Hi, It's been a long time since I wrote anything, but here we are. I've just finished reading The Stolen Heir and once again Holly Black has my heart pounding.
Jude knows about Oak
In the royal chambers, the High King and High Queen were trying to relax from royal duties with a hot bath in the enormous bathtub.
"Cardan, if you don't stop this immediately, we'll soon run out of water. " - Jude said sternly, trying to get her husband to stop splashing her with the water that was pouring out of the tub onto the floor.
"I really love that disapproving face of yours"
"It's not disapproving, but if you continue with this prank there will be no water or soap bubbles that will resist." - said the tall queen taking a soap bubble in her hand and examining it as she reclined on the edge of the bath.
Cardan notice her worried face and it clearly wasn't about her husband sinking the bathroom.
"What's up with that my sweet poison face?"
She doesn't talk only shrugs her shoulders, her eyes are not on him but still on the soap bubble. He strides to her and when he's near her he blows so the bubble fades away and she puts her full attention on him.
"Now tell me what annoys and infuriates you" Jude sighs and looks at his dark eyes, does eyes are like an abyss, she can't lie to him as easily as before.
Her body is completely reclined on the edge of the tub. Cardan's arms hold her somehow, comfort, she feels.
"I'm just worried about Oak... it's been a while since we've heard from him and I'm honestly afraid something has happened."
"Worry not my feral queen, Oak is very intelligent and promising in the art of fighting... better than I. - he touches his forehead with hers and she smiles at the statement.
"I'm sure everything will be fine."
"But if..."
"Don't worry your head with that we are here to relax a bit are we not?" she nods slowly and calmly.
"So let us enjoy then, every minute... (a kiss on her cheek) every second... (a kiss on her nose) of each other's company"- he states kissing her lips, pausing to see her reaction.
Jude has a soft smile on her face and pushes him for a long and passionate kiss.
How they missed these little moments in each other's company, so many problems and duties to solve and let them perform with very little time for these delights. Tragic delights as Cardan liked to call them. Suddenly a knock on the door is heard but not strong to separate them or made them stop.
A more rushed and strong knock it's heard and the high queen stops pushing her husband away.
"Come in" - she allows the person to enter hoping it's some news about Oak. Jude knows that she isn't decent to receive someone but she's the queen and she's very nervous too.
A pixie maid and a guard enter the room the maid has a letter in her hands.
"Your majesties, I beg your pardon to interrupt but this letter came with the maximum urgency to the palace" - she puts the letter in Jude's hand which was already stretched ready to open.
While she reads attentively, Cardan catches the wine goblet on a table near the bathtub and dismisses the maid and the guard. Sipping the sweet wine he keeps looking at his wife for a change of mood but he only can see her bare back.
"Tell me my sweet Goddess" - I put my hand on her back tracing circles. "What..."
"We have to move quickly" - Jude stands up suddenly still naked in all her glory looking for a robe to cover her body - "Here, get ready."
Cardan looks at her angry face and tries to understand what is going on, he reads the letter attentively.
A devilish smile appears on his face. He quickly arrives in the bedroom where his wife is all dressed up looking at him with a determined face. "Looks like someone underestimated my Queen"
"It won't stay like this, I assure you, they will regret having underestimated us, all of them they will regret the ground they stepped on."
Her rage's really motivating and makes Cardan feel proud of her leadership.
"They will regret"
