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History of Mardon Castle
Chapter Thirteen
Part 2
PRUDE ALERT! Nothing is directly stated and they are married, but some people get excited easily.
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The silence of the room perplexed him. Tasbirn could not believe that no one bothered him. Curious if only a servant had opened the door to check on the conditions of the room, and seeing it occupied had decided to come back later, he turned to the door hoping that he could return to his thoughts.
He did not know whether to smile when he saw his wife standing at the door. If she had a problem, he definitely wanted to hear it. It however bothered him that she had not spoken. If anyone had the authority to demand his time, it was her. He thus felt a need to chastise her for holding back as if she was a servant.
The lady still appeared very lovely. Her small form clearly showed the changes from being pregnant. He loved her breasts, but could see that they now bulged out to a size that they would fill his hand instead of simply being soft masses that he could fondle with his fingers. Her belly jutted out in a manner that could not be associated with fat. While he still wondered what problem she had brought to him, Tasbirn had to smile as he appreciated the view.
Little Nalisha does worry about her husband.
History of Mardon Castle
Chapter Thirteen
Part 2
Tasbirn had sent his officials from the room. He had stayed behind to think. It was something that his father had told him to do. Tasbirn had been warned that his position of authority forced him to make decisions. Considering that life on the planet had been present for millennia, most would consider their problems as having been solved before. They thus would expect their ruler to be able to relate quick authoritative decisions. Tasbirn’s father had stressed that most problems were indeed easily resolved by considering the dictates of the past, but present personalities would seek to cloud the truth. Even as the elder had lectured to his son about learning the legal code and studying the decisions of history, he calmly advised to take moments away from people to simply think of his own desires and how to work the cloud of uncertainty to his own benefit.
The viscount clenched his jaw as he heard the door open. He waited with his body tense for the request that he knew was to come. As the ruler of the land, Tasbirn had the responsibility for overseeing many of the actions of the people. There were times when the obligations of his office felt heavy upon him, but he accepted the duties and stayed at his job just as he expected his common workers to do. His mind raced with the activities about the castle, and his body stayed tense as he waited to hear which one now demanded his time.
The silence of the room perplexed him. Tasbirn could not believe that no one bothered him. Curious if only a servant had opened the door to check on the conditions of the room, and seeing it occupied had decided to come back later, he turned to the door hoping that he could return to his thoughts.
He did not know whether to smile when he saw his wife standing at the door. If she had a problem, he definitely wanted to hear it. It however bothered him that she had not spoken. If anyone had the authority to demand his time, it was her. He thus felt a need to chastise her for holding back as if she was a servant.
The lady still appeared very lovely. Her small form clearly showed the changes from being pregnant. He loved her breasts, but could see that they now bulged out to a size that they would fill his hand instead of simply being soft masses that he could fondle with his fingers. Her belly jutted out in a manner that could not be associated with fat. While he still wondered what problem she had brought to him, Tasbirn had to smile as he appreciated the view.
“My lord, it is late. Come to bed.”
Nalisha’s words caused the viscount to consider the time. He thought about what he had done during the day while estimating how long each activity had taken. He tried to remember hearing the sentries yell out the hour to give some substance to his approximations of when certain events had occurred. Glancing at the window only verified that it was night, and not how late it was.
Since she had not presented him with any problems, Tasbirn spoke to his wife about the problems that had come to him. She moved to stand near him while listening to his recitation of the day’s events. As he concluded each scene, the lady spoke of knowing about whom he spoke and her own thoughts of the situation. Most of the time she agreed with what he did, although a couple of times she mentioned having other conclusions. Tasbirn tried to show his acceptance of the lady by nodding to her decisions, although found himself shocked when she mentioned something about his day he had not considered.
“My lord, at no time during this day did you spend time with me.”
He held her as he quickly formed his defense of the words. “I have been busy, Nalisha. If you had time, you could have come to me.”
A hand came up to softly touch his chin as she replied, “You don’t understand, my lord. I accept that you were busy. I still should be a part of your day. Even during the war you found time to come to me.”
“No, I didn’t. After first coming to the aid of your home, we left again – often for months.”
“After we were married, my lord, and I made my home in your tent, you were often leaving the trials of the land to spend time with me.”
While Tasbirn looked at the body of his wife and felt a desire to do certain things with her, even though he knew she was far too long in the pregnancy, he spoke a conviction that her words were not completely true. “Some battles lasted more than a day, Nalisha. I know that some days you were left alone.”
“Yes, my lord, that is true, but you were not fighting any battles today.”
He felt that the proper response was to try some humor. “What I told you did not sound like battles to you?”
“No, my lord. It sounded like life. You are the ruler of this land. As your wife, I also have situations that come to me. It is my life, and I handled them just like you handled yours. I still wanted to spend time with you, and was hoping that you wanted to spend time with me.”
“Some days are busier than others.”
“Yes, my lord, that is true, but I am still your wife and I am presenting you with the first of what we both hope to be many children. We will all expect you to give us part of your day.”
Tasbirn had his voice ring out with the conviction that he was not in the wrong. “I am the ruler of this land, and there will be days that my duties will keep me occupied.”
Thoughts of wondering about the thinking processes of his wife came to his mind as her hand moved down his body while she spoke. “I want you to understand the value of those days, my lord. I want you to understanding what you are missing.”
He looked down to see her eyes waiting to look into his. He could tell from her smile that she appreciated the subtle movement’s of his face as her hand went where only she could put it. Tasbirn again wondered about what thoughts were in his wife’s head as she spoke.
“You can have my maid, Lalossa, but first I will do for you what I can.”
He again spoke declaring that he did not consider himself at fault. “I have never taken your maid, Nalisha.”
“I know, and you deserve honor because of it. That makes me want to keep you happy with me even more. If you ever feel lonely, my lord, your next thought better be of figuring out some method of coming to me.”
“You are my wife, Nalisha.”
“Yes, I am,” the lady said with a very confident tone. “That gives me certain liberties with you, and I will not deny myself.”
“I am glad that you are my wife, Nalisha.”
Something changed in her features. While he had been considering a better place in the room for them to continue with their acts of affection, he suddenly realized that the lady had her own thoughts. She had been manipulating him. He watched her face while again wondering about her real objective.
“Now, my lord, I want you to understand that I will ever be your wife. I am the one that will secure your future in this land. I will bear your children. I will be the one buried next to you. I know about certain wagers concerning me, and I will live to watch as those that bet against me lose their money.”
He did not want to waste time on what he considered a silly side conversation, so tried to quickly put the lady back to thinking on what she had been doing. “Nalisha, such wagers are normal. The people believe in honesty, and a wager is simply them putting their money forward to assure the other that they are serious.”
“I know that, my lord. I watched your soldiers through the war. It was their adamant belief in things that helped them overcome the illusions of the mages.”
“And it killed a few.”
Those words came out as an honest response, although a fear came to Tasbirn that he had allowed the lady to change the topic of conversation. He could tell by watching her face that she really had not expected his response. He recognized that she had to reconsider what words she had expected to say, but not being able to recognize her train of thought he could only hope that he would be able to figure out what to say in response.
“Yes, my lord, and a few more may die as you work to remove the curse upon this land. You have some rather serious activities being enacted at present. Kaervel is excavating the old castle. Norvichy is attempting to tame a roc. Terniff is preparing an attack upon a ghost ship. All of this is being managed even as you work to orchestrate the normal defenses and movement of goods through your land. Don’t think that I don’t recognize the burden you carry, but also do not think that I don’t consider my life and the life I bring to you as any less deserving of your time.”
“I promise, Nalisha, that I will always consider you an important part of my life.”
“I expect you keep that promise, my lord.”
“Of course.” Not fully understanding the situation, Tasbirn felt a need to ask, “Nalisha, why did you come?”
“I came to do exactly what I am doing, my lord. It is late. It is time for the business of the day to have concluded. I told the guards at the door not to allow anyone to pass.”
Worried about the thoughts of the lady, Tasbirn asked, “Do you believe that I would forget about you?”
“If I did not do things like this, yes, my lord, I would.”
Suddenly, he felt that he did understand his wife. He thus reached down to pick her up. Tasbirn kissed her as he carried her to a couch. Laying her down, he felt her belly. Even through the layers of cloth he smiled with a certainty that he felt a movement. As she got up to have him sit, he voiced the words that he felt she wanted to hear.
“Yes, Nalisha, I will do things to keep you wanting to be my wife as well. All I can ask is that you appreciate the little things I do for you as much as I appreciate everything you do for me.”
“I told you before that I was not complaining, my lord, but I do expect things to not complain about.”
“I promise to work to make such acts a part of my day.”
She smiled as if she had accomplished a major achievement while replying, “Good, then relax as I try to give you a proper ending to your day.”
Terniff and Renwyn mark changes in their lives in the next installment.
Posted by TerishD on Friday, January 15, 2010 (13:41:08) (163 reads)
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