“Is he showing off?”
“It appears so, sir.”
“Does he think we’ve never seen a sailboat before?”
Julianna couldn’t help but laugh at the conversation happening at her back. The joyful noise of it brought the talk to a halt and Lanzo seemed to bristle. “You’re just mad you had to let him into port,” she pointed out with a teasing tone. She let her eyes linger on the ship as it gracefully skirted the water. The show of it had met its mark; she was impressed by the skill of the sailor manning the craft. When the Lanoria came to a halt at the designated marker, her ears pushed forward as she caught sight the captain.
He was not the old, stuffy, foreign officer she had been expecting. She was staring; green eyes locked onto the way he moved as he worked to tie off the boat. Tanned muscles strained with the effort of securing the ship to the pilings.
“You should be concerned as well, your majesty.” Lanzo’s voice forced her to pull her eyes away, and she hummed in response. A clear sign that she hadn’t been listening. “It’s a show of weakness to allow him in here with no resistance.”
“I like to think of it as hospitality.”
“Your majesty-”
“What harm could possibly come from letting one sailboat into the harbor?” This time she turned when she snapped at him, her eyes settled on his with a warning that he was quickly daring towards insubordination. Julianna faced forward once more, just in time to watch the captain as he approached.
He was tall. Very tall, though it was possible her judgement was skewed because she was considered very short. Her eyes widened, surprised, when he took her hand. She stared back at him as if his gaze were some sort of contest. Grey eyes like the sea before a storm threatened to drag her into their depths. “Julianna Darkwillow,” she replied, as if he didn’t already know, but so it went with these proceedings. “Queen of the Veridian Isles.” His lips were cool on her skin as compared to the heat of the sun and when he released her, the feeling lingered as she dropped her hand to her side.
Julianna focused on the sunglasses hanging from Commander Hart’s shirt, as to not be caught staring at him as he spoke to the Admiral. Lanzo shifted uncomfortably at the word ‘hospitality’. Hearing it used against him from both parties pushed him closer to edge of annoyance.
“We try to be a bit more gracious,” Julianna explained before Lanzo could respond, most likely with anger. She practically heard his teeth snap as she interrupted him. “I don’t like force, and too quickly is it the cause of problems. Problems are easy to create, Commander Hart. Harder to resolve.” Her eyes flicked towards the Lanoria at his back, before meeting his again. She smiled. “You hardly presented yourself as much of a threat besides.”
Lanzo and his sergeants continued to hover anxiously as she was handed the missive. Holding the letter in one hand, she looked down at it, but didn’t open it. With her free hand she waved at the Admiral and he crew. “That will be all Admiral Weatherfare, thank you.” If she didn’t get rid of them their nervous energy threatened to rub off on her. She was trying to remain cool and collected beneath the gaze of the visitor.
The Admiral, though not entirely comfortable with leaving the queen with the strange newcomer, nonetheless bowed to her. His sergeants followed suit, before they retreated back to the command tower. The queen was hardly ever under surveillance, and she never had a guard on the day to day. She didn’t like company forced upon her, and was quite able to take care of herself.
Julianna still had not read the missive when she folded it smaller and tucked it into the pocket of her dress. The gauzy green fabric billowed around her knees, and gold chains around her ankles reflected the light when she moved. Her ears perked to the mention of food, and something about the easy way he spoke to her had her smiling. “I was just about to have lunch,” she said. Like she hadn’t been eating before his arrival, and didn’t spend most of her free time snacking.
“You should join me,” she suggested, clearly putting the official business he had come bearing on the back burner.
“It appears so, sir.”
“Does he think we’ve never seen a sailboat before?”
Julianna couldn’t help but laugh at the conversation happening at her back. The joyful noise of it brought the talk to a halt and Lanzo seemed to bristle. “You’re just mad you had to let him into port,” she pointed out with a teasing tone. She let her eyes linger on the ship as it gracefully skirted the water. The show of it had met its mark; she was impressed by the skill of the sailor manning the craft. When the Lanoria came to a halt at the designated marker, her ears pushed forward as she caught sight the captain.
He was not the old, stuffy, foreign officer she had been expecting. She was staring; green eyes locked onto the way he moved as he worked to tie off the boat. Tanned muscles strained with the effort of securing the ship to the pilings.
“You should be concerned as well, your majesty.” Lanzo’s voice forced her to pull her eyes away, and she hummed in response. A clear sign that she hadn’t been listening. “It’s a show of weakness to allow him in here with no resistance.”
“I like to think of it as hospitality.”
“Your majesty-”
“What harm could possibly come from letting one sailboat into the harbor?” This time she turned when she snapped at him, her eyes settled on his with a warning that he was quickly daring towards insubordination. Julianna faced forward once more, just in time to watch the captain as he approached.
He was tall. Very tall, though it was possible her judgement was skewed because she was considered very short. Her eyes widened, surprised, when he took her hand. She stared back at him as if his gaze were some sort of contest. Grey eyes like the sea before a storm threatened to drag her into their depths. “Julianna Darkwillow,” she replied, as if he didn’t already know, but so it went with these proceedings. “Queen of the Veridian Isles.” His lips were cool on her skin as compared to the heat of the sun and when he released her, the feeling lingered as she dropped her hand to her side.
Julianna focused on the sunglasses hanging from Commander Hart’s shirt, as to not be caught staring at him as he spoke to the Admiral. Lanzo shifted uncomfortably at the word ‘hospitality’. Hearing it used against him from both parties pushed him closer to edge of annoyance.
“We try to be a bit more gracious,” Julianna explained before Lanzo could respond, most likely with anger. She practically heard his teeth snap as she interrupted him. “I don’t like force, and too quickly is it the cause of problems. Problems are easy to create, Commander Hart. Harder to resolve.” Her eyes flicked towards the Lanoria at his back, before meeting his again. She smiled. “You hardly presented yourself as much of a threat besides.”
Lanzo and his sergeants continued to hover anxiously as she was handed the missive. Holding the letter in one hand, she looked down at it, but didn’t open it. With her free hand she waved at the Admiral and he crew. “That will be all Admiral Weatherfare, thank you.” If she didn’t get rid of them their nervous energy threatened to rub off on her. She was trying to remain cool and collected beneath the gaze of the visitor.
The Admiral, though not entirely comfortable with leaving the queen with the strange newcomer, nonetheless bowed to her. His sergeants followed suit, before they retreated back to the command tower. The queen was hardly ever under surveillance, and she never had a guard on the day to day. She didn’t like company forced upon her, and was quite able to take care of herself.
Julianna still had not read the missive when she folded it smaller and tucked it into the pocket of her dress. The gauzy green fabric billowed around her knees, and gold chains around her ankles reflected the light when she moved. Her ears perked to the mention of food, and something about the easy way he spoke to her had her smiling. “I was just about to have lunch,” she said. Like she hadn’t been eating before his arrival, and didn’t spend most of her free time snacking.
“You should join me,” she suggested, clearly putting the official business he had come bearing on the back burner.
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