Published at 2nd of May 2019 10:18:18 AM Chapter 15
After leaving the presence of his king and queen, Kaldrek let out a soft sigh as some tension left his body . Even though he was highly fond of both of them they sometimes were a bit much .
As he walked, he felt Zylvia shift in his arms, so that she was leaning more fully on him . A bit startled his eyes flicked downward for a brief second . Then, he hugged her closer, so that he would not accidentally drop her .
AdvertisementKaldrek found himself realizing that Zylvia was actually much lighter than she looked . He had a feeling that he should probably never mention this to her as she would probably take him the wrong way again . At least she tended to move on fairly quickly when it happened .
When he arrived at their room, he tucked Zylvia into the bed . Because some of her hair was falling in her face he removed her ribbon and then stroked her hair out of her face .
Kaldrek stared down at her, his hand resting beside her head . She really did look so innocent when she was sleeping . He felt his lips curl into a smile as he watched her .
She shifted slightly in her sleep and her brow furrowed . Kaldrek leaned down and placed a kiss on her forehead to smooth it out . "Sweet dreams, Zylv," he murmured softly .
He walked over to his bookshelf and removed a book from the shelf . He was not actually feeling particularly sleepy and the thought of reading made a grin come to his face .
The book he had chosen was an old friend, a fairy tale about an orphan who became a legendary hero . It had been his father's and he could vaguely remember his father reading it to him . From what little he remembered of his father he had been an idealist as well as a bookworm .
Taking the book, he slipped into bed beside of Zylvia . He noticed that she had rolled onto her side and that her face was once again covered by her hair . Smiling he pushed it back from her face again . Once being certain that she was comfortable, he let himself get caught up in his book .
He had not been reading that long when he felt something press up against his side . Zylvia had moved in her sleep towards him and her hands had wrapped around his arm . She was still slumbering peaceably and probably had no idea that she had started cuddling . Kaldrek let out a sigh and then managed to get her to let go of his arm which he then wrapped around her shoulders . She snuggled up against him, which he could not help but find adorable . It reminded him of a baby animal seeking for warmth .
He wondered idly if she would be okay with that comparison or of it would make her blow up at him . Sometimes he had no idea how she was going to act about any given thing . He often times, if he wasn't apprehensive about it, looked forward to seeing how she would react .
He went back to reading . He read quite a few chapters before he started feeling sleepy, He set the book aside albeit a bit reluctantly, setting it by the bed .
He kissed Zylvia's forehead again as he settled down into bed . He snuggled down into his blankets and ran his fingers through his wife's hair . As he got completely comfortable he murmured some arcane words that made the light source of the room darken till they barely glowed . He surrendered himself to sleep and to any dreams that came with it .