Forever At Your Side ch. 8
I do not know what to feel about transpired in the corridor between Anna and myself but I never figure that she would sign up for the tournament and Olaf seems confident that she will win. I have seen an inkling of her skills in her fight with Marshall and she was able to hold her own as well as almost best him if I had not step in when I did. What I do not understand is why she signed up in the first place? She seem like she did not want to join when I overheard the conversation between the two and tried to talk my son as well as herself out of going through with it. It is almost like she views herself as unworthy. Does the mercenary think that she is unworthy of asking for my hand? Does she doubt her skills? That cannot be it because she is quite handy with a sword so what could it be? None of this is making sense. I am pulled out of my thoughts by someone knocking on the door of my study before telling them that they could come in. The door is pushed open slowly and Anna walks in with a nervously sheepish look on her face like I am going to punish her or something.
"Um Your Majesty, is it okay if I talk to you?" Anna asked nervously.
"Of course it is, please come in" I said with a nod.
Anna comes in fully before closing the door behind her as she looks everywhere but at me, shifting from one foot to the other. I never notice all the freckles lightly dusting her cheeks as the glow of the fire brings them out and they are quite cute. Wait what? What am I thinking? Where did that thought come from? I shake my head as I bring my attention back to the mercenary standing in front of me as the silence drags on between us with the sound of the ticking sound of the grandfather clock.
"Anna, what did you need to talk to me about?" I asked gently.
"Oh right, well you um know that I am in the tournament"
"Yes" I nod.
"It wasn't my idea to sign up. It was Kristoff and he thought that it would be a good idea well because it's… it's a long story but if you don't want me to be a part of this then all you have do is say so and I'll back out right now" Anna said in a one breath.
"So if… Kristoff had not signed you up for the tournament then you wouldn't have?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"Well yeah" Anna nods.
"And if I asked you to not participate then you will not take part in it"
"Yeah" Anna agreed.
I do not know if I want Anna to participate or not because for a number of reasons but if she does participate and wins then she will have to ask me for my hand in marriage. The mercenary would be an better opinion then marrying a complete stranger because I do know her somewhat but not by much and she is the lesser of two evils. Olaf is quite taken with her that is a given and Anna does seem to like my son even she does not show it which is something I would want in a partner. I look at Anna who's looking at me, waiting for my answer and I take in a deep breath, preparing myself for what I am about to tell her.
"I do want you to participate in the tournament"
"W-What? Y-You d-do?" Anna asked shocked.
"I do because I did ask for all of the swordsmen in the kingdom to participate and you are a swordsman. A swordswoman and there is nothing in the rules saying that you cannot participate" I said smirking teasingly "Unless you think that you are too chicken to fight men twice your size which is quite understandable. If I was in your position, I would be quite fearful myself"
"What?! Me? Chicken?! I'm afraid of no man and I will take on anyone that gets in my way of asking you to marry me" Anna said staring me heatedly.
The look that she is directing at me sends butterflies in my stomach and this tingling in my private area. I never felt this way about someone other than Jack but I thought I would never feel this way about anyone but I do not understand why. Why am I feeling this way about Anna? She is a woman and I do not have a problem with women loving women because Arendelle is an open minded place but I never thought I would feel something for another woman. I have only been with one person and he was a man. When these feelings there when I was married to Jack but they were only dominant until now? Could that be? What do I do? Do I tell her how I feel? No, I cannot do that because I do not want to freak her out with this strange feelings that I am having.
"Well I wish you luck during the tournament and to train hard"
Anna takes my hand in hers before placing a chaste kiss on it but looking up at me with this smoldering look in her eyes and that tingling feeling amplifies. Oh Odin, what is going on with me? Why is she looking at me like that? Does she know what I am thinking? No, that's impossible.
"Thank you, My Queen" Anna said smirking cockily. "Sleep well"
With that, Anna walks out of my study without another word and my leg give out from up under me casing me to sit in a nearby chair. Oh dear Odin, what have I done? I do not know if Anna has mind reading powers or not but she must have an idea of what I was thinking. Is Anna… Is Anna into women? I do not have enough information to draw up an accurate conclusion but I will find out what I need to know and I know where to start. I blow out the fire with a wave of my hand as I walk out of the study to room to retire for the night. I replace my ice dress with a pink silk nightgown before climbing under the covers and as soon as I close my eyelids, images of the mercenary touching and caressing me intimately quickly flash behind them. I woke up the next morning in my bed, sweaty with an throbbing ache in-between my legs and my panties completely soaked through. Oh my goodness, what is wrong with me? I never had a dream as vivid as the one I had last night and it was about Anna. I climb out of my bed and walk into the bathroom, running the water in the tub until it was at a reasonable level before stepping inside.
The warm water relaxes me and I lean back against the edge of the tub, sighing contently as I close my eyes then an image of Anna naked above me smirking cockily comes into view. My eyes snap open as the tingling in my private area comes back and I close my leg tightly together to alleviate the pressure there but it does very little to help. My hand slides down my flat stomach and maybe if I take care of myself here since no one hardly comes in here then no one would be the wiser. I stop my hand from reaching my vagina because I cannot do this, not with the thought of the mercenary in my head. Sure, she is attractive because it is quite obvious that she is but she is still a woman and I am not attracted to women. I am just lacking in the sexual relations lately and my mind is just playing games on me. I quickly climb out of the tub, pulling the plug and dry myself before conjuring up my ice dress to get ready for the day as I walk out of my room. I had asked one of the servant to fetch Kristoff for me and bring him to my study before scurrying off under my order as I make my way to the study which is not long.
I sit down at my desk before picking up a letter from the Duke of Weselton and I raised an eyebrow because I was not expecting to hear from him because Arendelle used to be trade partners with them but my Father Adgar had cut off all contact with him. I had asked why once when I was younger since Arendelle and Weselton were trade partners for a long time, he answered me that the Duke was an rather a fearful man of things that he did not understand. He did not explain further of what he meant but Father told me if I was ever contacted by the Duke during my reign as Queen to not do business with him ever. There have been a few times that the Duke of Weselton have contacted me but I ignored him but I do not know. He is not very important at the moment which is when someone knocks on the door of my study before entering and I looked up to see that it was the servant and nervous looking Kristoff along with his wolf Sven. The servant leaves us alone as the bear of a man fidgets slightly as I lace my fingers together.
"There is no need to be nervous, Kristoff" I said smiling kindly.
"R-Right. You wish to see me. Am I in trouble?" Kristoff asked nervously. "Because if this is about Sven peeing in one of the guest room then I'm sorry but I tried to clean it up. Unfortunately the room still smells like wolf piss"
"This is about that although I am sure that the maids will be able to get rid of the smell. This is about Anna"
Kristoff visibly relaxes then his expression turns to curious. I know that this is out of the blue but the best way to get information about the mercenary is through the blonde man because he is her best friend.
"What about Anna?" Kristoff asked curious.
"Is she… is she into women?"
"Anna… into women? Well yeah, I thought that was rather obvious. I mean she was never one to hide her sexuality but if you don't mind me asking, why do you want to know if Anna is into women?" Kristoff asked raising an eyebrow.
"No particular reason. I was just curious is all" I said placing emotionless expression.
Kristoff furrows his eyebrows as he stares at me for a moment and I feel the hairs along the back of my neck stare up in anticipation then his expression morphs into one of realization. The shape-shifter smirks a little as he chuckles to himself as he stands up then walks to the door before stopping in front of it.
"Kristoff, you cannot tell anyone that we had this conversation especially Anna" I pleaded.
"Don't worry Your Majesty, I won't tell her but it's nice to know that the feeling is mutual. I think that you two will make a cute couple" Kristoff said taking his leave.
I do not know what I am getting myself into but I do know that the next week or so is going to be hectic.
~Nicole The Dragon Rider signing off
End of ch. 8
