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to the devil.
“Is this the way we shall start every new day then wife? With you spitting like a wild thing even after a night spent locked together?” Her cheeks went up in flames as she turned her back to me to finish her morning ablutions. Walking over behind her I pulled her back into me with my face buried in her neck and my arms wrapped around her. “Your were my wild little lioness last night, now this morn you’re a hissing tigress.”
“Unhand me you oaf.” She tried kicking my shin but I sidestepped her and turned her around so I could steal a kiss from her pouting lips. She nipped my lip until she drew blood. Pulling away I wiped the small spill away while looking down at her. “Tonight you will pay for that, I shall make you beg and plead with me before I take you over and over again.”
“I will never beg you for anything my lord; now kindly remove yourself so that I may make myself ready. The men await do they not?” With one last stolen kiss I turned and finished my own dress before leaving the tent. My first order of business after seeing that all was in readiness was to check on her brother. “And how did you pass the night Jason?”
“Like a babe your majesty, your wife, my sister has seen to my every comfort.” He stretched and yawned as he followed me to the fire where the morning meal was waiting. It was a little before dawn and if we wanted to make it home in a reasonable time we would have to start our days early. Had she not been among us I would’ve ridden longer into the night but I will not take chances with her safety though I did not expect anything to befall us.
She exited the tent moments later looking more like the queen she was. Her maids had plaited part of her hair and wrapped it around her head with sprigs of the forest flowers, leaving a long fall of it to hang down her back. The style was very becoming on her fine features and the red of her surcoat matched almost perfectly her russet colored curls in the early morning light. She looked fresh young and well rested, not like she’d passed the night with her amorous husband buried inside her half the night. The thought brought a smile to my face and a swelling to other parts of my body. Later, I will leave such thoughts for later. Right now it was time to get the day started and be about our way.
“Come Rhiannon.” I beckoned her over to join us as we turned to our meal.
“Good morrow Jason, did you pass the night well?” She took a seat between us and of course pretended that I didn’t exist while she fawned all over her brother. I hid my grin at her obvious slight and just enjoyed the friendly banter between the two of them as she tried to boss the poor lad around, as was her wont. I was pleased to see that at least some of the sadness that had been evident in her upon my arrival at her father’s castle had receded. She no longer had the gaunt look of death about her.
It was a sobering thought to realize that I had brought her to that. I know that very soon I will have to tell her of the reasons behind my actions but I was hoping to put that off until after I had her safely ensconced in my home. I was no longer sure of her reaction to the revelation. The sweet biddable girl I’d grown to know might’ve easily forgiven my lapse in judgment, I’m not too certain this hellcat will be as understanding. More’s the pity; looks like there will be more trying days ahead. Hopefully I would’ve sweetened her up by then.
“Here Rhian try this.” I shared a portion of honey cake with her and was more than a little surprised when she accepted the tiny morsel from my fingertips without objection. Could be that so engrossed was she in her brother’s fabricated tales that she wasn’t aware of her actions. I used the distraction to feed her thus for the rest of the morning meal. I found myself more than once studying her beneath lowered lids so as not to appear too obvious. Who was this amazing creature
“Is this the way we shall start every new day then wife? With you spitting like a wild thing even after a night spent locked together?” Her cheeks went up in flames as she turned her back to me to finish her morning ablutions. Walking over behind her I pulled her back into me with my face buried in her neck and my arms wrapped around her. “Your were my wild little lioness last night, now this morn you’re a hissing tigress.”
“Unhand me you oaf.” She tried kicking my shin but I sidestepped her and turned her around so I could steal a kiss from her pouting lips. She nipped my lip until she drew blood. Pulling away I wiped the small spill away while looking down at her. “Tonight you will pay for that, I shall make you beg and plead with me before I take you over and over again.”
“I will never beg you for anything my lord; now kindly remove yourself so that I may make myself ready. The men await do they not?” With one last stolen kiss I turned and finished my own dress before leaving the tent. My first order of business after seeing that all was in readiness was to check on her brother. “And how did you pass the night Jason?”
“Like a babe your majesty, your wife, my sister has seen to my every comfort.” He stretched and yawned as he followed me to the fire where the morning meal was waiting. It was a little before dawn and if we wanted to make it home in a reasonable time we would have to start our days early. Had she not been among us I would’ve ridden longer into the night but I will not take chances with her safety though I did not expect anything to befall us.
She exited the tent moments later looking more like the queen she was. Her maids had plaited part of her hair and wrapped it around her head with sprigs of the forest flowers, leaving a long fall of it to hang down her back. The style was very becoming on her fine features and the red of her surcoat matched almost perfectly her russet colored curls in the early morning light. She looked fresh young and well rested, not like she’d passed the night with her amorous husband buried inside her half the night. The thought brought a smile to my face and a swelling to other parts of my body. Later, I will leave such thoughts for later. Right now it was time to get the day started and be about our way.
“Come Rhiannon.” I beckoned her over to join us as we turned to our meal.
“Good morrow Jason, did you pass the night well?” She took a seat between us and of course pretended that I didn’t exist while she fawned all over her brother. I hid my grin at her obvious slight and just enjoyed the friendly banter between the two of them as she tried to boss the poor lad around, as was her wont. I was pleased to see that at least some of the sadness that had been evident in her upon my arrival at her father’s castle had receded. She no longer had the gaunt look of death about her.
It was a sobering thought to realize that I had brought her to that. I know that very soon I will have to tell her of the reasons behind my actions but I was hoping to put that off until after I had her safely ensconced in my home. I was no longer sure of her reaction to the revelation. The sweet biddable girl I’d grown to know might’ve easily forgiven my lapse in judgment, I’m not too certain this hellcat will be as understanding. More’s the pity; looks like there will be more trying days ahead. Hopefully I would’ve sweetened her up by then.
“Here Rhian try this.” I shared a portion of honey cake with her and was more than a little surprised when she accepted the tiny morsel from my fingertips without objection. Could be that so engrossed was she in her brother’s fabricated tales that she wasn’t aware of her actions. I used the distraction to feed her thus for the rest of the morning meal. I found myself more than once studying her beneath lowered lids so as not to appear too obvious. Who was this amazing creature
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