Lochellen waved to the handsome guardsman as he dashed off. She did not voice any obligations to join him at the next event, but she did look forward to see him again in some capacity. Her tail swayed happily at the way he'd called her ‘lady’ as she turned back to tend to her charges. She had a stable full, now that the emperor was visiting.
Julianna was unmoved as he rose from the chair. Hands had found their way back to her hips and she watched him approach. She was aware of his reputation, but she refused to be intimidated by him. Especially in her own banquet hall.
Her first motion was to push his hand away when he touched her braid. A swift and automatic gesture, and honestly she looked caught off guard. He'd successfully brought her tangle of hair back across her chest, but that was only because she’d not expected him to actually touch her. She had been stunned for a few moments. People did not touch and they most especially did not touch her.
“Intelligent negotiators know when a product is not worth their time,” she replied, keeping up with the metaphor. Despite the sass of her words, she'd noted the path of his hands and her eyes had darted towards the ceiling. “I’d hate for you to embarrass yourself in mixed company.”
Maeve was also aware of the direction this conversation had turned. “Your majesty, please get down,” she pleaded over the commotion of the emperor’s counsel rushing to keep him out of sight. Sairus and Coltrane also appeared, taking point on either side of the queen lest the disturbance get violent. Eskrans and rum sounded to them like a volatile combination.
Julianna’s continued refusal was noted by the way she did not get down. As the emperor was being removed from her company, her eyes left the ceiling to settle on the man who was apologizing on behalf of his lord. Her smile was bemused, as if she'd won something and she nodded her head in response to his hurried bow. Her genial laughter echoed as the Eskran’s dispersed from the room.
When she finally turned to look at Maeve, her handmaiden was frowning at her. It wiped the smile from her face. “What?”
“Was that necessary?”
Julianna shrugged. “Not sure. It was fun though.” The queen looked around the hall once, before hopping down from the table in the space the emperor had left with his absence. “Oh don't look at me like that,” she suggested to Maeve who was still displeased with her. “It could have been much worse,” she explained, as if that made it better.
Maeve sighed. An exasperated sound though her nose. “I will meet you on your chambers when I am done assisting the staff with this mess.”
Julianna breathed a sigh of her own. “Very well,” she muttered, half-way towards a whine since she was still being scolded. Maeve could get away with such things because Julianna considered her a friend more than anything else.
As the queen disappeared towards the exit, Sai and Coltrane following her Maeve snapped the meandering staff to attention.
Julianna was unmoved as he rose from the chair. Hands had found their way back to her hips and she watched him approach. She was aware of his reputation, but she refused to be intimidated by him. Especially in her own banquet hall.
Her first motion was to push his hand away when he touched her braid. A swift and automatic gesture, and honestly she looked caught off guard. He'd successfully brought her tangle of hair back across her chest, but that was only because she’d not expected him to actually touch her. She had been stunned for a few moments. People did not touch and they most especially did not touch her.
“Intelligent negotiators know when a product is not worth their time,” she replied, keeping up with the metaphor. Despite the sass of her words, she'd noted the path of his hands and her eyes had darted towards the ceiling. “I’d hate for you to embarrass yourself in mixed company.”
Maeve was also aware of the direction this conversation had turned. “Your majesty, please get down,” she pleaded over the commotion of the emperor’s counsel rushing to keep him out of sight. Sairus and Coltrane also appeared, taking point on either side of the queen lest the disturbance get violent. Eskrans and rum sounded to them like a volatile combination.
Julianna’s continued refusal was noted by the way she did not get down. As the emperor was being removed from her company, her eyes left the ceiling to settle on the man who was apologizing on behalf of his lord. Her smile was bemused, as if she'd won something and she nodded her head in response to his hurried bow. Her genial laughter echoed as the Eskran’s dispersed from the room.
When she finally turned to look at Maeve, her handmaiden was frowning at her. It wiped the smile from her face. “What?”
“Was that necessary?”
Julianna shrugged. “Not sure. It was fun though.” The queen looked around the hall once, before hopping down from the table in the space the emperor had left with his absence. “Oh don't look at me like that,” she suggested to Maeve who was still displeased with her. “It could have been much worse,” she explained, as if that made it better.
Maeve sighed. An exasperated sound though her nose. “I will meet you on your chambers when I am done assisting the staff with this mess.”
Julianna breathed a sigh of her own. “Very well,” she muttered, half-way towards a whine since she was still being scolded. Maeve could get away with such things because Julianna considered her a friend more than anything else.
As the queen disappeared towards the exit, Sai and Coltrane following her Maeve snapped the meandering staff to attention.
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