A small miss understanding has led to Daemon's temper spiking more then it has in a few years now. or at least more since it has since he and Jeanelle have married. with help of those who care about the two of them things might be fixed... then again might not. rated M for safty but is mostly fluff.

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The consort's door slammed shut with a great deal of fury, just before the black shield and black locks fell around the room. Before Jaenelle could rush from her sitting room to see what was causing Daemon's temper to flare for the fourth night.

With a very aspirated sigh she spoke to her self, "enough is enough. If he won't talk to me, or his family then … he will talk to the coven." With that little bit of temper she sat behind her dark wood desk and penned a letter to her coven. Penned a special one to Karla since for whatever reason Daemon did seem to listen to her more so then the others.

Just as she was about to call for Beal there was a very soft tap on the door. In a cold voice Witch snapped, "In."

"Well Darling I knew you would be prickly today with dealing with …" Karla glanced at the door that separate Daemon's room from Jaenelle's then continued, "that temper… why are you dealing with his temper right now anyways?" Her voice changes from sharp to curious as she asked the last part.

"You have impeccable timing as usual." Jaenelle made a vague but very clear gesture to the couch, "Please sit with me. I think there is much we need to discuss."

With a slight nod Karla took a seat, "I have impeccable timing? Really Jaenelle would say I have horrible timing after all if I had known that Daemon was … well … moody I would have stayed home at let you deal with him."

In a slivery laugh Jaenelle spoke, " I'm almost inclined to join you." then gathering her wits asked in a rather curious tone, " Why are you here?" not that I don't already have enough to worry about at the moment.

"I needed help from a sister who see webs more clearly then I, for the last few webs all seem to confuse both my … healer and myself."

"You mean the black widow who is the only one in your coven?" or first circle if women could fill that position of the first circle is what she was really asking.

"Yes… and I would like you to look at them for me." Not that she really need Witch to look at the web but hell she knew better then to say "by the way your children would be so welcome right now… so why aren't they filling your belly yet?" No that would surely get her thrown into Daemon room and locked in there with his temper. That is if someone could get him to lower the shield long enough for her to be thrown in with him.

"Fine I'll look at your webs and you can find out what is bothering my husband… since he refuses to talk to me about it and the other males of the family are inclined to stay away because Lucivar refuses to get near his brother right now."

"Lucivar surly not?" Karla placed a hand over her heart to mimic that she was shocked when in fact she wasn't after all she knew both Lucivar and Daemon extremely well and at times like this Lucivar usually liked it better for Jaenelle to handle her husband… After all it was less likely for the mood that Daemon was riding to turn into deadly rage when Jaenelle handled it… or rather Witch handled it.

"I kid you not. He was here two days ago took one look at Daemon and turned right back around."

Karla sighed, "Well I'll see if I can cheer him up."

A moment later she was standing on the cold snow covered balcony tapping on the heavily frosted glass door. She would have glanced into the room to see if Daemon was in his sitting room or …. In his bedroom … but the thick frost on the window made it completely impossible to see at the moment. She just hoped and prayed to the darkness that the frost wasn't completely on the inside of the glass.

A few more taps and the shield fell from around the balcony door. With out thinking Karla stepped into the room. Her heart leaped from her chest as two very watchful gold eyes locked on her. Practice kept her from moving, terror kept her from say anything that would infuriate his temper further. A heart beat later the shield fell back around the room. Fell quick enough that the air snapped as it did.

In a very calm but yet queenly voice she said, "Prince Sadi, your distressing the queen." Not that Jaenelle actually ruled the realm anymore, but everyone still called her the Queen. Everyone still listened if she had an idea on how to make things better. And everyone tried not to distress her because if she was pushed to far she still could scare the shit out of all of them.

In a deep rumbling growl Daemon finally spoke, "Let her be distressed."

Neither the response she wanted nor one that she liked. With a shutter Karla spoke very dryly, "Marital problems?" And May the Darkness be merciful if that is what this is, although she didn't think so.

"Yes…. No …not really…" he paused long enough to think about what she was asking. Started to pace because he had found that moving did help him think, or at least some. Frustrated he continued, "Damn it Karla do I look like I need to be told how to keep her happy?"

"No, but what…"

" … Do I look like I need to be told when or how to fill her belly with a baby?"

She watched him paced watched as his temper and frost grew further. Snapped out of frustration, "Damn it Prince Start at the beginning not the middle."

With an infuriated growl he continued in way that made sense in his mind, "If Witch would like me child I would have given her one before now…. So why the hell do the boyos keep sending urgent messages that I need…" Daemon stopped long enough to lock eyes once more with Karla. His eyes locked with hers because she was a black widow and Jaenelle's closest sister besides Morgahn. Locked eyes because she would know if he was just being naive to the thought of Jaenelle having a child or if he was right.

She got her wits quickly although she still felt like she was standing on some kind of lumpy sponge rather then solid ground. Choosing her ground very carefully she said in a very queenly manner, "since I gather neither of you have spoken on the subject I can not tell you who is right. However if you run an errand for me I will have a clear answer for you when you return… and then Prince you can either string all of the boyos up by their heels or… well I'm sure you can figure out what else you can do." Not that Jaenelle would actually let him but it would give him something to think about.

His eyes closed as he took a long deep breath to leash his temper. In a grumbling voice said, "You don't need to find out Karla unless you need to know for yourself, but I will run what ever errand you need."

She needed him away from the Hall and away from anyone who would tell him what was going to be going on there till he returned. A quick thought and a hope that he didn't pay attention to what 'teas' Jaenelle used for what. "Since you have Witch so distressed and irritable right now I need one of my (she purposely left out sister's) special teas from her hunting cabin."

With a shutter Daemon asked, "You can't go…."

"No, Prince by order of Witch I am to remain here." Well not really but if he believed it then who was she to argue. Besides it did sound convincing… didn't it?

Wanting to get this little errand over with and hopefully very quickly he asked in a defeated soft voice, "And what tea blend will you need lady?"

"It's in clear glass jar in one of the cabinets. I need you to test it. Since your male it will have no affect on you what so ever." Well yes it would but that was the point to get that tea into the very snarly male with out much of a fuss.

His head cocked slightly to one side in question. If it was one of the other coven members he would have thought she was lying to him or setting him up for something… but not Karla… no she would never betray him, never try to trick him. Dismissing that thought he asked, "And how will I know if it's strong enough if it will have no effect on me?"

"If it taste sweet and exotic then it's should do nicely but if it has no taste what's so ever then…" she needed to think of something. Nara in Ebon Rih. Yes she would do for healer's herbs… "Go directly to Nara's eyrie and ask her for the herbs for my and Jaenelle's special tea. She'll know what one."

"If I go to her should I test it then?"

He's growing suspicious, damn. Still in a clam and very sure voice Karla answered, "That won't be necessary."

"Then maybe I should…"

"No …. No I have what I need at the cabin and I would hate to waste the herbs if they are still useful."

"Very well Lady. But you explain to Witch why I intruded in her cabin."

Keeping her self from smiling she said very humbly, "I will take care of that prince."