Thread: Retribution Sought with Royal Blood (Lady Bloody Ava & Primeval Exile)

Wilhelm led Geoffrey to a door behind the skull throne which led to a stone staircase leading up to another floor. Four guards in full plate wielding halberds were at attention with such discipline one might think they were statues. The Lanolyt family is having some problems of their own right now, which is part of the reason they desperately need an alliance with us. Have you heard of the Waldleute or forest folk? Savages who dwell in the dark forest north of Lanolyt lands. We don't know much about them except they kill indiscriminately anyone who is not them. Their motivations have always been unclear because they never take anything of value. Just lives, sometimes even kidnapping women or children. My spies in their lands report the Wald folk are kicking their asses right now. An entire settlement that was built too close to the forest was wiped out to the last man. Nothing was taken. Just a ghost town now. Atop the stairs was the entrance to Wilhelm's war room. Decorated on the walls were trophies of successful hunts. Numerous deer, a stuffed grizzly bear stood on its hind legs in the corner. Tiger and lion pelts decorated the walls. The preserved head of a bull elephant loomed over the huge table centered in the room, an exotic piece taken from the eastern lands across the sea. Wilhelm lit some candles and torches, waved Geoffrey over to the table and laid a map out upon its surface. He pointed to the forests named Wald Der Dunkelheit. Our trade even has been disrupted along the river that flows under the Rcken Peaks. We believe its the Wald folk because the barges have been found intact with their goods still on board. All crew members dead. We had to stop trade temporarily as our merchant guild was losing too much investments. This obviously has hurt our bottom line, however the solution we came up with for now was to ship our goods north to the delta lands and sell to the confederacy of city states there as a middleman who peddles the goods south. We lost revenue this way but its better then operating at a loss. A pretty young servant girl, no older than 19 appeared from seemingly no wear pouring the gentleman a goblet of wine. She kept her eyes low and said nothing. The King pinched her ass when she departed with the pitcher only to reemerge to light the fireplace. She was absolutely silent in her work that the talking men probably didn't notice when she left. Wilhelm chuckled at his younger brother Picked that one up on her eighteenth birthday. I saw her while passing by the village of Red Lake to the south east. I knew I had to have her, so I invoked the ancient law that the King can claim any woman of rightful age. The family was given a generous sum of groschen despite the fact I was under no obligation to do so. Peasants probably pissed it away on frivolous things. Wilhelm drank deeply from his cup and stared back to the map. Back to the Lanoylts, they won't admit they need our help, they have suffered from the blocked trade access as well, more so than we have. However I find their family to be rather detestable and I would sooner wait for their collapse so we can simply annex them instead. Now the Kings gray eyes were fierce looking into Geoffrey's eyes. Wilhelm was incredibly intimidating at that moment , no doubt even to his brother. What other families support the Lanolyts? Has your birdie hinted at a developing plot? Because if so perhaps we should remind them just who is the High King of all of Himilrad. As Arabella's hand withdrew from Edwin's cheek his hand caught hers and pressed it back against the side of his face. Warm radiant energy flowed through both of them through their gaze like two souls caressing each other. It was a look unmistakably of love for his cousin. Deep, affectionate admiration that lingered beneath the surface perhaps since the beginning. He smiled sweetly at her and spoke I beat him with a wooden sword because he had no business taking you from me. You've always been mine. He released her hand to wrap his arms around her shapely waist and draw her against his chest. His soft lips found hers. He kissed her. The soft warmth of their mouths together sent a surge of thrill through his body that was almost too intense to process as over a decade of hidden feelings burst like a failing dam whilst holding her tightly against him. He broke the kiss as shock of what he has just done processed quickly through his mind, eyes fluttering open to gauge her reaction. The sounds of the garden no longer registered at that moment while he gazed into the eyes of his beloved cousin and fianc. I love you The dammed up emotions that had now become a torrent of release spilled those words that were always there, always lingered deep down ever since they first met as children. Perhaps it was cruel fate or a stroke of luck these soul mates were related, but nothing stood in the way of it now. The future for them together looked bright. You will give me a son. We won't stop trying until you do. Was that a playful naughty smile he gave her? Moving from their first kiss and intimate contact to openly flirting, the nature of their relationship now has crossed into the realm of lovers, given she accepts him. If this act was sick, Edwin showed no intention of wanting to be -well- at this moment.