Once Upon A War (EV)

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Elbore's POV

" Ah, good morning our Highness, we have the honor the receive you in our kingdom  of Hastings! What a chance to have you with us!"

This is my mother, smiling, a little bit more, who was inviting my future husband and his family inside. The king was plump, with a prominent beard and a big crown of gold which can have the double size of my head. As to the Queen, she was tall and slim, the face severe and a wan mine. She was scary to see and I felt that she will pass out at anytime. Finally arrived Sir Payne, he changed since the last time I saw him. His long curly hair has been cut shorter and his attitude and his morphology seemed more mature. He sent me a shy smile which I answered with a short reverence. He was really cute, but not enough to have him in my heart.

"Follow us in the blue salon please, so we can talk about the marriage."

Mother took us to the salon, a wonderful little  turquoise room with furniture and drapes in the same color, showing the sculpted fountain in the yard. The guests of Wolverhampton admired the vue and sighed their head with admiration, like if they were doing the tour of their apartments. Then the King decided to talk :

"The work of your artists and your engagement in culture is amazing!"

 "Thank you, I do that because I am involved in our community and I hope that I will inspire my daughter later."

I almost left the glass of crystal which the servants just gave us. Everyone turn to my side chocked,  except Sir Liam who seemed nervous, and I tried to smile apologetically:

"Sorry, I had a little malaise!"

Mother looked at me with insistence and I did like if nothing happened. The Queen of Wolverhampton continued the conversation:

"What are you quotidian activities?"

"We practice a lot of culture, it is our favorite hobby, right Elbore?"

Which I translate it in "TALK!"

"Yes, I really like that, especially in the company of my mother, where we can pass the whole afternoon talking and working."

The women looked at me with satisfaction while the King continued:

"What about sports?"

"I practice the feminine equitation and the croquet if I have time."

"And you, Liam, what are your hobbies?"

""Well, the same as Her Highness Elbore said, except the culture of course!"

Everyone laughed on his note but I only smiled wadding. This maintenance was more than wearisome and fortunately for once, my mother helped me.

"My Love, why don't you go and show the garden to your fiancé While I talk economy with our dear guests?"

"Yes, Mother."

I did a reverence and went outside. Liam followed me without saying anything  and we sited on a bank, watching the nature.

"You come often here?"

"Yes, it remembers me my childhood, and it calms me a lot."

"I am sorry if this wedding doesn't overjoyed you, to say right it wasn't my wish too. So instead of being that couple who doesn't know anything about each other, can we try to be ... friends?"

I was looking at him with interrogation, and I saw that he was really honest, so I sighed.

"I'd like that."

"Do you know when is the ceremony planned?"

"Mother said that it will be this week. But where are we going to live?"

"We will annex our two kingdoms, and on the frontiers we will build a castle to live there."

That meant that I will be far of Harry. That I will not see him again. After all maybe it was the right thing, I will not hear about these vampires. Getting out of my thoughts, Elissa called us from inside:

" Your Highnesses, the Queen of Hasting decide to make the maintenance for later and she wants you to join them in the dining room."

We followed the domestic and arrived in the big room and we sited. The adults already were talking of finances or I don't know what, so they didn't noticed our arrive. Sir Liam and me  benefited with talking:

"Did you have a lover?"

"I had some love affairs with the maid , but sshh !"

I laughed while I was looking at him, chocked.

" You did the sin before marriage?"

"Well yes, Miss, I wasn't going to wait after all!"

Of course, it isn't the men who get pregnant, , they don't know the danger of a secret relation!

"Don't be chocked, my love, it isn't so bad, it won't change anything, and as I said it just a a love affair!"

Luckily the plats been served at this moment and I could escape the conversation with eating the tasty "Fois gras" which were served to us. The king complimented us:

"What an amazing chefs your have here! It is the first time that I eat that thing!"

"Yes, they come from a neighbor kingdom, we received him for his talents!"

His Highness sighed, then Mother looked at me:

"My daughter is so talented in gardening she has delicious plan herbs in the serving, can you go and find it please?"

"Of course Madame!"

I got up, made a reverence on the look of royal couple, and got out of the room in direction of the back of the castle. Outside, I went to my little vegetable garden and searched with my eyes a plant with a big green leaves.

"Are you searching for this?"

I turned and saw an imposing stature in front of me, having my head up I met a gold eyes and a curly hair. In his hand was  effectively the plant that I was looking for. I took it with fingertips:

"Thank you."

I was going when he retained me. I turned sharply, the anger taking my body in possession.

"What do you want!,"

"Are you angry for last night?"

"What did you thought? You leave me on the stairs, in the cold and dangerous night!"

"I watching you."

"Lies! I don't believe a word coming out from your mouth!"

"You'll have to if you wanted to see me again!"

"Anyway our attendance will stop here. I will go to my new kingdom soon."

There was a lot of emotions in the eyes of Harry, I even thought seeing the sadness. Probably I was thinking bad because he disappeared in a second, leaving me undecided in front of the signification of what happened.

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The arrive of Payne?

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