My Promise To You

The gentle wind tossed her pristine coat about as she waited for the gentleman to arrive. He did not take very long, despite the way his steps moved lazily through the trees. The beast seemed to always be at ease, no matter whose presence he was in. Adelaide admired that somehow, and gave him a polite smile as he rested a short distance away and murmured a flirtatious greeting into the air. He hadn't changed a bit. But Adelaide would not be the same this time around. Tonight she was in control of her own thoughts, with no terrible herbs to intoxicate her. Her movements were sure and proud, abandoning the frilly innocence she had displayed only weeks before. That innocence was gone now. And Kristoffer, sadly, was to blame. But she would not hold him to that crime, taking advantage of the maiden when she was incapacitated. Such was life. She would move on.

"How could one forget a royal brute like you?" She asked coyly, batting her blue eyes sarcastically in his direction. Adelaide wasn't sure if the man would appreciate her brand of humor. Perhaps not. It didn't matter anyway. "I've been better. What with this plague spreading around, I'm a bit worse for wear. This is a hard time for healers. The cure seems to be working, though." She sighed once more and looked off into the distance, her mind going out to the lands of Ebony. Going home, like she wanted to. But her eyes soon returned to the sleazy argent stare that Kristoffer possessed, the stare that made her feel tainted and pure all at the same time. It was refreshing and disgusting. She wasn't sure how to react. No brute had ever given her such a lustful look before. None but him.

"I assume you remember our little agreement?" Adelaide flipped her tail around her hips and awaited his response. Of course, she knew that he would remember their night together, perhaps he was even looking forward to their second meeting. Her words were meant to drag the moment out, make it longer than it needed to be. Why jump into things? She was in no hurry.

"SPEECH"