44. Before – my happily ever after

The party went great, Judith had so much fun, even danced with her father which was rare. I was putting her to bed for the night, she still had a whole lot of presents to open, and more cakes to devour. The clan were all happy to have her around, the precious earth princess.

"Mummy," Judith called excitedly, she refused to go to sleep, "tell me a story."

"I just did!" I exclaimed.

"That story was good but I need to hear another one, I promise to sleep after this story, I promise."

"Fine, what kind of story?"

"Make one for me, my happily ever after."

"Her Hunter ever after," Arc snorted. I rolled my eyes at him. "What? I interpreted for you."

"Ignoring your father, I'll tell you the story of a beautiful girl named Judith Sage Bridgestone. Judith was a vibrant young lady, as beautiful as a goddess. She had a moderate height, one suitable for a lady and beautiful long white…"

"Make it gold, I want gold." She whispered.

"Okay, beautiful long golden hair. Every man wanted to marry the lovely lady, even the princes from far and wide. Judith was the daughter of a poor baker and teacher, but her beauty brought fame and fortune to her family. Princesses and noble ladies envied her, she was the most beautiful lady across nine great kingdoms."

"I have powers, right?"

"Yeah, along with her beauty, Judith was well mannered…" Arc snorted at that, I glared dagger at him. "As I was saying, she was well mannered and a lovable person. Judith had a secret, one only her pet eagle…"

"Make it a pink bunny with beautiful long ears that shoot fireballs and lightning blast!" She shrieked excitedly.

"That's a big imagination, but okay. Her pet bunny's name was Tula, she alone knew Judith had magic. One day, the horrible king of a far away kingdom sent his men to visit, he had heard of the beautiful maiden and wanted her hand in marriage…"

"Why is the king wicked?"

"He enslaves his people, forces them to labour for him, pay unreasonable taxes, snatch the wives or betrothed of any he wants and steals the lands of other kings. This king is so feared, his army attacked and maltreated anyone they pleased, he was horrible. So when Judith heard he wanted her to be his thirty ninth wife, she panicked."

"That man is horrible, mummy! Even daddy is better than hi…"

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Arc exclaimed pettishly.

"It means what it means, father," she said with an indifferent shrug, "no doubt about that."

"I will have y…"

"Arc, stop picking a fight with your four years old daughter, I repeat, four years old. Do I have to spell it out to you in capital letters?!"

"She started it," he frined, looking away from me with childish annoyance, "you always take her side, don't you care about me any more?" Not a question, a kvetch.

"Back to what I was saying," I said with a huff, "Judith didn't argue with the men when they came, she told them to return the next day at sunset to pick her up so she would have time to say her goodbyes to her families and friends. The men agreed and left, but immediately they did, Judith packed her things to flee. She begged her parents to come with her, the king would kill them. But they refused, saying it was their home and would rather die there, so she ran away on her own."

"Days after days, Judith searched for a new home, and to make sure no one sees her, she took to wearing a mask. You see, Judith was just eighteen then. She later came across some merry men into the work of justice, she joined them but never took off her mask, lying that she had a horrible fire scar on her face. Days turned into weeks, weeks to months and months to a year. Before Judith knew it, she was the leader of the men and twenty-seven…"

"A virgin that needs serious fucking and…"

"Arc!" I shouted, my eyes flying open. He laughed at the confused look on Judith's face. "Baby, ignore him."

"Mummy, what is virgin and fucking? Uncle Qualeb mentions it a lot." She asked curiously.

"No, he doesn't." I lied panickingly.

"Damnit! I haven't gotten a good fuck for weeks, I need to get my dick up someone's puss before I die!" Imitating Caleb's voice. "He said that few hours ago."

"I swear to God, Caleb, I will murder you." I cried through gritted teeth. Arc only laughed like a fool, bending over as he held his stomach.

"Daddy, will you tell me?"

"Of course, my little vixen," he said while controlling his laugh, "fuck is when I have your mother on my bed…" I shut his voice, glaring murderously at him.

"Arc, are you mad?!" I shrieked telephatically. "She's just four and has a crush on a boy. If you should tell her what the hell sex means, what makes you think she won't want to try it?! Have you forgotten Judith is like a curious cat, won't rest until she finds out and try something she is curious about?! What is wrong with you?!"

"I'm horny, that's what's wrong."

"Seriously!"

"Daddy, I'm still here," Judith said, her big grey eyes shining with inquisitiveness. She looked from me to Arc, waiting for her reply.

"Baby, do you know the list of words we add to your age learning?" Arc asked calmly, but I could still hear a trait of laughter.

"You mean the ones I only get to find out when I grow up?" She frowned.

"Yes. This words only works on grown up, and only when the grown up are in love. Let's take you and Hunter for example, when you turn fifteen and then know the words, he will automatically fall in love with you…" she gasped with wide eyes, sneaky mate. "But if you learn it now, the spell will work on someone else, like he will start hating you and loving the person closer to him…"

"Jesse! No! He can't love Jesse!"

"Then you mustn't learn or say the words or Hunter will fall in love with Jesse, okay, baby girl?" Arc winked at me as he asked. I rolled my eyes. Judith nodded vigorously, that one is settled.

"Now, what about dick and puss?"