Cimmerian allowed Lochellen to remove his saddle without protest. He sensed her intentions and was more than willing to have the weight removed. She worked at his bit and bridle next, taking care of where she placed her fingers. She would not put it past the stallion to bite. When he was free of the accessories he turned to the break in the partitions, in an effort to get more attention from his brother.
“I’m not sure that’s how it works,” she replied at Sanders’ implied invitation. She honestly didn’t. She wasn’t sure if his asking was enough to allow her into the hall. She did know that his authority wouldn’t overrule the queen’s. Queen Julianna was known to be kind, but Loch wasn’t interested in finding out where she drew the line.
“I’m sure they’re wonderful,” she sighed, stepping out of Cimmerian’s stall and latching the door behind her. She moved towards the exit, brushing her hands on her pants and craning her neck to see further into the courtyard. Her tail swayed slowly behind her head. “Extravagance aside, I think the party might be over.” Having heard the sound of beating hooves a moment before, her suspicions were confirmed when she spotted Onyx, huffing agitatedly at the castle steps. “The queen has returned.”
Maeve continued to watch the exchange between the emperor and the maid with unmasked disapproval. How dare this woman act so scandalously in the queen’s banquet hall. The casual touch shared between them would no doubt start a vicious flurry of rumors among the staff. The handmaiden made a mental note, to deal with this woman, Primrose if she recalled correctly, personally. She sincerely hoped the red-eared servant was enjoying herself, because she would not be when Maeve was finished with her.
Though banished to the corner of the room by the presence of the queen, Primrose still looked pleased as could be to have sat in the lap of foreign royalty. The exchange would go to her head, for better or for worse.
Julianna remained, unapologetically atop her own table. Personally, she had no interest in the maid. In the back of her mind she knew Maeve would handle the staffing situation. It was her uninvited guest that sat at the head of it as if he belonged there that she was more concerned with.
His haughty response drew a smile from her. The look of it was more derisive than amused and it did not reach her eyes which had yet to leave the emperor. Her gaze swept over him, and in a different situation, one that included invitations and better behavior she may have noticed how attractive he was.
The queen even managed a small laugh, a hollow sound as if she was being polite in the face of a bad joke. Which is what the entirety of this situation was to her. Julianna’s hands fell from her hips, and she pushed her sleeves towards her elbows, revealing another trail of black spots. She slipped the fraying braid over her shoulder and her eyes lingered on his hands, and the space between them that was the highlight of his uncouth remarks.
“I usually prefer my thrones to be a bit more…” she paused, lifting a hand as if she were reaching for the correct word. “Well-endowed," being what she settled for. The hand dropped to her thigh with a slap. Maeve cursed softly in Eskran where she stood, eyes pinching closed as she covered her mouth with her fingers.
How quickly this was turning into a disaster.
“I’m not sure that’s how it works,” she replied at Sanders’ implied invitation. She honestly didn’t. She wasn’t sure if his asking was enough to allow her into the hall. She did know that his authority wouldn’t overrule the queen’s. Queen Julianna was known to be kind, but Loch wasn’t interested in finding out where she drew the line.
“I’m sure they’re wonderful,” she sighed, stepping out of Cimmerian’s stall and latching the door behind her. She moved towards the exit, brushing her hands on her pants and craning her neck to see further into the courtyard. Her tail swayed slowly behind her head. “Extravagance aside, I think the party might be over.” Having heard the sound of beating hooves a moment before, her suspicions were confirmed when she spotted Onyx, huffing agitatedly at the castle steps. “The queen has returned.”
Maeve continued to watch the exchange between the emperor and the maid with unmasked disapproval. How dare this woman act so scandalously in the queen’s banquet hall. The casual touch shared between them would no doubt start a vicious flurry of rumors among the staff. The handmaiden made a mental note, to deal with this woman, Primrose if she recalled correctly, personally. She sincerely hoped the red-eared servant was enjoying herself, because she would not be when Maeve was finished with her.
Though banished to the corner of the room by the presence of the queen, Primrose still looked pleased as could be to have sat in the lap of foreign royalty. The exchange would go to her head, for better or for worse.
Julianna remained, unapologetically atop her own table. Personally, she had no interest in the maid. In the back of her mind she knew Maeve would handle the staffing situation. It was her uninvited guest that sat at the head of it as if he belonged there that she was more concerned with.
His haughty response drew a smile from her. The look of it was more derisive than amused and it did not reach her eyes which had yet to leave the emperor. Her gaze swept over him, and in a different situation, one that included invitations and better behavior she may have noticed how attractive he was.
The queen even managed a small laugh, a hollow sound as if she was being polite in the face of a bad joke. Which is what the entirety of this situation was to her. Julianna’s hands fell from her hips, and she pushed her sleeves towards her elbows, revealing another trail of black spots. She slipped the fraying braid over her shoulder and her eyes lingered on his hands, and the space between them that was the highlight of his uncouth remarks.
“I usually prefer my thrones to be a bit more…” she paused, lifting a hand as if she were reaching for the correct word. “Well-endowed," being what she settled for. The hand dropped to her thigh with a slap. Maeve cursed softly in Eskran where she stood, eyes pinching closed as she covered her mouth with her fingers.
How quickly this was turning into a disaster.
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