Princess of Balbadd (Magi x Reader)

Studying the Scrolls

"Good morning, princess," he yawns, "We had quite the night, huh?"

~*~

You have arrived at Parthevia. When the ship docks, you stand to the  side and slightly behind King Rashid as you proceed off the boat. Your  father reminds you to only speak when addressed then reminds Sinbad to  maintain his undercover role of escort.

"We've been awaiting your arrival, King Rashid."

The  group looks towards the voice to see a tall man with short, green hair.  He is clad in golden armor sections, a red ruby hanging from his right  ear, and small gold chains connecting various parts of his outfit.

The man continues his greeting, "It's been a long time. Welcome to Parthevia."

Sinbad sweats but looks determined as he glares at the greeter.

"I see you have brought a guest."

Your  father places a hand on your shoulder. "Ah yes. This is Princess (y/n).  She wanted to learn more about your new system here so I brought her  along."

Sinbad blurts out, "So this is the man who started the coup d'etat. General of the Parthevia Empire...Barbarossa."

There  is a moment of silence that is broken by a chuckle from Barbarossa. He  explains he hasn't been called that for a while. Rashid informs Sinbad  of how he now leads a political party. There is a discussion of the  politics now governing Parthevia. Then Barbarossa asks to be introduced  to Sinbad. It turns out he already knows him to be the famed Dungeon  Capturer, but assures him not to worry, he bares him no hostilities in  the new government.

~*~

After a tour of the city, seeing the  happy citizens able to live their lives, Sinbad desired to know how  Barbarossa governs. Barbarossa gave him scrolls about his ideology. Now  Sinbad was in bed, burning the midnight oil while pouring over the  information contained within.

"Knock, knock." He hears a voice from his window. He looks out to see you balancing on the ledge. "May I come in?"

"(y/n)!  What do you think you're doing?" Sinbad quickly sits up, but you hop into  the room before he has a chance to run over. Instead, you approach his  bed.

"I was looking out at the stars and noticed light coming from  the next window over. I figured that meant you were still up, so I  thought I'd sneak over without the guards knowing and ask if I could  take a look at Barbarossa's literary works."

You pause while  getting a good look at him in a night robe and wet hair, like he just  returned from a bath. This is the first time you've seen his hair down.  Thick, silky locks flow over his shoulders and down his back. His  chiseled chest peeks through his robe. Gazing at him, you start to feel  warm inside.

He says with mirth, "You sure are a naughty one, princess."

"Huh?" You try to refocus and can't tell if he was referring to you sneaking over or you staring at his body.

"Here,  I've finished the first one, if you're really into this stuff." He  hands a scroll to you and pats behind him on the bed. "There's room over  here for some reading light."

He resumes lying on his stomach and  continues to read. You bite your lower lip, but then walk around to sit  next to him, trying not to upset the lamp next to the pillows. You  unroll the volume in your hands. You both read in silence.

After  some time, you start throwing out observations about what you are  reading. He discusses some of the points with you. He also starts to  voice his thoughts about the parts he's on. Having no monarchy is a new  concept for both of you so you throw hypothetical ideas back and forth,  trying to see the practicality of the implications.