Hey everyone thanks for being patient with me. I've had a lot going on in my life including being fired from a job I had come to enjoy. I wasn't progressing enough in my training so they let me go. And I haven't had much motivation to write for a while. But I am happy to bring you another chapter. Now this one a more relax chapter and a moment to have with the King before a lot more craziness happens with our characters. I just felt that they deserve to have a moment where they can just be a family without any one outside influences. So without further adieu I don't own the King or Geoff or Drake for that matter, Universal studios does. Colt, Kalias and their baby girl Laia are mine thought. Now enjoy the chapter and let me know what you thought of it in the review below.
I stare at my wardrobe trying to decide what to wear. I know we are having dinner with Ethan and that he's my brother as well, but he is also the King. His status alone means I need to dress my best for dinner. That's why I've been staring at the dress Geoff and Drake made me and another dress that's a dark blue with silver embroidery that has short sleeves for the past 20 minutes.
"Kalias are you ready," Colt calls out as he enters the room all dressed in his best off-duty attire with the scarlet red tunic on it, "Hey you're not even dressed yet?! I just finished bathing and getting our daughter ready."
"I'm sorry Colt. I just can't decide between these dresses. I mean on one hand, he's the King. And on the other hand, he's family," I say as I point to the dresses while taking Laia from him. She's wearing a pretty blue dress and matching bonnet over her tuffs of hair.
"Here. Wear this one," Colt says as he gets the blue dress." You've already worn the other to the banquet in Drake honor the other night."
"You're right but I wish I didn't have to wear that red tunic with it."
"What about the light blue one you were first given? The one that shows that your status as a healer?"
"That could work," I smile and kiss him," Thank you Colt. Hold Laia for me please?"
"You're welcome. Now please hurry, we still must walk there."
"Not if we take horses," I point out as I lay Laia on the bed to strip my robe off. As I do, I see Colt watching me and I smile at him, "Colt. I know it's been a while, but our daughter is here and like you just pointed out, we don't want to be late meeting Ethan."
"I know but I'm only human and I can't help it if I think you're the most gorgeous creature on Earth," He says as he puts his hands on my upper arms and lightly kisses my bare shoulder.
"No I suppose not," I chuckle as I bring my hand up to rub his face and then roll my shoulder from him, "Uh uh not now. Maybe later after dinner, if we can get someone to watch Laia. Ok?"
"Alright," He sighs in disappointment and starts to leave.
"Wait. I need to you help me with the strings in the back." I call him back to me.
He comes back and helps me finish getting ready by securing the draw strings. As I turn around, I give him big kiss and push on his chest to give me room to get my light blue tunic. Then the three of us leave the house to go to the stables. Geoff meets us with horses and Colt helps me and Laia behind him as we mount up. Getting to the castle takes half the time it would have if we had gone on foot. The pages greet up at the gate and take our steeds while the servants lead us to the dining room.
King Ethan is already there and seated. He stands up and comes over to hug me and Laia and then gives Colt and Geoff a hug as well. Geoff looks flustered but shakes it off.
"I'm so glad you came. Come sit and eat with me," King Ethan smiles and escorts us to our seats.
Colt pulls out my chair as I sit on Ethan's right side and Geoff sits on his left. Colt takes his place on my right and the servants come in with platters of food and drink for us. Then the entertainers come in with music and jugglers.
"Oh good," King Ethan smiles and claps his hands at the feats they are doing with various objects, "I think I'd like to try that sometime."
I will admit they're very skilled at their jobs. I hold Laia up in my arms so she can watch too. The bright colors seem to get her attention for a bit but soon she nods off to sleep. I chuckle bit before giving her a kiss to her brow. As they finish the show, the servants take the lids off our plates for us to eat.
"I hope you will enjoy the chicken," King Ethan says as he picks up the leg of one to start eating and sees that Laia is sleeping, "Aw she fell asleep?"
"Yes she did. She's so little. She like to sleep a lot of the time Ethan when she's not flying with me on Drake,"
"I would like to give her a gift. A toy perhaps? I think I said she could have one of my old ones."
"She would like that sire. In all the excitement, we haven't had the time to really celebrate her birth," Colt says as he eats.
"And I could make her one as well. I used to make my own toys all the time," I say as I pat her on the back.
"It's decided. I'll have someone bring a few of the toys around tomorrow. Now let's continue eating."
"Hey Colt, Kalias uh I'm going to spend the night here. Lord Osric said he wanted to do some early morning sparing," Geoff says as we finish the dessert part of the evening. Strawberry tarts.
"I thought you were going to spend the night with Drake," I mention to him.
"I was but Lord Osric stopped me earlier when I was getting the horses to come here. I'll be home in the morning, I promise. Good night. Oh, with your permission your majesty," Geoff says as he bows to Ethan.
"Good night, Geoff," King Ethan waves to him.
I watch Geoff leave and look at Colt. I don't like that Lord Osric is taking up so much of Geoff's time. I hope he will be back in the morning because I seem to recall overhearing that he and Drake had plans to go flying together. I gather up Laia as we start to leave, and she starts fussing.
"Colt? Someone's getting hungry again. Will you come with me," I ask and then turn to Ethan," If you'll excuse us."
"Good night Kalias. Good night Colt," King Ethan says and then smiles as a woman comes over
to him and gives him his medicine.
After I feed, burp and change Laia, the three of us head back to the stables to get our horse to go
back home. When we get back down to Drake's room, I see he's reading that book Lord Osric gave him in his bed. I smile at him and then set Laia down in the crib we have for her in here as I get out her night gown. After changing her, Colt kisses my cheek and turns me towards him.
"Colt, it's late. I know I said we could get some time together but-,"
"I can watch her if you want to be alone," Drake says as he moves the crib closer to his bed with his tail.
"Thank you, Uncle Drake," Colt says and then takes my hand as we head upstairs to our house. When we get there, I can see that the place is empty.
"Huh. I wonder where Master Kwan and Lin are," I say as I look around for them.
"Maybe they took up residence in the monastery. Either way, I'm not gonna complain," Colt says with a husky voice and pulls me close to kiss me. I start kissed him back and put my fingers through his hair. For a moment, I forget about everything but him.
