Sleeping in Another World

Preparations And Journey

With the meeting adjourned, everybody Rose from the round table and knelt before me before they went to the door. When it was my husband's turn, he simply stuck out like a sore thumb being about a head taller than the tallest priest. He was the last to kneel down before me and the only one who reached out his hand to help me stand.

The gesture was harmless but the priest took it the wrong way. They immediately formed a wall in front of me preventing my husband to come closer. They looked afraid but their desire to protect me was stronger.

My husband stood up, his eyes turning cold. The frown on his face began to deepen despite me being able to erase his wrinkle. It looked like it will be back in no time.

"must I remind you all that your goddess and I had been married for three days now?" he snarled as if it was a warning. Even I felt frightened.

"Husband, please do forgive them." I called out to placate him.

The priests then moved away, watching us. My husband no longer knelt but simply held out his hand towards me. I reached for his hand and let him pull me up to my feet.

We did not held hands as much as I would like. His warm hands felt comfortable in that cold season. Physical contact was frowned upon in their culture and holding unto my husband was considered indecent.

I sighed as he took his hand away from me.

My husband waited for me at the door as I moved to him. Seeing that I had used up all my strength earlier, my husband frown turned deeper.

He called the secretary then informed him to fix all the paperwork and find a suitable place for the men to rest at the outer temples. The middle age man turned out to be the Head of his knights. He gave separate orders for this captain to prepare a couple of knights to serve as my body guards.

When I was able to reach him, my husband knelt down and carried me again. The priests who were watching me made several complaints but they all turned quiet when my husband glared at them.

"Unless you can walk until an incense burns out, you can only stay in your room." Husband ordered. "I will have my men stationed once again outside your room. You can call them if you wish for anything."

I did not contradict him for this. Being carried like that was already an issue so if I exhausted myself I will be stuck in one area. Their eyes were not really gentle.

My husband was able to bring me back to my room for only a few minutes. Perhaps it was the advantage of his long legs. He laid me again in bed and promised to send me a heartier food. "I had sent a few of my men to purchase fruits" he said. " we just came out of winter so fruits are scarce."

It was the eight day of early spring. So it was still cold and the trees still barren.

"It doesn't matter, any food will do." I said. He knew my body's basic needs after all. So I did not want him to overthink things. Tonight I need sex once again for using my powers. I was really not in the mood and the thought of doing it with him stressed me out.

My husband imposed seven days more for his team just so I can have more stamina to withstand the travel. Initially my husband only planned to stay for five days but they had to stay for 4 days more because he unexpectedly got married. This would be ample time for the temple to prepare my dowry which would be moved on the tenth day of early spring.

Meanwhile I ate all the food I had been given. Since we were at the temple, the food did not contain any salt but most of it were very fragrant. Since meat was a luxury, we mostly ate chicken and fish. We also had mud crabs and other crustaceans that lived in brackish water. It was all very enjoyable despite the fact that I was not allowed to leave my room. On the tenth day of early spring, the priests brought another batch of sun diamond and they were amazed that it changed just by merely touching it.