Holland’s mask of composure broke for a moment and he seemed to sneer at the Prince’s back as he walked away.
Attentively, Holland watched the greeting between the parties on the steps, but he became aware of a gaze on him. He glanced away and found his eyes meeting that of the Queen's Handmaiden, Maeve. Holland realized that sometime during the ride, he had pushed his sleeves up. The damned heat. His forearms boldly displayed the tattooing that was so often seen as an abomination. The willful destruction of the body. He quickly pushed his sleeves back down again and neutralized the expression on his face.
He inclined his head serenely to the Handmaiden before folding his hands carefully before him. “Lady Maeve.” He greeted her somberly moving closer to say, “These will be complicated days.” His eyes went to the trio on the steps and then to the mixture of armed men and women in the courtyard. Veridians, Eskrans, and Delenveaux.
“Your queen has a choice to make, it seems, yes? And consequences to weigh.”
Meanwhile, the mischievous Emperor smirked at Julianna’s description of the prince’s puckered face. “Ah! I thought perhaps his soft asshole was not used to the abuse of a saddle. He was riding in a carriage before.” Owen was apparently not worried that his use of profanity would offend the Queen, he had already learned that she was rather spunky. He thought it might make her laugh.
Owen perked in his saddle, rising up again as Jean began mounting the steps to greet them. Owen turned Cimmerian once again so that he flanked the queen. He thought the two of them must have made a sight to those below. The Emperor on his stallion with a gleaming onyx coat. He in crimson and black the colors of war. And the queen in her finery standing with haughty confidence.
“It was my pleasure, Your Majesty.” Owen announced as he dropped down from the saddle at last. He still towered over the both of them. One of his guardsmen without requiring instruction moved up to take the reigns from the Emperor to lead Cimmerian back down the stairs and to the stables.
“Travel can be slow with such a company. And a carriage.” His expression was neutral as his gaze looked beyond the prince and down at the people gathered in the courtyard below. The Emperor seemed keen on reminding the Prince, or poking fun at the Prince, for his relatively small force in comparison to the Eskran force.
So many of the faces in the courtyard below were Eskran. They were easy enough to spot with their light hair in elaborate braids, new sunburns, full armor, looking intimidating. Owen hadn’t bothered to ask the Queen permission to populate the castle with his deadly retinue. He had simply done it.
Owen pulled his hands out of his riding gloves and tucked them into his belt. His hands were red from the heat. It was brutal. Unlike anything he had experienced.
“I would certainly like some of that delightful chilled wine. None of the rum, it makes me much too bold.” His eyes twinkled at the Queen and he was obviously referencing the debacle of their first meeting when he had been drunk on rum. “Oh, and I’d love some of that little fruit covered in brown fuzz.”
Attentively, Holland watched the greeting between the parties on the steps, but he became aware of a gaze on him. He glanced away and found his eyes meeting that of the Queen's Handmaiden, Maeve. Holland realized that sometime during the ride, he had pushed his sleeves up. The damned heat. His forearms boldly displayed the tattooing that was so often seen as an abomination. The willful destruction of the body. He quickly pushed his sleeves back down again and neutralized the expression on his face.
He inclined his head serenely to the Handmaiden before folding his hands carefully before him. “Lady Maeve.” He greeted her somberly moving closer to say, “These will be complicated days.” His eyes went to the trio on the steps and then to the mixture of armed men and women in the courtyard. Veridians, Eskrans, and Delenveaux.
“Your queen has a choice to make, it seems, yes? And consequences to weigh.”
Meanwhile, the mischievous Emperor smirked at Julianna’s description of the prince’s puckered face. “Ah! I thought perhaps his soft asshole was not used to the abuse of a saddle. He was riding in a carriage before.” Owen was apparently not worried that his use of profanity would offend the Queen, he had already learned that she was rather spunky. He thought it might make her laugh.
Owen perked in his saddle, rising up again as Jean began mounting the steps to greet them. Owen turned Cimmerian once again so that he flanked the queen. He thought the two of them must have made a sight to those below. The Emperor on his stallion with a gleaming onyx coat. He in crimson and black the colors of war. And the queen in her finery standing with haughty confidence.
“It was my pleasure, Your Majesty.” Owen announced as he dropped down from the saddle at last. He still towered over the both of them. One of his guardsmen without requiring instruction moved up to take the reigns from the Emperor to lead Cimmerian back down the stairs and to the stables.
“Travel can be slow with such a company. And a carriage.” His expression was neutral as his gaze looked beyond the prince and down at the people gathered in the courtyard below. The Emperor seemed keen on reminding the Prince, or poking fun at the Prince, for his relatively small force in comparison to the Eskran force.
So many of the faces in the courtyard below were Eskran. They were easy enough to spot with their light hair in elaborate braids, new sunburns, full armor, looking intimidating. Owen hadn’t bothered to ask the Queen permission to populate the castle with his deadly retinue. He had simply done it.
Owen pulled his hands out of his riding gloves and tucked them into his belt. His hands were red from the heat. It was brutal. Unlike anything he had experienced.
“I would certainly like some of that delightful chilled wine. None of the rum, it makes me much too bold.” His eyes twinkled at the Queen and he was obviously referencing the debacle of their first meeting when he had been drunk on rum. “Oh, and I’d love some of that little fruit covered in brown fuzz.”
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