Life of a Dancer 2 - Chapter Thirteen

When they arrived, Lex turned to Aurora and showed her where she could store her Peco for the night.

"Lex can you remove my cape and place it over Axia." Kiniro said, remembering the conversation when they first arrived.

"Of course." Lex said and he removed it, and then placed it over Axia. "Take the first street, and then enter the second shop. Speak the phrase 'The day is always brighter' You will get answer back 'When Valkyries are among us' Then show Axia and the shop leader will lead you back to the mansion." Lex said as he moved towards the town stables.

"Will do." Kiniro said as he started towards the directions.

When he found the entrance, he gently opened the door. Seeing a woman inside he softly spoke the words to her. Smiling back, she whispered 'When...Valkyries are...among us...' and the gently walked up to him, and pulled back the cape. Almost in reverence she softly traced Axia's features.

"She has returned…I have not seen her since I was a child. She hasn't changed at all" she said

"I see well she soon will be my wife as well." Kiniro said, not sure of when he made that decision.

"So she will no longer be a Teng?" the woman said, still stroking Axia. Almost like a child.

"She will always have ties here. I will never remove them from her. And I make that promise to you. Now if you don't mind, I'm carrying 4 people here." Kiniro said smiling at her

"Mistress is enceinte? Joyous news! I shall tell her followers! She will be bearing them at the mansion right?" the woman cooed

"No, Lexkai decided that she should have them in Pa" he said before she held her hand over his mouth.

"She's having them at the mansion right..." she said as she opened her eyes as if she was trying to tell him something, but was unable to speak it where they were.

Not sure as to why all of a sudden it was dangerous to say the location of Axia's home he just stood silent as she flew over to a location next to the back wall. Knocking 3 times onto the wall and then singing the first bar of Slow Grace, a door opened and it looked like a dark cave beyond.

Kiniro went first, and then the woman entered. Hitting the door 4 times and singing the last bar of Down Tempo the door slammed shut.

He thought it strange at the song choices as those songs haven't been played in over 100 years. Then looking at his lovely bundle it made sense. As they started a descent he asked the woman her name. She answered him as Faellia. Wordlessly, then walked, and then he felt the sudden incline, and realized that they were finally at the mansion steps.

"Why are we being so secretive? What has happened in the last day?" Kiniro said as she led them to the entrance to Axia's apartments

"The church found out that Axia was here, and have been setting up patrols looking for her. Fortunately these cave have existed for thousands of years. And my people and I are the followers of the Valkyries. We protect the women with our lives if necessary. Axia would not hear of us helping her when Aldo was hurt, but we knew she would need us eventually. Now that you have broken her sabbatical, we now have purpose. I will send some of our people to her home and make it ready for your children. When they arrive in this world, their rooms will be ready." she said practically glowing, she was so happy.

"Is it really that rare for her to have children?" Kiniro asked as Faellia ran into her bedchamber and turned down the bed. She then fluffed the pillows and sprinkled a soft and light fragrance onto her pillow. She then ran to her clothing closet and grabbed one of her sleeping robes. Kiniro had at this time had set her down onto the bed. Then Faellia got a good look at her and screamed.

"Who abused our saviour? Tell me right now so that this man can be brought to justice." she raged as she ran to the bathroom and began a bath for Axia.

"Axia didn't kill him, but I know she was tempted to." Kiniro said as he lifted her again and brought her to the bathtub. Axia groaned as the heat hit her inner folds, and Kiniro softly stroked her face as Faellia gathered a silk cloth and gently cleaned Axia of the dirt that had gathered on her. She then very gently cleaned the blood away from her inner thighs and around the area. Within her mind, Axia was sending protests and screams, but Kiniro held her gently, softly crying at her pain.

"It still hurts her doesn't it?" she said watching Axia's facial expressions even though she was still under the the sleep draught.

"Yes, but I will make that pain go away." he said, softly massaging her head and cleaning away the dust from the top of the cave that had fallen into her hair.

"You are a good man, and you are welcome as her Viking. When the Mistress is better, we will perform the ceremony for you. I still wish that Axia had allowed us to do her first wedding, but her father was a bit insistent with the weddings. He had them all married within 48 hrs." she said as she finished the bath and assisted Kiniro in lifting her up and drying her. She then walked back into the chamber, gathered the sleeping dress, and assisted her in getting into it. Kiniro then carried her back to the bed and laid her down onto it. Faellia then covered her with the fluffy cover and ushered him out of the chamber. As she closed the doors, she asked him if he had a change of clothing. He had said no, and that he had been wearing the same clothing for a few days. Without a word and zero embarrassment, she stripped him and stole his clothing. She then directed him to wait in the outer chambers and to use the other bathing chamber to shower.

When she returned a few hours later, not only had she pressed his clothing, but had brought an array of clothing for him, and showed him to his new chambers. It turned out, and he had not noticed before, that Axia's apartments had multiple rooms within, and the Valkyries had created a room for him and him alone. Masculine in taste and dark shades of turquoise and blue. The bed was made sturdy and large, and within his now, new bathing chambers all utensils that he required. Stunned that they all did this in less then 2 hours he was left completely speechless. Smiling at that, Faellia patted him on the head, no easy feat, considering his height, and turned back towards Axia's bedchamber.

Smiling at his new rooms, he realized that Axia was being treated almost like a queen or goddess and he did think it strange. Climbing onto his new bed, he pulled out his lute and began strumming a tune that he had been working on in his spare time. After a few hours, he then noticed he had a small visitor sitting in his walkway. Chanson was not moving, but just staring at him and his lute.

"Would you like to learn how to play this?" he said as he waved the boy into the room. Racing to the bed, Chanson eagerly grabbed his lute from his hand and attempted to try to play it.

Laughing at the child's eagerness, he came behind him and showed him where to place his fingers. Chanson then began to copy the song that Kiniro had just finished playing completely perfect.

"Little one, I think you will be a perfect watcher for Lachlan." Kiniro said to him after hearing him repeat it again at a different tempo. He then realized it was Chanson's version of Down Tempo.

"I know, and now that you are going to be Nana's husband, we will get to do this more. I decided I wanted to help Granddad. The ceremony will be tonight, when Nana wakes up. Fae said so." he said still strumming as he began to play the song of Lutie. "Nana used to sing this to me when I was a baby. I miss her singing. She has a beautiful voice. You should ask her to sing for you." he said as he handed back the lute to Kiniro and dashed out of the room.

Smiling at his exuberance, he opened up his new clothing closet and found a wide variety of garments. Some more regal then others. Wondering exactly what he had gotten himself into, he changed into one of the more finer clothing. Leather pants, and a silk top all in black, he went back into Axia's chambers.