Scars of Blades

19

                                                                                 A week after the Siege

Click.

Clack.

Click.

Clack.

I'm lying on something soft.

My body is cocooned in a soft blanket.

I feel newly regenerated.

My eyes open to see a room streaming with morning light.

"Ish!"

"What dear?"

"Ish! Ish! Ish is awake!"

To my great surprise I see Tay leaping up and down.

"Ish! Guess what! Y-you were like asleep for a really long time and Jax he cried a lot and he he said that he loved you and he was so sad and I was sad to but I was still brave and their was a big fight but now we're all happy and that bad man is in jail and we all happy!"

I stare at his little dark face and frizzy hair, what in the crap happened.

"Get away from the poor girl."

My eyes brim with tears as I look up to see Quincy smiling down at me with love.

Then we're both crying and she's hugging me into her large bosom.

"I thought you were dying!" She cries.

"I thought I was dying too!" I half cry half laugh back.

We stay like this until Tay decides to join us too, wiggling his little body in between us.

"Tell me what happend?" I ask Quincy.

"Yes, but first eat."

So as I eat she tells me how the people charged the palace after Conrad stabbed me. How they fought to get Tay on the throne, she tells me how Conrad is now living in prison along with his few most trusted guards. How they held a coronation for Tay and decided that if I lived I would be his counselor until he turns sixteen.

My jaw drops,"but-but I'm not qualified to rule a country! I can't be his advisor!"

"Do you not want to be?"

I think about her question,"who would take my place?"

She smiles, still wiping away tears,"that's why we gave it to you."

"I guess I'll have to then."

"You won't be alone, dear."

"Speaking of alone..." My voice trails off wanting to ask the question in my mind since I woke up.

"Yes?" Her eyes glint.

"Where's... Jax?"

Suddenly Quincy throws her knitting in the air. "I'm done." She simply says.

"What?" I look at her confused.

"I'm done." She says again promptly,"I'm done keeping this secret from both of you."

"What secret?"

"You heard Tay say it earlier, Jax has been so bleeding in love with you for years that he just about died this week and I know you have feelings for him so don't say a word."

The only thing I think to say is,"Jax is not in love with me! Why would he be in love with me?"

"Don't give yourself a stroke, and I don't bleeding know why he's in love with you but he's been head over heels for a year or two now."