Chapter 2: Explanation
Ishtar's eyes opened up slowly, trying to ascertain where she was located at the moment. She felt a cushion of fur against her arm, and her pillow against her. The next thing she was was her violet dress against a chair. She jerked up realizing she was back at the castle.
"Ishtar?" The kawl switched forms, pulling her body from the half off position she had managed to put herself in. "What happened last night?"
"Do you remember Keld's announcement at breakfast?" The face contorted with an annoyed yes at the rememberence of the balls of fur she had managed to tug out of him. "Well, I revealed my feelings to Darres. Darres...he..rejec-" She could not finish her sentence as she clung to the Undead King's body, who had been off guard for just one moment. She sobbed once again, the rejection well versed in her mind. The still slightly surprised vampire king rubbed her back and spoke nothing.
'I cannot reveal these urges to her, I must remain like I am. She must continue her quest...but why do I feel this sudden urge in my body and mind?'
The woman did not hear him, but she sat up from her position and began to change for breakfast. However, even her thoughts were littered with the urges as well.
'I shouldn't be thinking about such things! Duzie is the Undead Vampire King, and I have a quest to finish. It doesn't matter right now how I feel towards him, or how I need to be in his embrace.'
The Vampire King returned to his kawl form and jumped into his master's arms. She moved out of the room, seeing Darres in front of her. His face seemed to eye her, and he could still feel this hate beam from the pet in her arms.
"Princess Ishtar, I'm sorry about last night."
"Don't worry about it Darres." She moved past him and into the breakfast room, where Keld's leture awaited her.