Chapter 45
"Come on Pearl don't cry, tears won't make him rise from his death please just relax" Archer said walking towards me with a worried Expression written on his face, he was clearly affected by his brother's death but as usual he acted strong.
I slumped on my bed with force which affected my belly a little but the pain of losing the one person that makes this castle less boring for me didn't let me think of my belly pains.
I was feeling the same pain I felt when I lost my parents. I couldn't just bear it, just earlier today I was with Ray talking and laughing and now he is dead.
Why is it so easy to lose loved ones…
His death was slowly bringing back the memories of how I lost my parents, that wasn't a good sight at all, yeah I didn't mourn them the way I should but I know how much it affected me mentally.
I heard the banging noise of the door for me to realize that King Archer had gone, he definitely was irritated by my tears and all but seriously it's not easy to just let the memories of someone you love pass.
A soft knock was heard as the door opened. Sage walked in with some new oils and liquid soaps. I wasn't exactly ready to bathe though because of the worry of the sad news I heard.
"My queen, I am here to bathe you, please permit me to take off your outer clothes " she said as I nodded slowly.
"My queen, the injury at your back has no scar again!" Sage muttered as I smiled lightly remembering that Cassandra was behind the fast healing. If not, that injury would have stayed fresh all my life.
"That's nice then" I said bluntly as I headed to the bathroom.
"Wow how possible is this!? This same injury was deep before you were taken to Prussiate and then when you came back it was slightly healed and now it suddenly doesn't have a scar!" She was obviously surprised as she trailed behind me to the bathroom.
I really needed a quiet moment but Sage seemed to have a lot to say tonight and I don't wish to cut her off, well… All I ever wanted from the first day of stepping my foot to this castle was for her to be free with me so I shouldn't complain now that she is.
"So my queen I am sure you haven't heard about the test that you will soon be going through in a few months time as a pregnant queen" she said washing my hair, I curiously turned to her wondering what kind of test that will be and why it was important.
"Why will I be given a test?" I asked curiously as she giggled lightly.
"Well my queen it has always been a thing for queens to undergo this test before their first deliveries, according to what I heard, the test is given to see how strong and ready the queen is to push her baby and endure the pains of delivery… We all know that Queen's are termed strong so this is a test to prove it"
It sounded really crazy to me, why must I do such a thing? Everything about royalty is complicated and it's getting on my nerves! If only I had a choice.
"So what will the test be?"
"No one knows my queen it can be anything, it can be easy and many times hard"
Now this is even scarier than I thought it was, I could feel my heart beating so loud… I am not supposed to be scared but I am!.
"And yes I forgot to say my queen, Queen's from Seven kingdoms will be here on that day to give you the test, don't worry about how tough it will be King Archer can make it easier for you if he wishes"
It was midnight already but still I wasn't feeling sleepy so I walked towards my balcony as I stared into the empty kingdom of Guham. I was obviously the only one awake in the castle as the guards guarding the castle were already falling asleep.
It was Autumn anyways, all the trees had little or no leaves. The cold breeze from outside blew on me, making me nearly freeze out of the chill. Knowing that staying in my room tonight won't let me sleep, I decided to head to Archer's room.
A cuddle will do a lot …
I trailed down the quiet hallway down to the floor where King Archer's room was, the hallway was so quiet that I was feeling kinda scared the guards guarding the hallway were already sleeping so deep that I wondered how they protected the castle.
The chamber was wide open as I entered, closing the big doors to the chamber even if I knew that the chamber wasn't supposed to be closed. I was feeling scared and I thought maybe I won't be safe leaving the chamber open.
"Pearl? What are you doing here and why are you still awake?" He muttered sitting up from his bed as he rubbed his eyes roughly with the back of palms. He was definitely in a deep peaceful sleep and I felt bad for waking him up.
"I can't sleep, I don't know why but I'm scared" I said in a crackly voice as he gestured to me to come over to the bed which I did immediately.
"What ever is the reason for not being able to sleep should end now huh, you are with me now and you are safe so close your eyes and sleep my queen" he said caressing my skin, I felt manipulated because lying next to him was suddenly making me feel safe and dizzy, the title Queen coming out of his mouth sounded more Noble than when others called me that.
"You know? If you try your best to sleep, the heir will also sleep. So sleep now and stop preventing my innocent kid from sleeping" He teased, making me smile widely as I held him to myself tighter as if my life depended on him, his scent was so spicy that I suddenly felt hungry.
"What did you eat tonight?" I asked softly as he stared down at me giving me a better view of his sharp hazel eyes, his full wet lips were calling that I just felt the urge to pull him into an endless kiss.
"Uhm… Turkey and a glass of champagne" he says softly. The sound of that combination made me hungrier.
"Mmm… How spicy was it?" I asked as he lowered his gaze at me and let out a gentle smile that didn't exactly reach his eyes, he is definitely finding my questions crazy.
"Well, I would simply say that it was well prepared and the champagne was made in 1607. You know how good old champagnes taste right" he said as I nodded in approval, like who doesn't like old drinks? Because I do.
"I want to have all of that"
"Huh.."
"I want fried turkey and a glass of champagne, exactly the one you took" I demanded as his eyes shone in surprise.
"Why!? Are you hungry or something"
"No, I just want to eat what you ate. That's all, it's not too much to ask Anyways" he was lost from the look on his face, the more he wasted time the more I got that crazy cravings.
"This late night cravings of yours is really weird Pearl! The maids are all asleep. Do you know what time it is? Please Pearl endure and you will get all you want in the morning" I could feel my eyes glittering in tears because I couldn't hold back my cravings I needed the turkey and champagne that night I might not want to eat it in the morning again and for the fact that he raised his voice at me made me feel like he hated me already.
"When you demanded for yours where you asked to wait till the next day?" I asked, shifting from his hold as I watched him stutter not knowing the right word to say.
"I see that you hate me" I said turning to the other side of the bed as a soft knock came in.
"Did you lock the doors of the chamber?" He asked as I ignored him fighting myself to forget the turkey and champagne as I kept salivating on the smell of his body.
"You seem to be a very lucky woman, your hand maid came to check if you are here with me and I have sent her to get your orders" He announced as I smiled widely with my eyes tightly shut, can I love Sage less!?
"So will you please come close and stop acting as if I have some deadly disease" I couldn't help but chuckled inaudibly on the sound of that as I turned to see him staring closely at me, he looked like he was fighting his sleep as his eyes were slightly shut.
"You hate me right?" I found myself asking, I didn't know the reason for the question but him raising his voice at me wasn't nice especially as I'm Carrying his seed.
"Come on! No I don't, Pearl why would I!" He scoffed as he pulled me carefully to his arms.
"Can we have a real sex as couple and not an aggressive one? I mean… Can we make love at least once before my delivery?" I asked as his eyes shone in Surprise making me feel embarrassed at my words, I sounded desperate!
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