Darcy considered his wine for moment. Swirling the dark liquid back and forth in the cup before lifting it to his mouth to finish off. "You can accompany her back to the cottage. A show of good faith," he suggested. "It will also allow you to get whatever you need from there for your stay here." He set the cup down again and moved to gather his wife in one arm. "Let's go to bed," he said quietly to her, ushering her out of the room with an arm around her shoulders. He looked down at Julianna as they walked past her, still standing and looking defiant where he had left her.
"I apologize for the intrusion," he said to her, once again in her native tongue. She didn't answer him, but he continued anyway. "He's not that bad. I know it is not ideal, but I hope you can come to enjoy your time here."
Green eyes darted upwards to meet the Thane's gaze. "Thank you," she murmured. Her response was in Eskran, because she was including Ishara in the apology that followed. "I am sorry to have disturbed you this evening. It was not my intention to seem ungrateful."
As the couple departed, Julianna's expression had smoothed into something more resembling defeat. She was exhausted, having not been able to sleep her first few nights in the strange land. Her near constant shivering wasn't exactly conserving her energy either. The fine trembling had begun again when she had moved away from the fire for introductions.
Julianna watched Eoghan for a few moments, his displeasure with his parents decision still obvious. Were her ears not hidden by the cloak Ishara demanded she keep on, he would see the way they pinned backwards against her hair. Resembling a cold and frightened kitten. She wrapped herself up in the thick green velvet. She cleared her throat, suddenly feeling like she had lost her voice. Despite the pugnacious way she had been with him before.
"Shall we go?"
"I apologize for the intrusion," he said to her, once again in her native tongue. She didn't answer him, but he continued anyway. "He's not that bad. I know it is not ideal, but I hope you can come to enjoy your time here."
Green eyes darted upwards to meet the Thane's gaze. "Thank you," she murmured. Her response was in Eskran, because she was including Ishara in the apology that followed. "I am sorry to have disturbed you this evening. It was not my intention to seem ungrateful."
As the couple departed, Julianna's expression had smoothed into something more resembling defeat. She was exhausted, having not been able to sleep her first few nights in the strange land. Her near constant shivering wasn't exactly conserving her energy either. The fine trembling had begun again when she had moved away from the fire for introductions.
Julianna watched Eoghan for a few moments, his displeasure with his parents decision still obvious. Were her ears not hidden by the cloak Ishara demanded she keep on, he would see the way they pinned backwards against her hair. Resembling a cold and frightened kitten. She wrapped herself up in the thick green velvet. She cleared her throat, suddenly feeling like she had lost her voice. Despite the pugnacious way she had been with him before.
"Shall we go?"
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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