Just you and me, baby

Their children would be royalty, a promise kept. Now as his consort, she... had so many things to do. He needed to rest, and she needed to make sure the burning of the forest wasn't getting out of hand...

At his gentle tug of the chain, a shiver of excitement ran through her but she subdued it. Oh, the bastard knew exactly what he was doing when he got this for her. She silently glared at him with a coy knowing smile. She softened though as he spoke about the blight and his recovery, she stroked the fur over his head resting gently on her belly. She didn't know much about fevers and sickness, but that sounded like he was on the mend.

"Well I'm glad I pushed for burning it down as much as possible. We need to save the rest of Boreas from it too. I have Vesper and others clearing the storerooms already. I don't know much about the patrols or who's on or off the roster, or too sick to patrol." Her mind had turned back to all the duties that needed to be arranged and overseen. Her gaze settled on the in-between space between them as her mind flitted about. But then her golden eyes caught one of his, and her curiosity burned her with like a brand,
"Who helped you while you were sick?" Why did she care?

"Speech"