Of Thorns and Glamour

Princess

When I woke up I turn in my bed to a solid wall, thinking it was Inchiki in my sleepy stupor and moved in closer. "Oh good morning," a deep voice reverberates from the chest I nuzzle against. I look up and it's Kiev with a smirk. My waist had another hand wrapped around it and I look back at Korv who had his face in my hair. I must had turned back to normal as I didn't have wings or horns, and neither claws nor sharp teeth. I cover my face but I smelt food in the room. "You should eat something before you try snacking on one of us," he says with a smirk and sleepy eyes. 

I look away from him and sit up, pealing Korv off of me as he slowly wakes up as well. I realize I'm wearing a tunic with no pants that barely goes over my bottom. I squeeze my eyes shut and move on with it as I gotten myself into this mess. Crawling out of the pillows was difficult and humiliating as the tunic barely covered my bottom. I hear Kiev whistle and I stand up abruptly pulling down my shirt. I give him a vulgar gesture without looking at him and finally make it to the table.

I start eating the cooked pieces of meat, and they were delicious along with the rest of the food. I drank a tart and sweet juice, and it cleanses my palate from the taste of blood that coated my tongue. Then Korv and Kiev sit down next to me and eat as well, "Haven't had ever woken up without having sex next to a half nude woman, but there's always a first." I blush as my thoughts became dirty and coughed on a piece of food.

"Can you go two seconds without being disgusting," Korv scolds him and Kiev smirks as he continues to eat. "You can leave whenever you wish Lily, but your bedroom will take some time to clean and replace your furniture." Then he goes and grabs a kettle that was whistling in a side room. They must have their own little kitchenette down here. "Tea?" he offers and I nod my head as he pours me a cup. It was black tea, nothing else but I drank it slowly after it cooled.

"I'm sorry, both of you. I will leave and clean my room myself, I don't want to intrude in your space." I tell them, and Kiev doesn't look at me, but Korv puts a hand on mine.

"You do what you want, but you should try not to stay in your room too much. Malphas will probably be back after a few days, but I don't think he'll be delighted to hear his daughter was cooped up in a trashed room," Korv tells me and lifts my hand to his lips to kiss it. "You're forgiven, it was Kiev who started it anyway."

Kiev scoffs while cutting his food, "I wanted her to get out of that room too. Sitting in there and starving herself for three days." His voice trails off and he gets up as his utensils clatter on the plate. "Come here Korv," he commands him. I turn to look at him, "Let me show you how to fight me off Lil."

Korv puts down his cup of tea as he stands up from the table. "I'm alright you two, please no more fighting," I tell them and Korv gives me a quick smile in response before he walks over to Kiev.

Kiev's face is more serious as they both ignore my plead, "A daughter of Malphas isn't going to be pampered all her life."

I watch as he and Korv go at it, faster than I could had imagined, as I realize they were holding back before when they fought in my room. Watching them spar against each other made me realize the true power they both posses. I track their movements but to no avail do I learn much.

"Now your turn," Kiev says as they both stop, sweating brows and heavy breathes.

I cast a levitation spell at him and Kiev floats above us as I munch on a piece of bread. "No majick!" he yells out at me. I let him fall into the pillows and smirk at him.

"I have been learning to defend myself, but yes my physical sense is lacking," I tell them. "You both really don't need to go through the trouble." I stand up but then I don't see Kiev anymore and I feel him grip onto me with a knife to my throat as he stands behind me.