Hi guys. I obviously don't own GR because if I did there are would be loads more KZ lol. Enjoy.

Zachary stalked down the empty corridors of his castle, deep in thought. Moonlight caught on the tips of his amber hair when he passed the windows, and brought the stark planes of his angular jaw into sharp relief. His shadow, Fastion, prowled silently behind him, while his own footsteps echoed in the empty quiet.

Fastion suddenly perked up, and as Zachary made to turn a corner, herded him the other way. "This way Sire."

"I- what? Why?"

And then Zachary heard it. Quiet footsteps. But they were in this corridor. If there were an intruder, Fastion should have tried to get him to safety.

"No intruder Majesty. I know who it is. My sister walks like a stealthy hunting cat. Quiet, but not silent. Each foot placed just so..."

Zachary shook his head. What? Fastion's sister?

Fastion rolled his eyes, and dragged him into the shadows.

When a person entered the hall further along, and started walking towards them, he understood what Fastion had meant. His sister-at-arms. Rider Sir Karigan G'ladheon.

The woman he loved.

He grinned when he saw her outfit. A white nightgown that made his face heat, with riding boots that came almost to her knee, and a sabre. Her long, brown hair was loose down her back, and he ached to run his hands through it.

But she seemed to be having a whispered conversation with nobody, gesturing and waving the sabre about, looking to the side as if there was somebody there. Despite the late hour, she was walking purposefully forwards, towards the corridor that lead to his private chambers. She passed by the two men watching from the shadows, oblivious.

He blushed at the thought of why she would need to go there at such a time, and tried to hide it from Fastion, who just rolled his eyes, and began to follow.

The two men crept silently along the corridor, and Karigan suddenly stopped. They thought they'd been caught, but Karigan simply turned to the 'person' she had been talking to, and said, "Lil, I get it! Now, you should go before the Gods catch you down here again." She paused, and then nodded. "Goodbye Lil." She then carried on walking.

So, she had been talking to the ghost of Lilieth Ambriodhe, hero of the Long War, founder of the Green Riders, and somehow, Karigan's friend.

Zachary shrugged and continued on.

She didn't get all the way to his door, however, but turned left down a small passageway that had been obscured by a tapestry.

Zachary had never noticed it, and judging by how wide Fastion's eyes had gone, neither had he.

They quickly followed.

Karigan continued down the tunnel, which was extremely dusty but otherwise in perfect condition. She then got to the end. There was a small peephole in the end wall, which she looked through, and then pushed the wall forwards. It swung open silently, like a door. Zachary caught a glimpse of a dark room with a welcoming fireplace, and a dark blue four-poster bed...

Hang on! That was his room!

As the door closed behind her, Zachary rushed forwards to peer through the hole. Karigan had ignored the bed completely, resolutely not looking at it, and instead hid behind a cupboard.

After a few seconds Zachary got bored and allowed Fastion to have a look. Zachary wanted to go in and talk to his Rider, but Fastion said they should remain here.

Zachary was the one watching when a man in black crept through the normal door to his room. He quickly approached the bed, and lifted a long sword, prepared to strike at the bed. Before he could, Karigan jumped out and killed the man.

Breathing heavily, she still refused to look at the bed, where, he suddenly realized, he would have been laying, and started to drag the man's body towards the door she had come through.

Fastion, deciding he had been here long enough, said he was going to go back as guard the entrance to the passage. He disappeared down before Zachary could make any objections.

Zachary looked back to see Karigan trying to haul the man up into the small corridor. He bent down and lifted the man under his arms, and then dumped him to the side.

Looking back, he found Karigan staring up at him with wide eyes, and mouth slightly open. She glanced over at the empty bed, who's non-existent occupant she had just saved, and then back at him. "I- uh..." And then she blushed and let her loose hair fall over her face.

Meanwhile, Zachary was trying to force himself to not kiss her. The revealing nightgown, her long, brown hair, and her blush, made it very hard to stay focused. In the end, he gave up.

He lifted her chin, and hungrily took her lips in his. She stood stock still, bewildered for a second, not sure if this was right. She then surrendered, and, dropping her sabre to the floor, her hands came up over his back, to dig into the hard muscle of his shoulders.

He moaned into her mouth, and hugged her closer to him. This was better than he had ever imagined.

One hand slid down her side to her waist, and he began to kiss her along her jaw, then down her neck. She tilted her head slightly for better access, and he could hear her breathy moans. He closed his eyes tightly and buried his head into her neck, gripping her waist tighter.

He knew he shouldn't, but he needed her. So he picked her up and carried her into his room.

She giggled against his chest as he kicked the passage door shut behind him, and then laid her gently on his bed.

Her bright eyes looked up at him with love, and her brown hair was splayed across the pillow. His gaze became more heated as it travelled further down. He smiled and took off her riding boots, then climbed on top of her, slowly hiking her nightgown up further.

Her hands reached for his amber hair, and he crawled up, legs trapping her underneath him.

They began to kiss once more.

He knew that they shouldn't be doing this. But he needed it. He needed to have one night in his life with the woman he loved.

And he knew that he wouldn't regret a single moment of it.Hope you liked it! Please review :)