Kennedy heard the heavy footsteps of Xander far behind him, he took a left down a hallway which lead out to the garden while the footsteps went the otherway which lead up to the royals rooms. He really didn't bother to turn and see if Xander really went that way as he burst out of the palace doors and into the garden. Kennedy ran straight to her favorite spot in the garden as fast as he could. Once he got there he saw Mercy down on her knees, which he approached her at a quick and slowed down right when he was beside her. He sank down to his knees as well, as he gently took her head from her hands and put them in his own, using his thumbs to wipe away tears and the smudge makeup.

She didn't protest as strong hands lifted her head up. She gave another small sob as she saw him, leaning into him and laying her hands on his. She stared at him and barely got her words out. "I'm sorry." She whined, leaning her head into his hands and closing her eyes, giving a small whimper.

He watched her reaction and was relieved to see she did want to push him away since she leant into him. He sank back so he was sitting on his butt and pulled her close into his lap. "Don't apologize, you have no reason to apologize..." He cooed to her quietly while wrapping one arm around her and the other stayed right on her face holding it gently while continuing to wipe tears that would stroll down her face. "It's okay, breathe... Your gonna ruin all your pretty makeup if you keep this up" He said quietly to her just trying to give her a reason to stop crying since it hurt him to see her like this.

"I d- don't care about the makeup." She sniffled, slipping her head forward to lay on his shoulder, doing her best to stop crying. She wrapped both of her arms around him, pulling herself closer to him. "It's not okay. Nothing is okay." She cried into him, trembling slightly.

When her head slipped onto his shoulder, he took both arms and wrapped them around her, holding her as closely as he could. He used one arm and rubbed gentle circle one her back trying to get her to calm down. "I know... But please try to stop crying" He spoke quietly to her before placing a kiss on her head and laying his head on hers. "We are going to figure this out and it will be okay but please my love, stop crying" He again spoke quietly and softly to her, continuing the gentle rub on her back

She gave a little hiccup and nodded. She dried her tears quietly and did her best to stop crying at his request. "I will. For you." She said quietly, closing her eyes and sniffling gently, leaning into him.

He smiled softly hearing her sobs start to die down, "Good" He said quietly while tightening his grip around her, not wanting to let her go since she finally calmed down. "Now without getting worked up in tears again.. can you tell me how you want to proceed, because sooner or later Xander is going to come out here and expect an explanation.... I am willing to do whatever you want but also I have an idea I would like to tell you, only if you wish to hear it" He said softly

"Give me your idea." She cooed, sniffling slightly, and moving closer to him. She lifted her head and gently kissed his cheek, before nuzzling her head back into the crook of his neck.

He nodded then waited for her to settle her head down after leaning into her kiss slightly. "Well... I know you don't want me to get into trouble and I don't know exactly how close you and Xander are.. but what if we had him get caught cheating on you... I know this is a long stretch and I'm not sure if you want him to get in trouble but it's the best I could think off" He explained slowly to her, not sure how she would respond to the idea but hopefully it was good or help her think of something else. "Becaue I know in the long run, as long as Xander is here, you will have to end up marrying him" He added quietly while going back to rubbing her back gently

She listened to him quietly and then sat still for a few moments. "We could do that. It would be treason, but I could let him off and he would go running back to his kingdom. The question is, how do I get him to cheat on me?" She asked quietly, lifting her head slightly to hold the back of his head gently.