Day 4: On a date
"…and we should do some tax collecting in a day or two." Yao Wang, the Jack of Spades said while showing the Queen different papers.
Arthur nodded at the Chinese man words, albeit a little groggily and waved his hand to dismiss him. He wasn't in the mood.
"What happened my Queen?" The man asked Arthur.
"Nothing. What could happen?" The blonde Queen of Spades replied.
"You had a fight with King Alfred this morning. May I know why?" Yao inquired further.
The little color Arthur had in his cheeks was now gone. "I've…yelled at him. That he doesn't do his job very well. That he plays around and doesn't play attention to the politics. That I was better without him." He said, his voice shaking.
Yao looked at the man with tired and knowing eyes. "But you don't mean any of that?"
"Of course not." Arthur sobbed. "Look Yao, I am tired. I will be in my chambers if you need me."
Arthur walked to his chambers in small and quiet steps wondering why he said those hurtful words to his beloved King. Surely Alfred would know that he didn't mean them, won't he?
He was so deep in his thoughts that didn't notice the subject of his thoughts walking in front of him.
"Yo Arthur!" He greeted scaring the man half to death.
"Oh Alfred, there you were, I have been looking for you. Now I am heading to my chambers." Arthur spoke slowly.
"Oh noes dude! You will go with me." Alfred said excitedly.
"And where do you want us to go, my King?" He asked kindly, a little smile playing on his features.
'The garden! The flowers are on bloom and you like flowers, don't ya?"
"Yes I do. There is a reason for all this?"
Truth to be told, it was a bit odd. A few hours ago, Arthur could have sworn that the young King was mad at him.
"Well yeah…" Alfred looked around awkwardly. "I want to show you that you need me around even if I am not always the most easy to work with King." He smiled. "Think it as a…date?"
A deep blush crept on Arthur's pale cheeks. "I will be happy to join you, my King."
He did join Alfred on a walk trough the palace gardens. The King was right and the unique violet and black flowers were in bloom, to Arthur's great delight.
By the end the date the Queen could agree to Alfred's previous words. He needed to King. Not only that the young man was a wonderful and loved King. But also, he needed him to bring a ray of sunshine in the black heart of the Queen of Spades.