She huffed a sharp sigh through her nose, before clearing her throat. She was frowning at his smirk. Hands that still threatened to shake were curled tight against her abdomen. The shameless and easy way he touched her, still unnerved her though she had tried to acclimate herself to it. His last attempt had been too much for the young queen to endure. She knew she was being foolish to attribute her reaction to propriety, when it was wholly caused by arousal that set her heart to fluttering.
Julianna resisted a sigh of relief when he agreed to her plan, watching as the fabric he released drifted back to his side. “Yes Starling is rather impatient-”
She all but tripped over Starling who was still laid out behind her, simultaneous to Owen mentioning him. A clipped and kittenish yelp sounded from her as she took another step to save herself from completely falling over. Starling was not at all concerned with being the reason for her misfortune, only rolled over and righted himself to standing as Julianna straightened. She didn’t turn to face the emperor. She accepted then and there that she would only ever be blushing red in his presence. Her ears pressed against her crown, tail flicking.
“A tiger?” She intended to behave as if nothing had happened. As if she were as poised and graceful as she’d been for approximately half of the time she’d spent in his presence. Ears were at attention once more as she half-turned at the waist to continue speaking with him as they moved to leave the gardens. “I’ve heard they are vicious and dangerous creatures. And you’re keeping one as a pet? And it’s currently in my castle?”
The way she worried at her own cuticles and stared at the wall over Holland’s shoulder made her look as if she wasn’t listening to him. She was, of course, but that didn’t not take away from the other things on her mind. Such as the preposterous idea of the Emperor finding a wife in the Queen of Veridian. Holland knew more than he was sharing with her. Maeve was suspicious of him. She wondered to the status of her Queen, wandering the gardens with an intent-filled Eskran Emperor.
Violet eyes returned to Holland when he started to pace. They tracked the line he made across the floor. She felt as if she could read something excitable in his movements.
She was visibly surprised when he moved towards her and took her hand again. Mostly, because she thought she had made it clear she did not appreciate the contact. Her brow furrowed as she stared hard at him. Something about his grip implied that he was not content to let her go just yet.
Her face smoothed out as he deigned to speak of the treaty with her. It was, to begin none of his business, and to end, not something she would be discussing with him at length. “Between you and I, Master Holland, the matter of the treaty and its subsequent handling are none of your business.”
She chose to be rude, rather than say too much in defense of Julianna and the article in question.
When her hand was hers once more, she turned away from him, blatantly indicative of her desire to leave. “Her majesty is more than capable of making her own decisions regarding trade and most especially regarding marriage." She spoke as if the Eskran Empire would be denied on both fronts.
Maeve opened the door and stepped into the hallway. As if suddenly remembering her place, she turned to face him and curtsied. A short dip, one foot behind the other with an arm extended. “Good day, Master Holland. I hope you enjoy the rest of your...short stay on the Isles,” was her terse farewell before she closed the door on him with a bit more force than necessary.
Julianna resisted a sigh of relief when he agreed to her plan, watching as the fabric he released drifted back to his side. “Yes Starling is rather impatient-”
She all but tripped over Starling who was still laid out behind her, simultaneous to Owen mentioning him. A clipped and kittenish yelp sounded from her as she took another step to save herself from completely falling over. Starling was not at all concerned with being the reason for her misfortune, only rolled over and righted himself to standing as Julianna straightened. She didn’t turn to face the emperor. She accepted then and there that she would only ever be blushing red in his presence. Her ears pressed against her crown, tail flicking.
“A tiger?” She intended to behave as if nothing had happened. As if she were as poised and graceful as she’d been for approximately half of the time she’d spent in his presence. Ears were at attention once more as she half-turned at the waist to continue speaking with him as they moved to leave the gardens. “I’ve heard they are vicious and dangerous creatures. And you’re keeping one as a pet? And it’s currently in my castle?”
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The way she worried at her own cuticles and stared at the wall over Holland’s shoulder made her look as if she wasn’t listening to him. She was, of course, but that didn’t not take away from the other things on her mind. Such as the preposterous idea of the Emperor finding a wife in the Queen of Veridian. Holland knew more than he was sharing with her. Maeve was suspicious of him. She wondered to the status of her Queen, wandering the gardens with an intent-filled Eskran Emperor.
Violet eyes returned to Holland when he started to pace. They tracked the line he made across the floor. She felt as if she could read something excitable in his movements.
She was visibly surprised when he moved towards her and took her hand again. Mostly, because she thought she had made it clear she did not appreciate the contact. Her brow furrowed as she stared hard at him. Something about his grip implied that he was not content to let her go just yet.
Her face smoothed out as he deigned to speak of the treaty with her. It was, to begin none of his business, and to end, not something she would be discussing with him at length. “Between you and I, Master Holland, the matter of the treaty and its subsequent handling are none of your business.”
She chose to be rude, rather than say too much in defense of Julianna and the article in question.
When her hand was hers once more, she turned away from him, blatantly indicative of her desire to leave. “Her majesty is more than capable of making her own decisions regarding trade and most especially regarding marriage." She spoke as if the Eskran Empire would be denied on both fronts.
Maeve opened the door and stepped into the hallway. As if suddenly remembering her place, she turned to face him and curtsied. A short dip, one foot behind the other with an arm extended. “Good day, Master Holland. I hope you enjoy the rest of your...short stay on the Isles,” was her terse farewell before she closed the door on him with a bit more force than necessary.
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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