feel your energy rush into me

Her joke had made him smile and he let a small laugh escape his lips as he gazed at her, the moonlight casting a luminous glow across her. No wonder she had such a following; he couldn't be the only one feeling a bit drunk when in her presence. He swallowed the lump in his throat when she introduced herself and he dipped his head again, ears flattening and eyes escaping her as he did. "Forgive my ignorance, your Grace." He stammered over his words and furrowed his brows, irritated at himself and whoever forgot to tell him how enchanting their Empress was. Suddenly he felt stupid, feeling whatever he was feeling being near her was disrespectful. She was the Empress, and he just a low warrior. His mind flashed back to the handmaiden he'd met the other day, the soft and young girl that seemed so skittish to be seen. He felt that way now, and for once he understood the panic he saw in her eyes, for it was in his now.

He wasn't sure why she was inviting him back to the palace, but he wasn't about to turn her down. One disrespect following another wasn't a good way to impress anyone, so he swallowed the new lump forming in his throat and nodded as he carefully rose back up from his bow. "If you wish. You could catch a cold out here with the ocean breeze." He certainly didn't want to be at fault for her catching a cold out here, so if she wanted to go back to her palace, he'd be more than happy to escort her back. Whether she truly wanted his company or not, his wants were forced to the back of his mind and ignored as he focused on hers despite his racing heart.

"Speech!"

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