Chapter 72 Milady
She wasnt here to make his life and duty as king worse she was here to be by his side and ease his troubles, it was about time she began to act like it.
Nevertheless there were still a lot of things that plagued the young princess's mind. She still had no idea what had become of Lord Odin nor did she know if mentioning the tapestry to Darius was something she should do. For all she knew it could just be an old piece of history or something, maybe it wasn't important and if it truly wasn't important then why did she feel like it was? Why did she feel the need to find out what those inscriptions say and why did that dream she had bother her so much?
Darius was the king and no doubt and he had a lot on his plate as it was, bothering him about her dream was silly, she thought. It would be best if she forget about the tapestry and try to busy her mind away from that dream and the ominous feeling that kept creeping into the chambers of her mind and whispering empty probabilities and focus on the wolf moon feast and with the kingdom and her mate, Darius.
"It won't come to that. I'll make sure of it" she spoke with determination and a new drive burning through her veins. Ruby smiled in response and Audrey could see how proud of her she was. Audrey was still uncertain about a lot of things but she was sure as hell willing to try not for the elders or the noblemen but for her mate, the love of her life. Just then a soft knock came on the door and there Lord Anthony stood, staring at Audrey with a mixture of shock and adoration swimming in his gaze.
"Lord Anthony" Audrey acknowledged as he walked in not minding the strange stares Ruby and Penelope were sending his way.
"Milady" he bowed, his eyes never leaving hers. "May I have a word with you?" Audrey nodded, turning to the other two females in the room and dismissing them. They walked into the dressers leaving Lord Anthony and Audrey alone. "Y-you look beautiful" Lord Anthony gazed away, a light blush holding his cheeks.
"Thank you" Audrey replied with a soft smile on her lips. Silence fell over the two as Lord Anthony couldn't hell but drink in how stunning the princess looked, she was certainly a beauty to behold. Not only was her flawless pale skin on display but her dark midnight curls were left in its beautiful waves flowing down her back. The rich color of the royal queens dress which adorned her body only added to her ethereal and majestic form, the gold and numerous embellishments contouring her figure.
He had gotten lost in his admiration and couldn't hear Audrey's words until she waved her hands in front of his eyes, snapping him out of his list induced haze, "Lord Anthony, are you okay? I asked why you came"
"Apologies my grace. I came with great news concerning the inscriptions on the tapestry" he started but Audrey was quick to still, her mind racing back to her dream and the sudden flash that jolted through her when Darius tried to kiss her.
"Look Lord Anthony i-"
"Wait please hear me out. We have a real chance here, the elders are coming into the kingdom as of this evening the oldest of them The Oracle was alive during the King's late hundreds of years, she is 101 and has the most knowledge of the kingdom well not as much as the kind himself but she is the closest we have to a lead right now. If we could talk to her and get her to translate for us we could find out what it says" Lord Anthony continued enthusiastically, he seemed even more eager than Audrey was.
"Even if she could translate it it would be off no use. Perhaps we are a little in over our heads and that tapestry is just sorn peace of painting that come swoop a description of the artwork or something, I'm sure if it was something important His highness would have told me about it. He wouldn't leave me to find out on my own, I trust him. I'm dropping this and you should to" Audrey turned away and she began walking when Lord Anthony's next words left her to stop in her tracks.
"Can you really though?" He asked vaguely, the hidden message behind his question adding to his tone and spiking something deep within Audrey.
"What?" She asked, turning around to face him.
"Can you really trust him? I know the king found out about me and you being alone in his quarters that's why he has had that bodyguard following me everywhere and he thinks I haven't noticed" his words made Audrey's eyes widen as she thought about it. Truth be told she in fact hadn't seen Maximus around as much. "How sure are you that he would even tell you the truth, he is probably keeping a lot of things from you just so you don't see him for who he really is, you may trust him but he sure as hell doesn't trust you. If he did he wouldn't have that guard of his following you around "
"You don't know what you're talking about" Audrey defended, her fists clenching. She was shocked, all this was coming from Lord Anthony and she didn't know where he was getting all this from and would Darius really put Maximus to watch over him?
"Oh don't I? Then why hasn't he marked you yet?" Immediately the words left his mouth Audrey's face contorted into one of hurt and utter confusion. Lord Anthony regretted his words immediately as he stepped forward trying to apologize but Audrey took a step backwards in return. "Please i-im sorry"
"Stop!" Her voice raised as her hand had gone to the nape of her neck. She could feel the sting in her chest at his words "This is none of your business and I refuse to condole any such from you! Whatever goes on between my mate and I is none of your business and yes I trust him more than anyone because I know he will never betray me, he loves me as a mate should. You have no say in this so I would appreciate it if you leave and stay very far away from me. You and his highness are very close allies so I would honour your alliance and not speak a word of this to him but make no mistake if your ever step out of like like this again then I won't be as lenient"