Ask the king
The prince had a certain reputation of being a ladies’ man. It wasn’t as bad as that of his father, naturally, but bad enough to cause her some slight worry. She knew that her father had not intended for her to give up her virginity this soon, or at all lest Milo took her as a wife, but something war and primal had taken a hold of her when he touched her and there had been no stopping it. She didn’t regret it either, even though she risked her father’s fury. She would however come to regret it if it resulted in Milo casting her aside. She did not want to lose him, and that had nothing to do with her father.
“Oh?” She smiled and allowed her hand to trace his chest, enjoying the feeling of his warm skin and the beat of his heart. “What are you after, then?”
Evie did not expect an answer, but she considered the question to be worth asking either day. After all, was it not perfectly natural for her to wonder about his intentions?
“Oh?” She smiled and allowed her hand to trace his chest, enjoying the feeling of his warm skin and the beat of his heart. “What are you after, then?”
Evie did not expect an answer, but she considered the question to be worth asking either day. After all, was it not perfectly natural for her to wonder about his intentions?
She did not answer, and Jasper took it as a clear hint that it was time for him to divert his gaze once more, and so he did. With his eyes stuck on the table he sat silently, until she spoke and lured his attention back to her.
The letter.
Jasper tilted his head to the side, not sure what made the lady think that he knew what had been written in it. Unless he had loomed over the king’s shoulder as he wrote it, or broken the seal to read it before delivery, he had no way of knowing. Much like her.
“I’m afraid you will have to ask the king, My Lady.” He finally said after many seconds of complete silence. “Him and the queen are the only two people that know.”
He was not sure why it mattered, though. Why she spoke as if knowing what had been written in the letter could make a difference between life and death. The king would learn of what had happened from his wife and therefore also learn that the lady had not been given a chance to read the letter, and then he would either write a new one of her or recite the worlds written out loud to her. Either way, she would find out the nature of his feelings and it would not matter that the queen had gotten involved. At least not to her. It did, however, matter to Jasper. It could very well be the difference between life and death for him because if he couldn’t find another job, him and his family would starve. That thought was enough to spark his hatred for the queen all over again.
“My I ask why that letter was so important, My Lady? Won’t the king simply write you a new one?”
Jasper tilted his head to the side, not sure what made the lady think that he knew what had been written in it. Unless he had loomed over the king’s shoulder as he wrote it, or broken the seal to read it before delivery, he had no way of knowing. Much like her.
“I’m afraid you will have to ask the king, My Lady.” He finally said after many seconds of complete silence. “Him and the queen are the only two people that know.”
He was not sure why it mattered, though. Why she spoke as if knowing what had been written in the letter could make a difference between life and death. The king would learn of what had happened from his wife and therefore also learn that the lady had not been given a chance to read the letter, and then he would either write a new one of her or recite the worlds written out loud to her. Either way, she would find out the nature of his feelings and it would not matter that the queen had gotten involved. At least not to her. It did, however, matter to Jasper. It could very well be the difference between life and death for him because if he couldn’t find another job, him and his family would starve. That thought was enough to spark his hatred for the queen all over again.
“My I ask why that letter was so important, My Lady? Won’t the king simply write you a new one?”
