Thread: Political Scales [Eclipse Jalodra & Shyone]

Kurosawa Ryou smiled softly as he shifted in his sleep, curling his body up closer to the Lamia that held him. The prince's dreams had taken to places that were well away from the planning of war and the shifting nature of the political battlefeild. Ever since Biyu had started sleeping with him, the young man had found himself able to rest even more soundly than before. His adviser... and gaurdian, was a presence that made him feel safe. Biyu kept the nightmares that the prince always seemed to have away. Whenever it she slept with him Kurosawa knew that it would be a peaceful night, but before she had started... the tossing and turning, combined with cold sweats. It had gravely affected his ability to sleep, but such things were in the past now. Why they had happened, only Ryou knew, and he was scared to admit the reason. So with Biyu strong coils holding him in such a protective manner, the young man had slept well only to be slowly pulled from his dreams... by the feeling of the sun on his skin. Slowly Ryou opened his eyes the first time his gaurdian began to prod him. Though the feeling of her heavy coils, and the warmth of the sun made him whine in protest, Do we really have to? I think we ssshould just ssstay here all day. When she uncoiled her tail from around his body, the prince knew that any further protest was completely useless. Sitting up in bed the young man wacthed the Lamia slither away to the dressesing room. His long raven colored hair hung down in fornt of his face, with only one of his black eyes revealed to the morning sun. As she reapeted her call the male sighed softly, Alright Biyu... you win. Laughing softly to himself in his usual manical manner the prince swung around and stepped off the bed, It really doesssn't matter to me actually He knew she would make a better choice than himself. Strecthing out his body the prince could hear her getting the water ready for him. Sometimes Ryou actually entertained the idea in his head if she wanted to join him, but at the same time... there were many factors controling his reasons for not doing so. One simply being that there quite a number of the royal house hold and other nobles that simply tolerated the Lamia's presence. Among them, were some who were quite verbal with there displeasure with the fact a Lamia gaurded the next Emporer. This was not a majority, but certianly a loud minority. Standing there for a moment he wacthed with a soft Cheshire-eqse grin, as he wacthed Biyu come out of the bathing area. He waited until he was sure that she was comforntable in the sunlight before heading towards the bath that she had prepared, Thanksss getting it ready Biyu, but you know you really don't have to. The prince always found it a little silly that a creature like her was in a more serveal postion. So the prince went into the bathroom and settled down into the tub and softly began to relax as he looked up at the roof. He was thankful that Biyu gave him time to relax alone... since the young prince was nervous about being naked around the Lamia anyway. Though that had more to do with the fact that he was attracted to her... and his shy nature. Soon the male was standing up and cleaned off his body before dipping back under the water and making sure that everything was cleaned off. Before getting out the bath and drying off. The Emporer wanted to make sure that he was completely dressed before he went back in other room with the Lamia. As he was dressing Ryou thought about the day that he had ordered his troops to protect the Lamia villages. Their had been only one tribe left at the time, and the bandits to the north had been trying to wipe out the Lamia. So dispite his fathers wishes Kurosawa had extended his nations protections to the Lamia tribes by those actions. It had not exactlly been the smartest policitcal move that the young man could have made. Though such a close alliance with the Lamia had been a long time coming... his internvention had simply forced things to happen a little faster. Why the prince had done such a dangerous thing... only he knew, and only time would tell if it would pay off. All the male knew was at that moment it had earned him the only true friend he had ever had, beyond his generals. He really never admited to Biyu why he had done it, and the people of the palace were good at keeping on facade from those they felt as an outsider. Still... the Lamia had been there since Ryou was young... given that the protection of her village had been the first thing he had done politically, and that had not even been his intent. Coming out of his thoughts the male stepped out of the bathing room, and into his chambers where he saw Biyu was still relaxing. So he stepped back quitely to make it look like she had gotten up just in time. When he finally walked out, and stood there looking out the window the prince didn't answer her question at first. Wacthing the busy nature of grounds keepers at work for a few moments before turning to his gaurdian, Eggsss mossstly Biyu. How about you pick today... My nightmare partically... brutal lassst night, but that motherly Lamia instinct came in handy again. Kurosawa had realized that female Lamia's naturally reacted to comfornt their young by squeezing them on impulse. Meaning they can do it in there sleep, if somthing feels wrong or they are squirming to much. Basically somthing to calm the child down, but the result for a human... it wakes you up because it is a bit tight for somthing that doesn't have the strength, nor flexability of a Lamia.