Chapter IV: Bedtime? More like Helltime.
Bedtime was hell alone, Durza had not the time to tell Silhouette of the proposal the Dark Elves may have concerning her and her dragon. He could barely concentrate on it now. As Meagan and Nissa shouted loudly, holding wooden swords and jumping from one bed to the other in the bedroom.
Since Durza insisted that Silhouette get ready for the dinner he was left to attempt to get the twins to bed. So he sat and watched as the two leapt on the beds back and forth," Girls." Durza began rubbing his brow, he thought it was hell enough trying to get their pajamas on now he had to find some way to get them to calm down and lay down in their beds.
As they leapt back and forth he got an idea, as Nissa jumped towards Meagan's bed, and Meagan leapt for Nissa's Durza muttered a spell and CLASH!!!! Both conked head, sending them both to the ground.
" I asked you two to stop jumping and you didn't." Durza explained stand to help the girl's, who were rubbing their sore foreheads into bed.
" How come we have to go to bed so early daddy?" Nissa asked. Durza said nothing as he pulled the blanket over to her chin.
" Is the king being a shit?" Meagan asked.
" Where did you hear that?" Durza asked in a calm tone, though half of the swearing came form the king, half came from his own mouth.
"You daddy, you always complain about the king." Meagan answered.
" Mommy said that you need to quit saying bad words in front of us." Nissa said.
Durza smiled at his daughters," Then why do you repeat if you know they are bad?"
The twins answered this one in unison," Because you get away with it papa."
Durza nodded," Fair enough. Girls remember whatever I say or do you are not suppose to do. "
"But why?" Asked Nissa.
"Because I…." He paused to rethink what he was going to try and explain to them, and he had not the clue of how to either. So the only thing Durza could do was change the subject. " Well then, time to go to sleep girls." He leaned down and kissed Nissa's cheek, and stood, sitting down on the edge of Meagan's bed," Night Meagan." He whispered and kissed her cheek
Durza let out a deep breath as he entered the bedroom, he did not know father hood could be so much work and no doubt effort. Of course he had not once thought that he of all creatures would ever have a family of his own, a lovely caring wife and two beautiful twin daughters who though drove him crazy, he loved dearly.
Durza opened his eyes and glanced over at Silhouette, who sat at a vanity table with a servant girl brushing her hair." Does it pleasure you knowing that you are now being pampered?" Durza asked with a smile.
Silhouette smiled and glanced over at her husband's reflection in the mirror." It is not needed, but if you so insist. "
Durza chuckled and looked his wife up and down, her hair was pulled up in a tall bun and wore a silver circlet around her forehead, she dressed in a long black and red gown, sometimes Durza felt like she was 'Miss. Pampered Little Princess.' But without the snottyness as some women he had known.
The servant doing Silhouette's hair glanced over at Durza before completing the bun, " What do you think milady Shade?" She asked Silhouette.
" Thank you it will suffice Abby." Silhouette said and let the servant girl Abby take her leave.
" So was it hell trying to get them to bed?" Silhouette asked, standing to enter into Durza's warm embrace.
" Extremely, but I managed." Durza muttered kissing her lips. As they eased from the kiss he stared into her chestnut brown eyes, he wanted to tell her why he had her get dressed up for dinner. But he found nothing rise in his throat.
" What's wrong Durza?" Silhouette asked noting his look of near sadness.
" Dark elves are coming tonight…..they….want to meet you." Was all he could find in himself to say.
END CHAPTER IV
