Chapter 13: Basilio teasing LQ getting together with Cordelia - A request from a tumblr anon :)
Lon'qu sat down at the table and looked at Flavia who was chatting with a few of her soldiers in the distance. Basilio had convinced him to come eat dinner at Regna Ferox with them and encouraged him to bring Cordelia along. Of course, Lon'qu invited her and was absolutely relieved when she declined and said that she was busy that day with some patrolling duties she couldn't pass off.
Who knew what the two had in store for her if she came. The last time Basilio had teased him about Cordelia was on the battlefield and that had ended rather… poorly. He had bounded off and left him with a hoard of undead soldiers. The memory lightly irritated him but it was the Basilio's way of doing things.
"So, ready for dinner?" Flavia approached the table and Lon'qu instinctually got up but Flavia waved for him to sit. "So where's Basilio? He said he would be here by now." She grumbled as she pulled out a chair to sit.
Lon'qu could only shrug his shoulders. "I haven't seen him-"
"Lon'qu!" His booming voice easily traveled across the large dining room. It took him by surprise and he shot up from his chair nearly knocking it over. Basilio laughed. "Sit! Sit! Where is she? Did she come?"
Flavia's eyes lit up more than Lon'qu was comfortable with. "Oh yeah!" She slapped the table, hard. "She was supposed to come right? Her name is Cordelia right? Where is she?" Her eyes scanned the dining room as if Cordelia would just hop out of thin air and present herself.
"She wanted to be here but there was something she needed to take care of." Lon'qu said slowly, growing a little wary of their enthusiasm towards the topic of his love life. He shifted in his seat rather nervously, wishing Cordelia was here after all.
Flavia frowned. "Aw, too bad I was really looking forward to meeting her. Basilio's told me all about her." She jabbed Basilio excitedly.
Lon'qu stared at Basilio while gesturing to Falvia. "You told… her?"
"Of course I did!" Basilio smiled widely. "How could I not? We're so proud of you, you know that? Lon'qu got his first girlfriend and now he's even married." He looked Flavia. "We should have celebrated."
Lon'qu, at that point, wanted nothing more than to slowly slip out of the room but being as empty as it was, he doubt it would've worked.
"He went from fearing girls to marrying one. They grow up so fast." Flavia agreed with a sigh and then turned to him "Anyway how are things with her?"
"Good." He answered shortly, unsure what they wanted to hear about anything at all. Ever since Basilio found out that he was dating it was almost all they ever talked about.
"Cordelia, seems like a very strong and sweet woman. I think you've snagged yourself a keeper." Flavia winked.
It didn't seem like he had snagged anything. He was just lucky that Cordelia only had eyes for… him. The thought made his face heat up. Lon'qu was quiet for a moment a small smile on his face.
Basilio laughed as the food was being served. When the servants were done placing the food in front of them, Flavia waved them away. Lon'qu looked at the Khan and when he saw that her smile was gone from her face he could feel the easy air had gotten tense.
He shifted in his chair. Flavia looked at Basilio and then nodded. "Now I think it's time we move to something much more…serious. It's why we called you here, Lon'qu." He looked at her and there was intensity in her eyes he had never seen.
Lon'qu quickly straightened up in his chair. "My blade is yours if you need it," he found himself saying. His eyebrows knit together as he looked at Basilio but the former Khan's face gave no reassurance. He could hope that it wasn't something he couldn't handle. His thoughts quickly flashed to Cordelia.
"We've got a question for you." Flavia called his attention back to her.
"What do you nee-"
"You married Cordelia, so when are the grandchildren coming?" Basilio demanded, standing up.
Lon'qu's eyes shot wide open. "P-pardon?" Heat rushed back into his face, incredulous of what was really happening in front of him. Was this what all of this was about? Here he thought there was another coming war on their borders.
Flavia joined her counterpart in standing. "It's been two years Lon'qu. Children! We want to see them soon before we all die of old age. They're part of your plan aren't they?"
Unsure how to answer he only stammered. "I…" In truth he had never talked about it much with her but he knew that children were definitely part of the plan. And Severa was proof enough of that.
"Two, we want at least two." Flavia motioned to him.
"Two? Come on, at least four! No, no, six!" Basilio looked at him. Lon'qu pressed himself as far as he could into the seat as they suggested the number of children they wanted him and Cordelia to have. They were absurd numbers and he couldn't wait for this conversation to end.
But they finally finished when Flavia pressed her face close to his sternly. "Do you understand us? We want to be grandparents. So get a move on."
Basilio was seated again. He wriggled his brows at Lon'qu. "Now if you need help seducing her, you can always come to me for help."
That was it. "E-excuse me." He coughed pushing his seat back so he could have a moment to himself. He just needed a moment to recuperate because once he was back sitting he was sure he would be interrogated once again.
"Oh look what you've done, you big oaf, you scared him off. Now where am I supposed to get more details?" He heard Flavia shout far behind him.
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