Gareth chuckled when she latched onto his arm, "Well you do need a royal opinion do you not?" he held a grin on his face. He now led her out of the East Wing into the castles courtyard, Quinn wasn't far behind with the ladies in waiting who would be making sure everything was paid for and delivered.

The two of them walked ahead of the rest through the gardens on their way to the town that surrounded the castle. Once they passed through the entrance the town began to bustle around them everywhere you looked you could see vendors selling all sorts of items. Another great thing about the market was the smell of all kinds of food that made your mouth water.

Quinn led them to a flower stand, "My lady, what flowers would you prefer for your wedding?" she asked as they strode along the lines of bouquets.

Tatiana looked at Gareth. She hadn't expected them to plan it so soon. Her heart started to race. "Well...I do love roses." She said quietly, feeling a bit foolish. When she was young and still living out on a farm. Her father had pure white roses growing all around her mother's grave. She had always thought they were the most beautiful flower she had seen.

Tatiana had not prepared herself to deal with a wedding, sure she knew it was going to happen. It wasn't the wedding it' self that scared her, it more of the after part and that sweet bed of her's. Oh how she would miss that. "White roses.' She said, smiling at Gareth.

The events that were now unfolding today took Gareth in like a whirlwind, he was unsure of where to turn what decision to make. Planning a wedding made him throughly nervous but he was happy to see Tatiana making a decision so quickly as where if it were him he'd never know how to choose. He smiled back at her enjoying the morning air.

"Perfect," Quinn said sending one of the ladies off to place an order, "Might I say you make a very good looking couple." she commented on the way they stood together and smiled, this also made others around them look.

A small bit of redness filled Gareth's cheeks as they walked on further passing by several stands all full of jewellery, and trinkets as well as meals to choose from. This time Gareth helped Quinn in finalizing the details all except the ring which Gareth would pick out later.

"Here we are," Quinn said happily as she strode into the dress shop, "We must get you a new wardrobe my lady." She looked Tatiana up and down seeing there was work to be done.

Tatiana was enjoying herself, never knowing she could have so much fun from something like going to a market. She smiled at Quinn. "Thank you." She said when she commented them. She grinned at Gareth and entered the dress shop. She eyes quickly darted around the shop, her smile getting bigger and bigger.

She had never been to a dress store. Her step-mother had always picked out her gowns, either that or she wore her mother's old gowns. "Wow...There are so many." She eyes lit up seeing all the lace they had. "Oh my...So this is what it feels like being a queen. I could get used to this." She moved away from Gareth's side and followed after Quinn.

Gareth watched as Quinn and Tatiana were like a whirlwind through the store, "Just point out anything you would like," Quinn said pulling Tatiana through the rows of gowns, "Once you have found some day and evening dresses we will look at the wedding gowns at which master Gareth must give us some privacy." she finished with giving him a smile.

Gareth smiled back, he knew it was proper for him not to see the gown before the wedding, and this gave him ample time to go and pick out a ring. He now sat back in a chair by the dressing quarters so he could wait and see what she looked like in new clothes, surely she'd find something worth while with all the selection.

Tatiana pulled random gowns she liked, most of the were blue and purple and eve green. Colors that she hadn't gotten to wear often. She looked at Quinn. "Are these alright?" She asked, pulling another day gown from the rack. She glanced back at Gareth and offered him a smile.

She was glad she got to try on dresses and shop. She hadn't been too willing when her step-mother had taken her but this was different. She had free range and was able to grab what she liked. She glanced over at the wedding gowns and grinned. It felt like it was a dream, a fantasy but here she was, staring at rows of gowns.

Gareth smiled as he watched her fish through the gowns, and was happy that she was decisive unlike other girls. Seeing some of the gowns she picked out he figured it would be moneys pent well.

"Certainly, my lady." Quinn said snatching the gowns up in her hands, "You must try them on so we can see." She whisked Tatiana away into the changing rooms, and had ordered Gareth to stay out and only look when he was asked. Quinn helped her into the first green gown, and now was tying her up in the back. "Lovely choice my dear."

Tatiana glanced at herself and was glad she had chosen it. She smiled. "Oh...It looks lovely." She said, moving side to side to look at the dress. Never had she had something so elegant. She looked back at Quinn. "Should I show him?" She questioned.

Tatiana could keep her eyes off her refection. She was starting to look more and more like her mother. "I really like this one" She whispered so Gareth couldn't hear her. The dress flattered her in many ways. It was long, covering her feet and trailed slightly behind her. It had sleeves that went half way down her arms. It had a low neckline.

"Well," Quinn said adjusting the way the dress sat on Tatiana's frame, "Another opinion couldn't hurt." She smiled before brushing some of her hair aside, "There. Perfect." Quinn found the couple to be completely endearing, and even though she caught some tension she could see that they truly had feelings for each other it was only time until there would be fireworks.

Quinn held the curtain open for Tatiana to step out, "Master Gareth," she looked to him, Gareth addressed his attention to the dressing room awaiting for Tatiana to come out.

Tatiana walked out, a slight red blush covering her cheeks. She moved farther out so he could see. "Well?" She asked, placing her hands on her hips. She locked eyes with him, changeling him to say something. "I like it." She said, touching the fabric and spreading the sides and doing a quick spin. The fabric felt light and fell on her body perfectly. That reminded her..."Gareth, when is the wedding?" She asked, glancing down at the dress fondly.

She had tried to image how the wedding would go but she hoped it would be better than her silly imagination. She held her hands together and smiled. She just couldn't picture them living together. In the same room. The same bed. She quickly pushed the thoughts away before she blushed.

Gareth only could smile when she came out shyly but it wasn't long before she got over that, he loved to see her so happy, this was the first she truly shined. When Tatiana locked eyes with him, he lost the words he was going to say, "I... I..." all he could do was stare, after a second he shook his head, "It's nice." Gareth now looked the other way, he didn't want her to think he was some little boy swooning over her.

He was brought back to reality with her question, "Within a week." he replied, Gareth had almost forgot how soon it was, there was a lot of pressure on him to make this work. Luckily they had been getting along better since last night so hopefully by next week they would be on even better terms.

Quinn now shooed Tatiana inside, "Enough of this, we can't stay here all day," she said helping Tatiana into the next dress. This process went on for some time until they reached the last gown and Quinn popped her head out to speak to Gareth.

"Master, I believe it is time for our privacy." she said happily. Quinn then turned back to Tatiana, "Now we must try on wedding dresses my dear."

Gareth catching the queue exited the shop with a smile on his face, part of him wanted to stick around to see her try on wedding dresses but it wasn't proper tradition to see the gown before the wedding. He now walked over to the jeweller who was expecting him.

She waved bye to Gareth and walked back inside the dressing room. She smiled at Quinn. "Are there any requirements for the gown?" She asked. "One week. My, that isn't very long. I best get along with him or things could turn for the worse." She thought, taking one last glance at herself in the mirror.

She wondered just where Gareth was going to. He seemed distracted, or maybe it was because of her. She grinned, thinking of the night before. Oh, how she enjoyed torturing him. It was so fun and rather easy to get the answers she wanted.

Tatiana knew the basics of the wedding ceremony but what came after she was in the dark. She wondered who was going to be chosen for king. She did not know much on Gareth's brother, expect he like attention. Otherwise she knew Gareth or thought she knew him and saw how kind he was towards the people of the kingdom

He would make a good king, kind and fair towards the people. Tatiana was unsure what a queen's job was but she was ready for anything.

Quinn shook her head, "No, no, its completely up to you, beyond being white of course." she giggled, silly girl she probably had no idea where to begin. "I will leave you for a second to grab some gowns, and we'll start from there." She squeezed Tatiana's arm assuring her it wouldn't be so difficult, Quinn herself was jealous at how pretty the girl was, she would look great in anything.

It wasn't long before Quinn returned with several dresses, "Let's get started!" she said happily helping her into the first of many gowns, "Then afterwards I'll leave you in privacy to pick out something for.... well the wedding night." She gave Tatiana a wink.

Gareth had spent a fair amount of time picking out a ring but he had found the most perfect one he could think of to match the locket Tatiana carried around all the time. He figured it held great importance in her life so it was worth it to put in the extra effort. He now stood outside the dress store waiting for the girls to finish picking out a dress, he held white roses in his hand, a sample of what would appear at the wedding.

Tatiana's smile faded. "Wait what happens during the wedding night? What type of something would I need?" She really clueless. I if wasn't for her stepmother yelled at her for asking how she got pregnant, she would never have know about the birds and the bees. She looked at the gowns. Her face was slightly red from wondering what the wedding night was all about.

She didn't want to admit it but she was excited for the wedding, to show Gareth how lovely she could look. She held up one of the dresses and smiled. It was lovely. she had never been too picky but now she wished she was. All the gowns were lovely.

She removed her gown and tried on the gown she held up to herself. She had never felt so lovely. The gown fitted her perfectly. She turned to the side, wondering if Gareth would like it and do that gawking face that he did when she shocked him.

Quinn snickered outside the dressing room clearly the girl was clueless about what the night would hold, as if to help she removed several sets of lingere from the racks, tasteful but definitely had something that no man could resist. She slid these through the curtain for Tatiana to try on.

"For the wedding night!" she simply said with another giggle, "You can pick out whichever you like, I'm sure mast Gareth will be happy with anything you wear."

Quinn waited for Tatiana was done and then let her be, "My lady, I believe master Gareth is outside waiting for you, I have a few things to finish up here I'm sure you'll want to enjoy yourself for the rest of the afternoon." She dismissed her, the couple would have the rest of the day to themselves.

Tatiana blushed, seeing the garments she had thrown over. "Oh...I understand." She whispered. She quickly chose a wedding gown and placed it with her other gowns. She stared at the lingerie and had grow red just from looking at them. She chose one and placed it on the pile of chosen clothing.

She got dressed and walked out front to Gareth. "Well that was fun. What else in store today?" She asked, trying not to think about the items she had just chosen. It wasn't right for her to talk about it to Gareth, even if she wanted to. She glanced around, glad to be outside again. It was such a nice day, even if she enjoyed dress shopping.

Gareth was relieved to finally see her it seemed like dress shopping took ages, but he was happy that it made her smile and would make her look like a real queen. He handed her the flowers, "A sample bouquet from the flower shop." the white roses were a good choice to him they seemed very elegant and they matched her personality.

"Well..." he said thinking for a moment of all the things they could do today, "I decided to let you choose since there is so many things we could do, and it is your day after all." The whole day had been planned around her and Gareth, but now he wanted it to be about her she was new to the Kingdom and there was so much for her to experience.

She held the roses up to her nose and took a deep breath, breathing in the scent. "They are gorgeous." She looked at him and smiled. "My day? Well...What is your favorite thing to do?" She asked. She looked around. The market was full of life, young and old. She wasn't sure what was around then it hit her.

"How about you take me on a tour." She said, taking in the roses' strong scent. She couldn't get enough of their enchanting scent. She stood beside him, looking down at the flowers with a soft smile across her face. Was this even real or just another dream? She looked up fondly at Gareth.

Gareth was struck still he didn't ever think of what 'what he wanted to do' it was always about other people, and to be true he didn't know what he enjoyed. It was nice to watch Tatiana smell the flowers, she looked very happy and he could tell she must have found a dress to her liking, he tried his best to imagine it but all he could muster was her in the towel which somehow he wondered what would be more beautiful.

"I can do that." he said simply, but then he realized he possibly couldn't show her everything the property itself is so large, "Which would you prefer, I could give you a tour of the castle, gardens, market or even the property around the castle." The look she was giving him made him want to tease her, as if to simply poke her nose or something as she sat intently listening to him, but he decided to hold back.

"Well...Let's do the property around the castle." She would like to know where she could later explore in the castle but it was better to find out for herself. Tatiana had loved the day so far and was ready for more fun but this time she wanted Gareth by her side.

Tatiana was so happy she couldn't help but to smile and be polite. She had never thought she wouldn't have to act the part but now...she was wondering if that had changed. She still felt the urge to trick and tease Gareth until he was red in the face. That she would never change.

"This way," he led Tatiana from the Market grounds towards a back entrance, once they were out a path lay ahead of them going into a nearby forest. "To the left are the riding grounds and the stables for training." he pointed out, this was a place he spent most of his childhood with a sparring circle not far away. He led her farther down the path, it was not his intention to take her to the smelly stables but show her the peaceful forest that lay ahead, and the waterfall he had come across one day.

"So I trust that you found a dress?" A smirk lay on his face, surely after all that time she had found something suitable.

"And more." She smirked, winking at him. She watched his expression and laughed softly. "Yes I found a dress.' She said. She glanced at the stables. "Could we stop by there so I can see the horses?" She asked. Tatiana moved back a piece of stray hair and turned towards the stables.

She had gotten used to smell as a young child and it no longer bothered her much. She strolled in like she had owned the stables. She looked around for the horse she had become attached to. She spotted him and smiled, walking over to him.

Gareth's face turned to hers, "More?" he repeated wondering what she meant, she had passed it off with a wink. What else could she have found at the dress shop? No matter he was sure he'd find out at some point in time. Much to his surprise Tatiana wanted to visit the stables, he was happy that she loved horses nearly as much as him.

They now walked inside passing each horse by, he stopped by an elder horse, "This is Charlie." he said with a smile petting the horses mane, "He was my first horse."

"He's lovely. Was he born here?" She asked, reaching out to let the horse smell her scent before petting him. She had first fallen in love for horses when she was young and her father had brought one home. It was meant to use for working in the field. Tatiana had it her way and made the horse her companion and leaned to rid him from a horse trainer in the village.

She walked down, looking at each horse. "Do you breed and raise them too? I would love to help with that." She said, reaching in to pet another horse. Her father had always said they were beasts with kind eyes but she knew they meant no harm in less scared. Much like herself.

"Yes," Gareth said caressing the horse, it had been sometime since they had rode together, but the horse was now grey and old, it would be difficult for him to make their usual treks. "My mother had picked him for me before she died." he said with a small smile, he wished he could have met his mother, but to fight the pain of that he only hoped that he could do the same thing for his own son one day.

He looked to the rest of the horses, "They are under my fathers care, although he rarely will come here, but if I were King you would be allowed here anytime you wish."