The Dragon Prince - Marked

Part 20

"Miss Claudia? The King requests your presence in the throne room. Miss Astoria has returned from her trip." Claudia nodded to the maid and quickly made her way to meet Ezran. Claudia entered Ezran's throne room to see his and Astoria laughing.

"I miss something?" Claudia asked alerting the pair to her presence.

"Oh Rayla. No Ezran was just catching my up on what I've missed. I just heard of Rayla and Callum's arrival and his strange punishment he gave that council man."

"Punishment?" Claudia asked.

"Yeah! He said I was a waste of the council's time so Callum told him he had to do the 'jerk face' dance at the next gala." Ezran said smiling.

"Well leave it to Callum to be creative I guess. So anyway, what did ya need me for?"

"Well we wanted your opinion since I haven't seen Callum all morning."

"Oh right. Sorry but I told everyone to leave him and Rayla alone. So whacha got?"

"Well things have been pretty quiet recently and since Callum and Rayla's wedding anniversary is coming up, we were thinking about throwing them a party. Astoria and I both agree to do it for them considering all they've done with little thanks, but since I trust most things to you, I don't wanna stress you out over organizing a party if you think it'll be too much." Claudia beamed at the small king. She felt honored to be trusted with organizing it.

"That sounds great Ez." She spoke, then asked him a question she just thought about, "Uh, how long do I have?" A smiling Ezran spoke as if there was no problem.

"4 days."

"Callum, you really are amazing." Rayla spoke between breathes. The two had spent their morning cuddling laughing and making love many times each. They just finished another round and were cuddling on the bed, their slick bodies telling them to relax.

"Well if you're saying that, then I did something right." Callum joked earning a tired giggle from the elf he was holding onto protectively. He watched as Rayla drifted off to sleep. His eyes shot opened when he heard a soft knock at the door. Rayla was still sleeping so he covered her with the blankets, threw on some pants, and opened the door.

"Astoria?" He whispered. Understanding the situation, she responded in a whisper.

"Meet me in the library when you're ready and let the girl sleep. By the looks of you, she'll need the rest." Astoria teased, walking in the direction of the castle's library. Ten minutes later, Callum arrived freshly bathed and fully clothed in all but his jacket and scarf. Astoria stood and gave the boy a hug.

"It's been a while Callum. How has everything been?"

"Its been rough the last couple days but overall its pretty good going."

"I see you've acquired a new scar. Lot of fights recently?"

"Only one fight at a small border town but the scar happened when I tried combining fire and lightning magic, while flying."

"Can't you perform all your spells at once already?"

"Yes, but I was trying to actually combine the two spells, not just simultaneously use both."

"Callum. That was dumb. I'm sure Rayla yelled at you for it.

"Hehe, Yeah."

"So anyhow, I was meaning to ask. What are you going to do for your anniversary? Any plans?"

"Truthfully? I haven't even thought about it till now. With everything that's happened, I didn't even realize it was that close."

"Callum, its 4 days away."

"Oh shit."