There was something contagious about his smile. The one she had been avoiding moments before pulled her lips back in a gentle curve. The last thing Starling needed was another person to spoil him, but it seemed he had found one. When the attention ceased, Starling flipped back over panting and gazing up at the emperor. Begging for more with big puppy eyes. As Owen stood, the canine shot up and trotted over to the queen’s side. He sat obediently at her feet.
“Lord Hartwydt,” she returned, her smile softened but didn’t fade. “A pleasure to see you this morning,” she continued, since they were being so pleasant to one another currently. It was a refreshing change. And a surprising one, she had presumed the behavior she had witnessed was simply the way he was going to be.
She watched him approach, eyes tracking across the whole of him until he was too close for her to do so. She noted a raking trio of scars across his torso and she momentarily wondered as to the cause of them. Without a table to aid her the emperor towered over her. She lifted her chin, to look him in they eyes. She was not intimidated by him, and didn’t need a table to prove it. Julianna startled when his hands met her shoulders, the cut of her dress left her with the feeling of work-roughened flesh on her own. Her mouth curved into a perfect ‘o’ as he leaned to kiss her checks.
Starling jumped to attention, barking loudly and pushing his way between them. He nudged the emperor away from the queen with a heavy lean of his body, turning to bark at him again. Julianna blinked out of her shock, she perhaps should have expected him to touch her again but she had not. Regardless the contact still shook her, Veridian people did not share touch outside of close contacts; family members and lovers. The emperor was still a perfect stranger to her. She shushed Starling, placing a hand on his head and he ceased in his noise. Her brow furrowed as she cleared her throat, placing one hand on her abdomen to still the strange stirring feeling in her stomach.
Her surprise shifted into a crooked smile. She looked down at herself and hummed before returning her eyes to his. “Yes, surprisingly I do clean up well. I could say the same for you. You have adapted to Verdian style quite nicely.”
Julianna laughed lightly, her hand falling back to her side. Starling settled again, head pressed against her thigh. He had calmed from his earlier outburst which had been a marvelous show of his loyalty and training. He gazed up at her with a panting grin. Julianna swept an arm forward, insisting that the emperor join her on a tour of the garden. She laced her hands behind her back as she walked.
“Forgiveness?” she parroted. She hummed again. “I suppose I can spare some forgiveness. For I do believe it was our fantastic rum which left you in such...high spirits. I am just as at fault it seems.” She tilted her head to follow the curve of another half-smile as she kept her eyes forward. Amused by her own pun.
“Lord Hartwydt,” she returned, her smile softened but didn’t fade. “A pleasure to see you this morning,” she continued, since they were being so pleasant to one another currently. It was a refreshing change. And a surprising one, she had presumed the behavior she had witnessed was simply the way he was going to be.
She watched him approach, eyes tracking across the whole of him until he was too close for her to do so. She noted a raking trio of scars across his torso and she momentarily wondered as to the cause of them. Without a table to aid her the emperor towered over her. She lifted her chin, to look him in they eyes. She was not intimidated by him, and didn’t need a table to prove it. Julianna startled when his hands met her shoulders, the cut of her dress left her with the feeling of work-roughened flesh on her own. Her mouth curved into a perfect ‘o’ as he leaned to kiss her checks.
Starling jumped to attention, barking loudly and pushing his way between them. He nudged the emperor away from the queen with a heavy lean of his body, turning to bark at him again. Julianna blinked out of her shock, she perhaps should have expected him to touch her again but she had not. Regardless the contact still shook her, Veridian people did not share touch outside of close contacts; family members and lovers. The emperor was still a perfect stranger to her. She shushed Starling, placing a hand on his head and he ceased in his noise. Her brow furrowed as she cleared her throat, placing one hand on her abdomen to still the strange stirring feeling in her stomach.
Her surprise shifted into a crooked smile. She looked down at herself and hummed before returning her eyes to his. “Yes, surprisingly I do clean up well. I could say the same for you. You have adapted to Verdian style quite nicely.”
Julianna laughed lightly, her hand falling back to her side. Starling settled again, head pressed against her thigh. He had calmed from his earlier outburst which had been a marvelous show of his loyalty and training. He gazed up at her with a panting grin. Julianna swept an arm forward, insisting that the emperor join her on a tour of the garden. She laced her hands behind her back as she walked.
“Forgiveness?” she parroted. She hummed again. “I suppose I can spare some forgiveness. For I do believe it was our fantastic rum which left you in such...high spirits. I am just as at fault it seems.” She tilted her head to follow the curve of another half-smile as she kept her eyes forward. Amused by her own pun.
I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you.
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