[ SEQUEL TO BERRY BLADES ]
❝Do not confuse her with men, she is much worse❞
After being crowned by her own people, Dara has the crown, throne, and her husband, former soldier-in-hand in the grasp of her palm and she makes sure everyone is bowing to...
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⊰ chapter five ⊱
Dear Crowned,
I hope this letter reaches you safely. I leave you the answer you should know; Erren, Hyss, Kirra, Ilari. Your slave,
T
Dara's heart pounded as she gathered the paper into her hand, the golden bird swapped back into the compass and landed peacefully on her palm. She slid the compass in the pockets of her pants and turned away from the balcony with Jewel closing the doors to the swishing cold wind that Dara had been enjoying for a while. Taehyung's second letter had left a lot of clues but all that was there was confusion. Dara sweated, she knew the last of the clues.
Ilari. She had heard of this. The back of the compass had this title printed on it. If the elf knew the last of what she wanted him to know to get to the core of the incident, then Dara would have rushed. She had to see Jungkook right away, "Jewel, summon Jungkook."
"Your Majesty, His Highness has only gone for horse riding this morning at the fields." commented Jewel, "Would you like me to bring your horse out, the white one? I can tell Soldier Skovier too...,"
"Yes please, if you will," Dara looked at herself in the mirror before commanding a soldier to tie her hair into a tight ponytail. Before she got off her dresser, she made sure the wedding ring was on and a blue pendant across her neck. Her beige shirt fit rightly as the white pants gripped on her waist like arms around it. She walked out through the main Quarter and to the back stables to fetch Roar along with Skovier following her out with a first 'Good Morning, My Queen.'
"Having a good time at my palace, Skovier?" Dara said as the two rode their horses out to the fields to fetch Jungkook, the smell of grass strong to Dara's nose.
"Very much. The food is excellent, My Queen," Skovier replied shortly and before he could say anything else, Jungkook was riding across the fields like a sly tornado through the fields. Dara stopped dead with her horse, Skovier's eyes examining the Queen admiring the man with the title of her husband on the horse far away. He got off his horse while Dara's eyes played around the field, following the black horse and the rider on it.
Skovier stepped forward to grab Jungkook's attention and once he did, Jungkook paced across the field at a low speed; his eyes building a shape of question from Skovier to Dara. Dara closed her jaws and looked down at her hands, quickly taking off her gloves. To her surprise, Jungkook got off his horse, took the white gloves off, walked past Skovier just to murmur the words before reaching out his hand for Dara, "My Queen."
"I thought you would be at the palace, I had to speak with you about something," Dara grabbed his arm even though she very well knew she wouldn't need his effort to help herself down the horse. It was just living the moment, she fancied it. She found it hard to look at the sweating man under the gazing sun, "Have you eaten?"
