“I think I like you just the way you are.” She bit her lower lip and didn’t realize that her supposed death would impact people so much. The rumors went fast as one minute the queen was holding court; the next there was an attack. Those who had seen the queen escape didn’t survive. It was a massacre, both Sidhe and elves perished in that room. And she only emerged a day later in the Eastern Lands, hurt but breathing.
It was a hard lesson to learn, to only take what was freely given. A lesson that Sidonie hoped to instill in her own child – one day. She wasn’t a bad queen, she just made the choices that no else would. When he leaned in to kiss her again, she was ready. It was a new experience of sharing this intimate moment with someone new, it was both nerve racking and exhilarating. Her hand came up and touched his cheek – it was like nothing else in the world existed for a moment as she didn’t pull away nor did she push him away during that moment.