Annaveri

Chapter 21

"Sire, green or black?"

"Neither."

"Sir the far side of the kingdom are having trouble growing crops, this could induce famine and-"

"Send better materials they need, provide them with two weeks of stock. Has there been any word from my group I sent out? It's been 19 days now."

"No sire, we will have more of the military on the look out-"

"No, do not send any of my men back out there, contact Ezekkeyius."

"Yes sir."

"Sio, honey?" A soft voice called from the second floor of the castle. Siopi stopped working with his nobles and looked up at Clelia, who walked to the banister. "Why don't you let me take care of this? You still have been working like a dog, don't you need a break?" She asked. "I don't, but if you need me, I will be there."

"All kings need a break, come up here." Without hesitation he quickly ran up the steps. She grabbed his hand and led him into the grand bedroom, closing and locking the doors behind him. "What is the meaning of this?" He asked, gazing into her white eyes. She pulled him over to their tall window that overlooked the land, and pulled apart the white, silk curtains. "Look at this, you're king now. Your people need you too, you know this, right? Without the trust of your people, you wont get far."

"I already have the trust of the people-"

"Not all. I want you to split the work with me."

"What? You shouldn't have to work for anything you're the queen-"

"And a queen will always still have her responsibilities. I worked for royalty before my life was switched around, I know what I'm doing."

"Clelia..." She stood on her toes and kissed him gently, then looked into his eyes. "Your future is bright baby, we can make it even brighter together." She whispered to him. A smile crossed his face and he grabbed her hips. "Alright, but you must tell me what you are doing before you do it so I can know." He kissed her more, and she pulled him towards the bed. He slid is hand to her lower back as she wrapped her arms around his neck, and he held her as he laid her down on the bed. "There is still so much more about you that I want to know..." He said lowly, kissing her cheek and neck. She chuckled lightly, and held his head. "I already know everything about you." She said back. He stopped and looked up at her. "You do?"

"In order to see your future, I must know your past. One look at you and your whole life story is shown to me."

"....Clelia I-" She kissed him again, cutting him off. "You did it for a reason, Sio. I don't blame you at all, and I have seen worse."

"Still, thats nothing you should be seeing. I could have did so much more besides killing them."

"Your father would be proud, and I know I am."

"Tell me, you're human... but with no soul?"

"Yes, my former queen had the power that I had, she passed it to me because people knew and were looking for her, but despite the cool power, I lost my soul and my life memories."

"All of them?"

"Not all, just most."

"Well, I propose we make a few new ones.~" She chuckled again as his hands slid down to her hips and he kissed her neck again. Their lips met again, and Sio glided one of his hands down her thigh, then back up, under her dress. With his touch, her head slowly tilted back, and a soft moan escaped her throat. His kissed her neck again, making her smile, but both of them froze as a few hard knocks sounded on their door. "You have got to be kidding me." He growled, and climbed off the bed. Clelia chuckled more and sat up, fixing her dress. "This is why I told you, you need to make free time." He opened the door and looked sternly at a female guard that stood in front of him. "Sir! Important news! Your group has returned!" She reported rather loudly. "What?! Did they just arrive?!" He asked, hurrying out of the room and outside. Ezperansa returned to her normal form, after everyone had hopped off her back. Seeing him, Ypolous teleported himself over and jumped on him, hugging him tightly. Sio hugged him back even tighter, burying his face into his shoulder. "I was worried..." He mumbled. Ypolous said nothing, and hugged him tighter. Ezperansa quickly walked up to him, growling. "Imbecil de mierda I should kill you for sending this poor boy on a mission like that!" (You fucking idiot). She yelled at him through her now thick and angry accent. He looked up at her and sighed. "I knew he could handle it, Ez. He needs to start seeing what he may face one day."