When We Were Younger

The King's Letter

Lilly woke up early the next day in the best of moods. She got dressed in a black button down shirt, brown pants, brown boots, and put her hair in a braid. Lilly grabbed Arthur's old satchel and journal, then skipped out of her room and opened the nursery quietly. The bairns were still asleep. She went and kissed them both before leaving. She skipped down the hall, went down the steps two at a time, and trotted into the kitchen, humming to herself. Breena looked at her strangely as Lilly began to raid the pantry.

"What has gotten into ya?" she asked Lilly.

Lilly grabbed a piece of salted meat and smiled. "Nothin'," she said innocently.

Breena leaned in close. "M'lady, I havena seen ya this cheerful in a long time. What has got ya in such a good mood?"

Just then Arthur walked in and Lilly beamed at him. "Mr. Morgan," she greeted.

Arthur smiled back at her and went to the pantry. "Mrs. Morgan."

He hovered near her, their eyes staying locked as he reached for something to eat. It was some bread and cheese. He started munching and winked at her before walking away and out the door. Lilly let out a sigh of happiness and giggled. "I may go huntin' later today, Miss Harrington. Be on the lookout for deer, or seal, if I feel like goin' to the coast."

"Yes, m'lady," Breena said with a smirk.

Lilly looked at her with a grin before skipping and humming out of the kitchen. She almost bumped into Karen. "Oops, sorry."

Karen giggled as she held onto Quinn. "It's alright. Hey, do you know why Arthur came to see Sean last night?"

"Not a clue." Lilly kissed Quinn's cheek and it made the boy giggle. "My sweet little nephew."

Hosea came walking down the stairs. "Hello Lilly, hello Karen, hello Quinn," he said.

"Hi Hosea," Karen said.

"Ah, Athair. How are you this morning?"

Hosea got to the foot of the stairs and looked at Lilly strangely. "Something is different about you. You seem...happy."

Lilly grinned as she reached for her spring coat. "I am happy," she said, giggling at him.

Karen eyeballed Lilly. "Yeah, why are you so happy?"

Lilly smirked. "I'm always happy, what are you talkin' about?"

Hosea crossed his arms. "How did the hunt for werewolves go yesterday? Arthur went with you, didn't he?"

"Yes, he did. Arthur did very well. Even saved my arse and took one down on his own with his guns."

"Sounds good. Maybe he should be training those men to shoot."

Lilly hummed. "That's not a bad idea. When I see him, I'll ask." Lilly turned and skipped out the door as she hummed away.

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Lilly found it hard to focus as she kept watching the sun. It was overcast and getting close to noon, finally. She turned her attention back to her knife fighters. They were coming along nicely, though they still required a lot more practice to come close to being great. She noticed one man making a misstep each time he tried to parry a knife and she stopped the duo to correct him. "Always keep your lead foot forward," she said. "Otherwise you'll just stumble over your own feet. Okay?"