Published at 15th of August 2019 11:55:16 AM Chapter 101
"Ah, I had heard that Calendrus's Court Sorcerer had been dragged to the altar, but by the looks of it 'dragged' was probably an exaggeration . " It surprised Zylvia to hear the teasing words come from the stern looking woman's mouth .
She blinked a little, and felt her cheeks redden . Kaldrek was just as flustered as she was, "Yes, well," He laughed softly, "Zylvia and I are both happy to be married . Even if we were practically forced into it . "
Zylvia placed a hand on her husband's arm, smiling at him, "He was not quite dragged to the altar, though I doubt he would have minded all that much if he had been . "
Queen Dawn smiled wryly, "Men are idiots are they not?"
AdvertisementZylvia stared at her a trifle shocked .
"Arrion was not an idiot," Kaldrek chided the woman with a slight frown, "Sometimes did things no one else understood . But he always had a reason for it, normally a good one . "
"I know," The queen said with a sigh, "He was infuriating, childish, sometimes enigmatic, but when all was said and done he was usually right . Biggest lax in judgement he ever made had to be marrying someone broken like me . Biggest mistake I ever made…"
"He just died," Jayesh sounded agitated, "Are you really going to drag his name instantly . He was a good man . One of the best I knew . "
"I was going to say that I never cherished him like I should . " She cleared her throat, "I mean he was the first person who ever gave me warmth . "
Jayesh looked at her incredulously, "And, what? It took him dying for you to realize that? Arrion deserved better than that . "
Zylvia saw something briefly cross the woman's face before she sighed, "He was the one who insisted I marry him . He knew that I was a closed book but he was still adamant . You can't always get exactly what you want in life . Enough, though . I think it would be far better to focus on the threat . "
Jayesh nodded, "Of course . "
Kaldrek showed the others what they had found and gave the area where this site was .
Queen Dawn nodded, "Alright, I say that the five kingdoms send out a group to deal with them . I would ask you to send some of your arcane users, Varenduil can supply some of their protecters and Amriel can supply knights . Jarenkul can do scouts . Lumna can send some of our priests . "
Jayesh agreed without hesitation, "Of course, and I doubt any kingdom will have anything against it . "
"I will be going with them," All of the people in the room stared at the golden haired queen . "What, they invaded my home . As such I need to teach them a lesson . Preferably bloody . It has been a while since I last hunted . Besides, I know Nix'Ryl . Or do you forget that I was born there?"
"Of course . I am sure that the group would be pleased for a native to join them . " Jayesh said quietly .
Queen Dawn stood up to leave and then paused, "Thank you for your help today . I know I am not always the most… friendly of people, but I do know that if there is anyone I trust, other than Arrion, to have my back it is you . "
After she left, silence fell for a minute . Then Jayesh spoke up, "You know, I think she is actually upset that her king died . Surprising really, I always thought she treated him as air . "
"We only saw them when they visited . What they were like at home we can not know for sure . " Kaldrek said softly, "I am sure she probably loved him in her own way . "
Jayesh nodded and then sighed as he told Zylvia and his wife to go have fun as he prepared to help out with this campaign .
Zylvia walked her best friend out and took her to go get their hands busy . The rest of the day the men kept themselves locked away and Zylvia did not see her beloved husband again until bed .