#king.interactions.rowan

"Roxy did an amazing job on the speech. I hope you don't mind me gifting her a few things." He smiled wrapping his arms around her waist from behind and resting his head on her shoulder. "You are the most beautiful woman I have seen tonight. Don't tell Iris." He smiled kissing her cheek before his brow raised at her, "after this we get that vacation River and Jackson are forcing us to take." He smiled sitting down on the arm of a chair. "I'm looking forward to enjoying our time together with the girls."

Markus was more interested in watching everyone make the rounds and carried themselves, especially the rulers of the other realms. His attention though for a while had been caught on Rowan, Queen of the Southland. She was beautiful and outgoing. Definitely a well loved leader, because he had seen more than just other rulers step up to her and her affliction never changed for them. Once he made his way over he bowed gently and smiled, “You have quite a lot of friends here. You must be loved by many, Lady Rowan. We have rarely interacted before but I hope to change that now at this feast, if you would have me.”

Honor's fingers were wrapped tight around his as he aided her in chasing down a squealing Scarlett. Occasionally lifting her off the ground to get a little closer to the older sibling. A smile on his face and he listened to their high pitch squeals and giggles. "Ho... ho. Alright Scarlett. Time to take a break. You're wearing me out back here." He laughed catching up to the little girl and picking her up by the waist after he had placed Honor on one hip. "What do you two say we go sneak up on mama huh?"

His brow raising as they both nodded excitedly. He eased into where he had last seen Rowan heading and set Scarlett and Honor on their feet, shushing them gently so they wouldn't reveal themselves too soon. He counted them down with his fingers before the girls screamed from behind their mother. "They got you," He smirked kneeling between them, "and got you good too."

Markus had kept it a surprise until they pulled up, he hadn't been very doting their previous anniversary so he wanted to show Rowan just how much he had grown to love her in so many different ways. First was the house, and then as they walked a room filled with flowers. A bouquet for everyday they had spent together in their marriage. He hoped it was far beyond what she had expected and he had even to a point shocked himself. He lead her through the new home showing her the things that he felt made this hers more than his.

The occasional flashes of sunlight from the large windows, it was hers to furnish, even though he had added some things already that he thought she would like. He couldn't bring her to an empty house after all. It was hers though to do with as she pleased and when she needed a moment of reprieve she could get it here. "What do you think?" He smiled asking her honest opinion, "I have more for you. This is just the beginning."

With everything that had been going on at times he felt he was neglecting Rowan. His worry taking over and causing him to doubt himself in not only his past life but his current one as well. It wasn't a new feeling though, Rowan had kept him second guessing himself from the moment she proposed. He took her hand and led her to the room that could only be described as the library. a fire already rumbling in the fireplace and his gifts spread out on the table in front of it. He sat down with her on the couch in front of the table and started handing her things. He cleared his throat as he handed the first, "I thought this would be fun for us to do." He said handing her the box with the first gift inside. The bits of broken dark glass bowl represented him, he explained, "the gold would be you. I've felt very broken over the years but I can see you putting pieces back everyday. Everyday you make it a little easier for me to breath, smile, or feel things I never thought I would feel again."

He hummed a laugh at the next gift, as he handed her too. "Don't start with this one." He smirked, "I know it's not my taste but it is yours." He said nodding towards the gift box, "I thought, since you got it tattooed, the least I could do was have something with the dates on it." He held up a finger, "but you're not getting the matching often, or that on me much either, unless you put me in it." His features softened and he leaned in, holding her face and pressing a kiss to each cheek before he placed one on her lips. "I love you, so much Rowan. I don't think I could ever express it enough and sometimes I feel as though I fall flat doing so but I do love you, more than I could ever explain."