An ear fell lopsided at his smirk, flattening against the delicate crown tucked into her bounty of curls. Her eyes made a perfect half-circle as they rolled away from him and settled on a butterfly that danced along the petals of a nearby clump of milk thistle instead. Of course he would talk of surveying women in the same way one would talk of fruit. Her ears pushed to attention again, aware of his eyes on her as she continued the meticulous ministrations of tending to the sugars on her fingers. His train of thought was lost on her, as it did not occur to the diminutive queen that anything vulgar could be deciphered from her actions.
Ears swiveled in Lord Hardwydt’s direction as she heard him move away from her. She turned her head to follow the motion, hand falling once again to her side. Her tail swayed back and forth near her feet. Slowly, she followed after him. Her attention had been caught by his cloak. She cocked her head, aware that he was speaking, but more entertained by the way the material fluttered and shifted. “I would be honored to meet the men and women of your company,” she replied, though her tone sounded distant and distracted, even in her own ears which twitched as she hurried her pace to catch up with him. Starling silently trotted after her.
She didn't know that there was anything to be special about the women he spoke of.
When she was close enough, Julianna reached out and touched his cloak, somewhat unthinkingly. Just the tips of her fingers at first, but when he didn’t seem to notice she risked splaying her hand over the fabric that hung near the small of his back. The material was soft, but heavy. She’d never felt anything like it before. There was obvious impression left where her fingers had once been, and she found that curious.
He turned to face her and she snatched her hand back. She held it against her chest with the other hand, like a child that had been caught doing something naughty. Her tail pinwheeled towards her spine and her ears stood at the highest attention. Wide green eyes gazed up at him, and she suppressed a nervous laugh. Julianna was mahogany red down her spotted shoulders, as she cleared her throat and took the arm he offered her. She still wasn’t entirely comfortable with the strange contact, but he insisted on it, and she didn’t want to appear rude.
Or any ruder, considering her handling of his cloak.
Julianna’s tail uncurled to sway behind her shoulders at his brief, gentlemanly display. Her own brows arched towards her hairline, though more in surprise that he was capable of such a thing. Ears shifted in unison. “I believe that I have more of a say in my escorts than a feeble treaty,” she replied, eyeing the blonde locks that curled near his jaw. She wanted to touch them for some reason. “It would certainly be an honor to attend the festival with the emperor of Eskra and I accept you offer.”
And for all she cared the tardy Prince of Delanveaux and his delicate sensibilities could fall off a cliff.
Her pacing ended when he touched her. She halted because he had touched her, not necessarily because it had been his intention when grabbing her arm. Violet eyes darted between the hand that trailed across her arm and his face. Though her gaze implied that she wasn’t entirely pleased at being handled by the adviser, she did not pull away. Holland did not appear to be Eskran by birth, but Maeve assumed he had been with them long enough to engage in casual touching so freely.
The handmaiden listened to him as he made a show of requesting her forgiveness, and it wasn’t until he brushed kisses upon her knuckles that she pulled her hand away from him. There was a note of surprise in the way her hand was suddenly removed from his, even though he released her simultaneously. The hand he had previously held was hidden away behind her back. Her expression was neutral, and she didn’t blush, but she had obviously been affected by the careless use of what she viewed as an intimate gesture.
“You…” Her eyes narrowed sharply as the hand behind her back curled into a fist. “You are a bold man, Master Rivers.” Her tone negated any compliment in the words. “A forged invitation, a company of men inside Veridian borders, and a tiger in the castle.” Obstinate violet eyes settled solidly on hazel.
Maeve’s hand reappeared, but only to clasp the other and rest against her thighs. Reverting back to the picture of a woman of her station. Even though she didn’t believe a closed door would be enough to dissuade a tiger on a rampage, having some distance between the animal calmed her nerves. “I will have to discuss all of this with her majesty,” Maeve explained. “It is not my leniency that you should be begging for.” She frowned at him. She found Holland’s servient and compliant nature to be suspicious.
“Which brings us back to the matter of the invitation. Why forge one, instead of requesting to be hosted by the Queen?”
Ears swiveled in Lord Hardwydt’s direction as she heard him move away from her. She turned her head to follow the motion, hand falling once again to her side. Her tail swayed back and forth near her feet. Slowly, she followed after him. Her attention had been caught by his cloak. She cocked her head, aware that he was speaking, but more entertained by the way the material fluttered and shifted. “I would be honored to meet the men and women of your company,” she replied, though her tone sounded distant and distracted, even in her own ears which twitched as she hurried her pace to catch up with him. Starling silently trotted after her.
She didn't know that there was anything to be special about the women he spoke of.
When she was close enough, Julianna reached out and touched his cloak, somewhat unthinkingly. Just the tips of her fingers at first, but when he didn’t seem to notice she risked splaying her hand over the fabric that hung near the small of his back. The material was soft, but heavy. She’d never felt anything like it before. There was obvious impression left where her fingers had once been, and she found that curious.
He turned to face her and she snatched her hand back. She held it against her chest with the other hand, like a child that had been caught doing something naughty. Her tail pinwheeled towards her spine and her ears stood at the highest attention. Wide green eyes gazed up at him, and she suppressed a nervous laugh. Julianna was mahogany red down her spotted shoulders, as she cleared her throat and took the arm he offered her. She still wasn’t entirely comfortable with the strange contact, but he insisted on it, and she didn’t want to appear rude.
Or any ruder, considering her handling of his cloak.
Julianna’s tail uncurled to sway behind her shoulders at his brief, gentlemanly display. Her own brows arched towards her hairline, though more in surprise that he was capable of such a thing. Ears shifted in unison. “I believe that I have more of a say in my escorts than a feeble treaty,” she replied, eyeing the blonde locks that curled near his jaw. She wanted to touch them for some reason. “It would certainly be an honor to attend the festival with the emperor of Eskra and I accept you offer.”
And for all she cared the tardy Prince of Delanveaux and his delicate sensibilities could fall off a cliff.
Her pacing ended when he touched her. She halted because he had touched her, not necessarily because it had been his intention when grabbing her arm. Violet eyes darted between the hand that trailed across her arm and his face. Though her gaze implied that she wasn’t entirely pleased at being handled by the adviser, she did not pull away. Holland did not appear to be Eskran by birth, but Maeve assumed he had been with them long enough to engage in casual touching so freely.
The handmaiden listened to him as he made a show of requesting her forgiveness, and it wasn’t until he brushed kisses upon her knuckles that she pulled her hand away from him. There was a note of surprise in the way her hand was suddenly removed from his, even though he released her simultaneously. The hand he had previously held was hidden away behind her back. Her expression was neutral, and she didn’t blush, but she had obviously been affected by the careless use of what she viewed as an intimate gesture.
“You…” Her eyes narrowed sharply as the hand behind her back curled into a fist. “You are a bold man, Master Rivers.” Her tone negated any compliment in the words. “A forged invitation, a company of men inside Veridian borders, and a tiger in the castle.” Obstinate violet eyes settled solidly on hazel.
Maeve’s hand reappeared, but only to clasp the other and rest against her thighs. Reverting back to the picture of a woman of her station. Even though she didn’t believe a closed door would be enough to dissuade a tiger on a rampage, having some distance between the animal calmed her nerves. “I will have to discuss all of this with her majesty,” Maeve explained. “It is not my leniency that you should be begging for.” She frowned at him. She found Holland’s servient and compliant nature to be suspicious.
“Which brings us back to the matter of the invitation. Why forge one, instead of requesting to be hosted by the Queen?”
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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