you don't s e e the lightning

The two males broke apart, and Gideon moved to approach Kamala. The female remained still, head tilted slightly to the side as the male approached her and moved to pull her close, wrapping his body around hers so that a breath tickled her ears, and the words came. "Mine." The female stiffened a little at the words, glancing at Gideon as he pulled away slightly. No emotions crossed her face for a long moment as she rushed to process how she felt. She understood what was going on, for the most part. The details would come later but she had been given to Gideon, in a sense. Not literally, she supposed. It seemed that a deal had been reached between her father and his Grand Duke.



An arrangement that she had had no part in. And yet, Kamala couldn't bring herself to be upset. She glanced at Gideon as he spoke, a flicker of a smile crossing her features. If it would allow her to serve Seracia, well... "I can see it," Kamala responded lightly, "It does have a nice ring to it." With that, the yearling turned her glance to her father, listening to his words with a more solemn expression than the almost playful one that had danced across her face when she had spoken to Gideon. In her few experiences with her 'uncle,' he had managed to bring out the less formal side of her, and it seemed that today was no exception.



Perhaps this wouldn't be so bad after all. There was never any doubt in her mind that she would go through with this. She owed her father her life. This was a small way to pay him back. "Will there be anyone else?" It was a simple question, the only one that she had, really. Somehow, she couldn't see Gideon settling down with just her. It didn't bother her much, but she wanted to know, "And the wedding. Will it actually be a ceremony or . . . ?" Trailing off, Kamala tilted her head as she gazed at the two wolves.



It would be strange to shift her thoughts of Gideon from 'uncle' to 'future husband,' but it could be done. No, it would be done. He was handsome enough, would surely father strong children (though that was a thought she wanted to avoid for as long as possible) and together they would contribute to the Kingdom. The Kingdom was the reason that she was alive. There was no question in her mind of disobeying her father's wishes. Especially not in something as big as this.