the mood of his son
and got up to walk over to him.

"Is
something wrong son?" He asked.

"I don't
know. I guess I'm restless. I told Allura to tell her friends
about our meetings. I...I feel as if I've gotten her into a lot
of trouble. I don't know if I did the right thing. What if her
friends are angry with her? What if they lock her up or
something?" The young prince answered with questions of his
own.

"Son, you
did what needed to be done. If Allura had not told her friends
we'd have been seen as a hostile threat. At least if Coran
remembers me then we have a chance of a peaceful meeting with the
princess and her comrades." Danzar said trying to reassure
Lotor he'd done the right thing.

"I...I
think I just need some rest father. I just need some time to
clear my head and think." Lotor replied.

"Get some
rest. It will be a while before we reach Arus." Danzar said.

Lotor nodded
and walked to his cabin to get some rest. He closed the door
behind him and settled down on the bed and closed his eyes. Part
of wanting time alone was to get some rest. But he had another
reason. He had to know how Allura was. He had to know if she was
all right. After he left Leena approached her father.

"Is Lotor
all right?" She asked.

"He's
worried about Allura. He's gone to get some rest. He'll be fine
Leena. Try not to worry about him." Danzar answered.

In his cabin,
Lotor was deep in a state of meditation trying to reach Allura.
He could sense something was wrong and was determined to find out
what. "Allura..." He called mentally.

At first there
was no responce so he tried again. "Allura, can you hear
me? Are you all right?"

On Arus Allura
was in a half dazed state of sleep when she heard Lotor's voice
calling out to her. Immediately she began to focus her thoughts
upon him in order to respond.

"Lotor,
is that you?" She asked.

"It's
me. Are you all right?"

"No.
I...I feel so alone right now. I told Coran and the others about
us. I told them everything."

"Are
they angry with you?"

"Keith
and the team aren't happy with me right now. Nanny won't even
speak to me. The only one who seems to understand is Coran. He
remembers your father."

"Then
he'll at least hear us out?"

"Yes.
But he's having to convince Keith and the others that you're not
trying to trick me or something. They weren't very pleased to
learn you're still alive and that you'd been meeting with me.
They think I've lost my mind for even agreeing to meet with
you."

"I'm
sorry Allura. I got you into this. I should have come forward
myself and accepted whatever concequences awaited me."

"But
then you might never have learned the truth about Zarkon. You
would never have met your true father and the members of your
real family. I'm the one who should have spoke up sooner. I was
just...I was so afraid of what they'd all think of me. And I
admit for a while I didn't know quite what to believe or
think."

"Things
will be made right Allura. I promise you that."

"I
just hope Keith and the others can find it in their hearts to
forgive me for being so secretive."

"They
will. I know I was always at odds with them, but they're good
men. It might take them a little time, but they'll come to
understand. Allura, there's something I need to tell you.
Something I never had the chance to tell you before."

"I
have something I need to tell you as well. Coran said that when
your father came to Arus, they talked of an alliance between our
two planets. And...marriage between their first born
children."

"I
know. That was what I wanted to tell you. We were to be married
when we came of age."

"I...I'm
still getting over the shock of the news."

"Allura,
I won't rush anything upon you. I want you to be with me by your
own choice, not because of neccessity. We can join forces without
being married."

"I...I
just want you and your family to get here safe. I want everything
to be resolved between our planets. I, I want to see you again. I
want to see that you're safe and alive so I know for sure I'm not
going completely out of my mind."

"We'll
arrive on Arus soon. Another day at the least, and we should be
in Arusian airspace."

"All
right. I...need to go and get some rest."

"Take
care of yourself, and don't worry about me. I'll be fine. I love
you."

"I
know, and I will."

*********************************************************

It was evening
on Arus as everyone gathered for dinner. The team ate in silence
not knowing what if any conversation should be started. Allura
sat uncomfortably trying to eat but found she had to fight to
keep the food down. The butterflies in her stomach kept churning
and threatened to force the morsels back up the way they came
down. Coran sat at one side of her to try and give her some
reassurance everything would be all right. Nanny served the
courses with a stern face and didn't even bother to look at the
princess. That only served to make the young monarch feel even
worse than she did before.

"All
right, if somebody has to open their big mouth here it might as
well be me." Hunk said trying to break the ice.

"Yah,
usually to stuff a bunch of food in it." Pidge said trying
to be humorus. But the others didn't exactly find anything
amusing. He quickly silenced the chuckle that came out of his
mouth and proceeded to replace it with a bite of meat.

"Look,
can we all act like adults here? Yes Allura hid things from us
but only because she didn't know what to do. Try to put
yourselves in her shoes. Think about how much courage it took for
her to do what she did." Hunk replied before shoving a
spoonful of potatos in his mouth.

"You were
reckless Allura. Think of what he might have done to you, and
we'd never have known it. How can you take such chances knowing
how important you are to your people. You're important to us.
What if he'd kidnapped you? Or what if he'd..."

"Don't
you dare. Don't you dare even let the accusation pass your
lips." Allura hissed suddenly abandoning her princessly
manners.

"Princess,
there's no need for dramatics. Just calm down." Coran said
trying to keep tempers from flaring.

"After
all he did to you, and now you're defending him." Keith
growled.

"I'm
defending him because he's a different man now. If he hadn't
changed, then my father would have warned me." Allura said
sternly.

What was said
next shattered any hope of a peaceful meal together. "Yah,
well maybe even a ghost can be fooled." Lance said
carelessly.

"How dare
you! How dare you speak of my father in such a manner! As far as
I'm concerned this conversation and this meal is over!"
Allura barked and forcefully pushed her chair back and stormed
away from the table.

"Princess
wait!" Coran called running after her.

Lances
comrades all glared at him. Realizing what he'd said he looked
down at his plate and began to sink in his seat. Keith was
practically ready to spit nails. "I can't even begin to tell
you how uncalled for that was." He said trying to hold back
his temper.

"Lance,
I'm gonna get up from this table and go cool off before I break
that damn plate over your damn head." Keith growled and got
up from the table. Hunk and Pidge followed and left with their
plates. The only two left in the room were Sven and Lance.

"Look, I
didn't mean to piss everyone off."

"Just
give them some time. They'll cool off and come to their senses.
You know how Keith's temper is. He didn't mean it." Sven
said reassuringly.

"No. I
shouldn't have said that about Allura's father. Keith's right.
Sometimes I can be such an asshole. I better go find the princess
and apologize to her before she plots to have me executed."
Lance said and got up from the table.

"Well, a
damn fine meal that was." Sven said with a sigh.

*********************************************************

Mogor stood
upon the deck of the battle cruiser watching the screen. He
looked down at the navigational officers. "Are we getting
close?" He demanded.

"Yes
commander. We'll be approaching Arusian air space within the next
twenty hours." The senior officer answered.

"Good.
King Zarkon wants those naieve fools softened up before our
ultimate attack. Proceed upon our present course. Cloak the ship
when we are close to planet Arus. I don't want the Voltron force
alerted to our arrival." Mogor ordered.

"Yes
sir."

"That
stupid witch had better be able to get that monster of hers under
control. I wasted a lot of manpower and weaponry to get that damn
thing recaged. There's no way of taking the thing down with the
armor she put on it. If that thing turns on us, I hope king
Zarkon gives me the pleasure of lopping her wrinkled old head
off." The commander growled.

*********************************************************

Later that
evening Allura was in her room. Coran had spent the better half
of two hours trying to calm her down. He was an even tempered
man, but even he had felt the urge to deck Lance for the comment
he made about Allura's father. She sat upon her bed silent and
sullen. While she knew deep down Lance hadn't meant anything
hurtful by his remark, it stung her to the core none the less.
She looked up when she and Coran heard a knock upon the door. He
walked to the door and opened it. There stood the entire Voltron
force standing outside Allura's room. All of them looked
downtrodden and sheepish.

"Allura,
can we come in?" Keith asked silently.

"Yes."
Allura said sullenly.

"Ahem,
Lance...I believe there's something you wanted to tell
Allura." Keith said sternly pushing Lance up to the front.

"Um, I
just wanted to apologize for what I said at dinner. I didn't mean
to talk about your father like that. I made an ass out of myself,
and I apologize." Lance said as sincerely as possible.

"Look
princess, we all over reacted. I guess we just...we just all
didn't know what to do about the shock we all felt when you told
us everything." Keith replied.

Allura looked
up and tried to soften her facial expression. "I...I need to
apologize too. I shouldn't have kept it a secret from you. I
didn't know what to believe at first myself. Even when my father
told us that mine and Lotor's lives were intertwined I found it a
little hard to believe. But when he adressed Lotor directly
telling him there were things about Zarkon he didn't know, and
that answers to who Lotor really was were on planet Doom I
realized my father was trying to tell us something." Allura
said.

"We all
need to settle our feelings on this. I can't deny I dont' trust
Lotor. I never have. And even if he has changed the way you say,
it's gonna take some time for the other members of the team and
myself to trust him. He's gonna have to prove himself and big
time if he wants our backing." Keith replied in an honest
tone.

"I know.
I'm sorry I didn't come to you all sooner. I was just scared of
what you all would think. I was afraid you wouldn't believe me or
worse that you'd think I was a terrible person." Allura said
trying to hold back the newly forming tears in her eyes.

"Allura,
we'd never think that of you. You're a good person with a good
heart. It'll take some time, but we'll find a resolution to this.
I just want us all to be friends again and stop moping around the
castle like this. I know we seem over protective of you, but it's
only because we care about you. If anything ever happened to you,
none of us would ever be the same." Keith continued.

"Thank
you. I'll try not to be so stubborn about being protected. I just
want to be treated like the capable young woman that I am."
Allura said wiping her eyes.

"We'll
try not to crowd you so much. Just let us keep you safe,
ok?" Keith replied.

"All
right. I hope you all will understand that all I've told you is
true. I know the history between Arus and the druels hasn't been
kind, but Danzar and his family are different. Lotor is a
different man than he used to be. If he wasn't, he wouldn't have
risked his life to save me from Sylvana. He and Kaladan both
bargained for my life with theirs." Allura restated.

"That
does sound different from the Lotor we're all used to dealing
with. We'll give the guy the benefit of the doubt. Now I think we
should all get some rest. We've got a lot of on the table to deal
with, mostly this master plan of Zarkon's." Keith finished.

"I agree.
We all need to get a good night's sleep and face the morning with
clear heads. And don't worry about Nanny, princess. I'll handle
her. Now let's all leave Allura to get some rest." Coran
said.

Nodding in
agreement, everyone left Allura's room with Coran being the last
to exit. Allura called out to her advisor before he left her
room.

"Yes
princess?"

"Thank
you Coran. For the first time in ages I feel like I'm going to be
all right." Allura said appreciatively.

"You're
quite welcome. Now get some rest. We're going to have a lot to
attend to tomorrow."

Allura nodded
as Coran exited her room. She changed into her nightgown and
settled into bed. For once in a long time, Allura could sleep
peacefully. She closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.

Wellllll,
once again my creative muse decided to take a little detour and
make this chapter a bit different than I'd intended. Heh, I have
to be nice to her or this story might not get finished....
Anyway, this chapter basically shows the internal conflict
between Allura and her friends and ultimately coming to a
resolution so they're all on the same page. The next chapter will
finally find Lotor and Allura being reunited and coexistance
between the royal family of Namoria and Allura and friends. But
all will not remain peaceful. There's a storm coming. Mogor isn't
going to give the hero's much time for getting aquainted before
all involved have to ban together to protect Arus.

to be continued...
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