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Thread: The Fate of a Nation (Atroxa & Blue Hatter)

Roxandra spent her morning with her tutors and her hand maidens as usual, learning more about Avanthia, she was their queen now, it wouldn't do for her to be ignorant of their history and customs. She did take some time in the morning to relax with the three hand maidens she had brought with her from Doharin, working on some needlepoint, something she rather enjoyed and was good at, with her nimble fingers. Roxandra was very much a typical noblewoman in many regards, she enjoyed music and art, needlepoint and dancing, she sang well and even knew how to play a few instruments. Most would consider these rather trivial pursuits, and perhaps they were, but most young noblewomen were expected to learn these sort of skills to make them more interesting, and therefor more appealing as a wife. She no longer had to do these things really, but she enjoyed them until she hopefully was able to actually perform a more functional role as queen. Right now she just wasn't ready for that so she had to keep herself busy in the mean time. Lunch finally arrived though and Roxandra went out to the gardens, seeing that the food had already been lain out and, much to her surprise, Rufus was already there. He stayed so busy it wasn't uncommon for him to be late much the time. She knew and understood why though, and didn't hold it against him. Yet. She was very much aware that despite the rough start, they were still very much in their honeymoon phase. Maybe one day it would drive her crazy having him be late to everything, but right now it didn't. She gave her husband a warm smile as she sat down next to him, leaning over to give him a fond kiss on his forehead, her long red hair falling around his face as she did. Roxandra sat back down, her legs tucked under her. She was no longer wearing her house robe obvious, instead opting for a pale blue-green dress, soft and attractive on her. She plucked a peach from the bowl of fruit near by and started brushing the fuzz off it. How's your morning been? She asked Rufus. It was perfect outside, warm but with a breeze that kept it from being uncomfortable, they were set up under a tree for shade, but fluffy white clouds rolled overhead, occasionally blotting out the sun before it came back out to shine brightly. There were also near a fountain, bubbling happily with colorful fish darting about in it's pool.
Thread: The Fate of a Nation (Atroxa & Blue Hatter)

The garden where they were picnicking was lovely, with numerous plants of all shapes, sizes and colors, lush green topiaries that had been expertly manicured into all shorts of shapes and designs, the grass was lush and green, even the cobblestone pathways lining the garden and paving the way toward the center where the fountain sat were tasteful and colorful. Obviously whoever had designed this garden had taken great pride in their work, though Rufus had no clue who had actually built this garden... It was this way since before he was born, and he would wager that it was like this before his father was born, too. But as lovely as the garden was the sight of Roxandra approaching made it all pale in comparison. The fair young lady was much more beautiful than any garden could ever be. True, he was in love with her... No, he wasn't entirely sure if she felt the same about him-- he knew she cared for him but whether or not she truly loved him wasn't yet known to him-- but he certainly had fallen for her. How could he not have? She was impossible to resist. Rufus smiled brightly at the kiss to his forehead, and in return her moved in to kiss the side of her neck before she had a chance to pull away. Hello, dear, he purred. My morning was... hectic. So many problems in the town... Why they need to come to me to help settle their mindless disputes is beyond me. Just once I wish someone could solve their problems between themselves... But, ah, you don't want to hear all that... I don't even want to hear all that... he smirked a bit. What about you? How was your morning?
Thread: The Fate of a Nation (Atroxa & Blue Hatter)

Roxandra smiled warmly as he told her a bit about his morning, taking a bite of her peach as she listened to him. They trust your judgment when they don't trust their own, she told him, then shrugged when he asked about her morning. It's been uneventful, Master Scholar Tammins had me memorizing genealogies for two hours. She rolled her blue-green eyes and smiled a little as she took another bite of her peach, a bit of juice straying from the corner of her mouth before she wiped it away. She leaned back against the tree they were set under, sitting close to Rufus, sighing softly. She hesitated a little about bringing up what they had talked about this morning, she'd been thinking about it a lot, and wasn't sure if it was a good idea to talk about it further or not. Maybe they should just try to have sex again, but Roxandra didn't want a repeat of last time. Not the failed attempt that was understandable but the way he had shut her out afterward. She didn't want him to do that again, not when they were starting to get more comfortable with one another. Rufus... about tonight, she said quietly, looking down and her fingers plucking at the blanket they were sitting as a way of fidgeting, promise me if things don't go the way you want, you won't beat yourself up over it and push me away? Roxandra asked him, looking at her husband with a soft, concerned frown on her face.
Thread: The Fate of a Nation (Atroxa & Blue Hatter)

The townsfolk trusted his judgement with their problems? Rufus wasn't so convinced. Was it that they trusted his judgement or was it that they were just too lazy to solve their own problems themselves? Well, he supposed that he couldn't complain about it either way, it was just one of the many duties as a king, after all. At her comment about her studies Rufus couldn't help but smirk a bit. He remembered Tammins' teachings from when he was growing up, and boy had they been boring. It had always seemed to him that Tammins had purposely tried to make the lectures are boring as possible, or maybe it was just to torture Rufus in his childhood, and now that the tutor was older and, presumably, wiser he could only imagine how dreadfully boring the lectures must be now. Her comment about plans for the night had caught him by surprise, though he supposed that it shouldn't have, considering the night before, and for a moment he wasn't sure how to respond to it. He hadn't been expecting the remark, or at least not that soon... ...I'll never push you away, not again. A-and I'm sorry that I did, he finally replied and gave a small nod of his head. He couldn't make any promises about not beating himself up if things failed again, but he would do his best not to push her away. I just... I want to... I want to make love to you... I want to make you feel wonderful, and... I want to have a family with you. He paused for a moment to let his thoughts roll around his head for a moment before continuing. Listen, Roxandra... if... if I can't live up to my end of the romance... Would you... well... another pause. How could he say this? What where the right words to say? He wasn't sure. It was a strange thing to say, he knew, so how could he say it? How should he say it? He shrugged a little to himself. No, nevermind... That's not important right now. But I'll do my best, I promise.
Thread: The Fate of a Nation (Atroxa & Blue Hatter)

Roxandra looked at him quietly as he promised not to push her away, and apologized for doing that before, his wife giving him a soft smile, It's alright, I understand, you didn't really know me that well, you still don't I suppose. She gave Rufus a slightly shy look though when he told her that he wanted to make love to her, to make her feel wonderful and that he wanted a family with her, her face blushed softly, but she looked pleased anyway. I want all that too... well, I mean, I want to make you feel wonderful, though if I feel wonderful too then all the better, she babbled the last bit quickly, realizing that she might sound like she was just being selfish with that first part and quickly explaining herself. She seemed happy with Rufus's promise and confession and finished eating her peach before grabbing some of the cheese and bread, but paused when he spoke again. Her brows furrowed softly as her head tilted to the side, not sure what he was trying to say, and then he simply dismissed the attempt. Roxandra was curious, but she decided not to push him, and nodded. Alright, that's all I ask, now come on, you need to eat something before your advisers interrupt us and drag you back off to your kingly duties, she smiled. The rest of their lunch went well, they ate and chatted, relaxing in the fine weather and in one another's company. Roxandra was hopeful about things going well that night, wanting to maintain their momentum, but no amount of hoping could make Rufus healthy enough to handle pushing himself that hard. It had started out well, her husband seeming eager to make up for last time, but in the end, they didn't make it far with the actual love making before he was struggling to breath and had to stop. Roxandra was disappointed, but not because they weren't able to finish, well, sort of, she was more disappointed for Rufus, knowing he had wanted things to go well, that he wanted to be with her like a husband should be with his wife. She tried to keep his spirits up, and in the morning woke when he tried to get up at his usual god awful time, not letting him. She made Rufus stay in bed with her, her arms wrapped snugly around him, refusing to let him go and sulk. Roxandra fell back asleep though and when she woke, he was gone anyway. She sighed and got up, pulling on a robe and tying the sash about her slender waist as she ventured out into their chambers to see if she could find her husband.
Thread: The Fate of a Nation (Atroxa & Blue Hatter)

Rufus had tried his best, truly he had, but it seemed that even his best efforts fell short. It was frustrating, disheartening and more than a little embarrassing. What was a man if he couldn't deliver sexual pleasures of every sort? What was a man who couldn't give his wife a child? And what wife would want a husband who could never fully do these things? He couldn't help but feel ashamed and depressed about it all, it was impossible not to feel that way. Though Roxandra had tried to keep him in bed earlier that morning after another failed attempt at love-making, he had stayed just a little longer, but when she had fallen asleep again Rufus had slipped away quietly and stealthily. Even that early most of the people in the castle would still be asleep except for the cooks and other people of similar positions who woke up early to get things ready. But that was fine with him, the silence gave him a time and place to think... He had made his way to the library and had somehow ended up thumbing through a large book of various magical spells and incantations. He was beginning to wish now that he knew more about the magical arts, but this was something he had never been taught, and most of the spells in the book, even the beginner spells, made little sense to him. A couple hours passed before he had even realized it, but he kept on reading... At this point the reading wasn't so much an effort to understand the spells as it was a way to take his mind off of things that he really did not wish to think about, a way to concentrate on something else., even if it wasn't really helping all that much. It seemed that he had only one option... Only one option remained open to him if an heir to the throne was to be born, and if Roxandra was to receive the pleasures that she deserved...
Thread: The Fate of a Nation (Atroxa & Blue Hatter)

It took Roxandra a moment to find him, but she eventually did so, ending up in the library attached to their personal quarters. She watched Rufus for a moment as he sat looking through a large old tome, obviously trying to distract himself. She sighed softly and approached so that he could see her coming, as her bare feet made little noise on the floor, and her robe only swished softly as she walked. Good morning, she told him quietly as she bent down to kiss the top of her husband's head, her hand resting on his shoulder. She wished she had some way to make Rufus feel better, to keep him from being so down on himself. None of this was his fault, she knew he wanted nothing more than to be able to make love to her, and therefor also be able to father a child with her. Roxandra wished there was some way to make him well, but she knew from her maids, who knew from the servants, who knew everything, that the former king had spent most of his son's life trying to find some cure for his ailment, and had never succeeded. If the king couldn't do it, then she doubted she could. Either way, Roxandra knew that while he of course wanted him to be happy, it was also practical for her to wish for him to be able to sire a child. He needed an heir, and they only had so much time to make this happen before the nobles all declared him too much of a risk to the future peace of the kingdom and tried to usurp him. They had maybe a few years at most, they would just have to figure something out before then.
Thread: The Fate of a Nation (Atroxa & Blue Hatter)

So trying to distract himself was Rufus that he hadn't even heard Roxandra enter the room, and he hadn't heard her greeting, either... In fact he didn't really even realize she had entered until he felt the kiss to the top of his head. He knew it could be no one else, and his eyes glanced up to her. He forced a small smile and set the back down. The book was a boring read, anyway. Morning, dear, he said softly. His left hand came up to gently touch her right arm, just below her shoulder, then his hand ran slowly down her arm, his fingertips lightly grazing against her flesh. I hoped you slept well. And... I'm sorry about last night. Again... One of the head maids, one of the few workers he felt that he could actually at least moderately trust, had found Rufus earlier that morning and, yet again, had warned him that he needed to create an heir as soon as possible. If Roxandra was at least pregnant then the kingdom would absolutely stay within the power of his family. Even if he died before the child's birth Roxandra would be given the rule of the kingdom until the child came of age. If he could just get her pregnant with an heir so many problems would wash away... But try as he might he couldn't do it himself, that much was obvious. He'd been thinking a lot about that lately, mulling over one idea after the next, but only one idea always came back to him. I've... I've been thinking about things lately... he began to say, his voice soft. He nodded toward a chair next to him if she wished to sit. I've been thinking a lot about... well, the kingdom... About you and I, and.. well, and about a child...
Thread: The Fate of a Nation (Atroxa & Blue Hatter)

Roxandra looked at her husband fondly as he greeted her in turn, his hand running lightly down her arm. Her fingers caught his briefly, running though them before letting them go, then shook her head at his apology. I slept fine, and don't, it's not your fault, she told Rufus quietly before she leaned down and kissed his forehead. She gave him a curious look though when he said he'd been thinking about things, and motioned for her to sit. So she sat down and looked at Rufus questioningly, wondering if he'd thought about some sort of solution to their problem. What is it? she asked him as she settled into her chair, her hands folded in her lap. She didn't know what they could do really, well, she was sure they could do something, but it would probably take a lot of trial and error. Roxandra was up for it, but she didn't know if he was, both mentally and physically, as she could tell that this took a lot out of Rufus emotionally.
Thread: The Fate of a Nation (Atroxa & Blue Hatter)

Again Rufus was silent for a moment, this time as he tried to figure out just how to explain himself, just what words to use... But when he found that there was no easy way to say it he just decided to get it out. Well... as you know, we need an heir... we need a child, he began, his eyes glancing from her then away, then back again a little nervously. It wasn't so much the fact that they wanted a child for the sake of having a child-- though he did want a child, he longed to become a father, but unfortunately this matter wasn't so simple, he truly needed a child in case something happened to him. I don't mean to sound morbid but... w-well, if something happened to me... if I... y'know... died... we would need an heir to be able to take the throne. W-who knows how much... time I left, y'know? As morbid as it might have sounded for him to be talking like that he was only speaking the truth, and the fact that he would probably die sooner than most healthy men was a fact that he had grown to accept. I'd hoped that I could give you a child but... that doesn't seem possible, at least not any time soon, he continued on, a soft sigh escaping him. So... I've been thinking of... other ways... What would you say about... maybe you taking other men to your bed? Surely one of them could get you pregnant... And then we could raise the child as our own, no one would be the wiser... Honestly, he rather disliked the idea of sharing her with other men, but at times like this his own preferences didn't really matter. He needed an heir, there was no other way around it, and if he couldn't help her produce one then perhaps someone else could. And as long as the man she bedded had some sort of resemblance to Rufus-- a similar hair color, skin color, eye color-- then no one would be any the wiser. Though he disliked the idea quite a bit he did already have a few men in mind. Plus, these men would be able to pleasure her as well, and that was another good thing, he tried to convince himself. So... what do you say? Would you... be willing to bed other men for the sake of the kingdom? He hated putting it like that but, well, that was the truth.
Thread: The Fate of a Nation (Atroxa & Blue Hatter)

Roxandra listened to her husband as he talked about their needing a child, and why, getting the impression that he was more trying to work his way into whatever it was that he had been thinking about rather than explaining anything to her. So she just let him work his way through their problem, that they needed to produce an heir, but obviously this wasn't something that they were going to manage to accomplish any time soon. Not soon enough for the nobles especially. She didn't like the thought of Rufus dying, she was already attached to him, but she knew it was a tragedy she had to consider as a possibility. So Roxandra nodded when he said he had been trying to think of other ways for them to have an heir, her brow furrowing. What else could they possibly do? There was only one way to have a child after all. She wasn't expecting what Rufus suggested though. The queen's eyes went a bit wide and she stared at her husband a little as he suggested that she take other men to their bed and get pregnant by one of them. What? she asked him incredulously, her voice a bit high in her distress. He wanted her to get pregnant by another man so they could raise the bastard child as his son? Roxandra couldn't believe this was his idea. She shook her head at first in disbelief, still staring at him a little, You... you want me to have sex with other men until I get pregnant? Roxandra repeated, having a hard time wrapping her head around this. I... It just... It seems wrong, she argued weakly, Surely we could manage on our own? It would just take some time, a few more tries... She knew in the back of her mind that Rufus was right, but she didn't want to accept that just yet.
Thread: The Fate of a Nation (Atroxa & Blue Hatter)

Honestly, Roxandra's response didn't surprise him in the least. Well, actually, he had expected her to be even more angry about the suggestion. He wasn't fond of the idea, either, but he couldn't think of any other solution. What if he could never get her pregnant? If he passed without an heir, that would be the end of the royal family, someone else would be brought in to take over, and who knew how much they would care about the kingdom? I-I know how it sounds but... but what other solution is there? Rufus replied with another question. His tone was calm, though clearly uneasy and unsure about even his own suggestion. I... I don't like the idea, either, but... what else can we do? We need an heir, my love, and... and I want you to receive the pleasure you deserve, too. Why not just try it once? Just once and see how it goes? Rufus had tried to think of every possible solution to this problem but this had been the best option he could come up with. While it was true, of course, that he would rather impregnate her himself but that wasn't going to happen any time soon, and what if it never did? He didn't like the idea of sharing her, he didn't like the idea of having anyone in bed with her, but he could think of no other solution, no other option, and as far as he could think of, this was the best way to go about it. Probably...
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Roxandra was still in a measure of disbelief that he was suggesting this, otherwise she might very well be angrier. Though she also just wasn't the type to get angry very often. She shook her head when Rufus asked what other solution was there, the young woman looking a little upset. She didn't know what else they could do but this just seemed... crazy! She gave Rufus a distressed look though when he said that he wanted her to receive pleasure as well, her brow furrowing, Rufus... she tried to protest softly, knowing that he felt guilty for not being able to be with her completely like they both wanted. Roxandra didn't know how comfortable she'd be, being pleasured by another man in front of her own husband. It would be awkward enough just having sex with them, let alone enjoying herself. She sighed heavily when he asked her to just try it once and see how it went, shaking her head. I... I need to think about this... She told him, frowning deeply as she stood, I need to just be alone for a little bit right now. Roxandra left the library quickly, wanting to just have some privacy to process and think about what Rufus had just told her. She ended up back in their room, sitting on their bed and thinking quietly about their situation. She knew neither of them were happy about it, both wanted the same thing, and if they weren't under so much pressure she wouldn't care how long it took. If they didn't have an heir soon though, not only did it mean that if Rufus died some one else would take the throne and who knew what would happen to her, but the nobles might not even wait that long. They might decide they don't want to wait for the country to fall into civil war when he died and just usurp him anyway. And kings who lost their thrones rarely we just left to go about their lives as if nothing had happened. Roxandra tried to think of some other solution, but short of faking a pregnancy and adopting another child, she realized Rufus was right and that this might be the only way. She didn't see Rufus again until that night at dinner, where she was quiet and obviously still bothered until she sighed and looked at her husband across from her at the smaller table they ate at for private, personal meals. I... she sighed again, You're right, there's nothing else that we can do. I guess... I guess I'll try it...