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A slave's questions

Astrid gets up, the pain in her ankle, nothing compared to the one in her heart. Looking down at the dark abyss below her, she feels nothing. No fear. Why would she? Down there is only death. She laughs to herself. Here she is again, in the same point she was on her first day here. All the hopes, the drama, the broken friendship and the fights got her back to the beginning. "Only one step and it's over." She says to herself taking a deep breath and closing her eyes. Hell no! There's a reason she didn't die then. Her life means something more that the love of a man. And after all, no matter how heartbroken she is, taking the easy way out was never something she did. "Lady Astrid?" A eunuch comes in without her hearing a sound. She jumps out of her skin. No matter how long she stays in the harem, she can't get used to how silent they move. "Yes. I am on the balcony." She answers. "The king ordered me to see if you are alright. Did you hurt yourself?" Such a confusing man... Sen

A slave's answers

And God provides. The next day gives all the answers. Unfortunately, they weren't good ones.Tamara is gone in morning. Astrid has to ask another aid to find out that the princess left for a few days to the hunting manor. She left really early in the morning and didn't wake Astrid up to help with the baggage. But she did leave a letter for her.Astrid opens it with shaking hands."Astrid,What I said last night remains true, but I regret the manner in which I said it. I consider you a friend and I care for you even though what I think would be best is different from what you may want. Even so, just know this. Regardless of what you choose, I will stand by you and offer all the help I can.As for this unexpected trip, it wasn't because of our discussion, but because me and my brother have had a disagreement, and as he is my king I want to calm down before I throw him a few words that one can call disrespectful. Take care and see you soon. P.S. Sansa will take advantage of my absence a

A slave's new friend

"Lanna?" Astrid asks as she knocks on the door.As always, she doesn't answer right away, but Astrid knows she's in there as she can hear her coming closer to the door."It's me. It won't take long..." Astrid tries again."I don't want to talk now, Astrid." Lanna answers without opening."Five minutes.""No!""Why were you in Lady Sansa's room?" Astrid tries to push it and surely enough Lanna opens the door."Really, Astrid! You are so freaking annoying. Why are you sticking your nose in everything I do? Why should I explain what I do to you? Who the hell do you think you are?" Lanna is red in the face and Astrid takes a step back."I'm sorry. You don't have to explain anything to me. I just wanted to warn you about Sansa... Tamara told me..."Lanna interrupts her."Lady Tamara said, Lady Tamara thinks. Do you think just because she was nice to you she is such an amazing person? Well, guess what, Lady Sansa warned me about Tamara too.""You can't trust Sansa!""Oh, and I should trust

Paper birds for the slave

Astrid looks up at the royal apartments' balcony.And lo and behold, with a smile as if nothing happened, Loras is looking down at them.Esmee is all shades of red, getting small glimpses at the king while Astrid is as pale as a ghost. After last evening's fiasco, she hoped she could avoid him for a bit to put her thoughts in order, but she didn't think he would be the one that calls her.Astrid bows down, certainly not as low as Esmee, but, you know, respectfully enough.Loras is still smiling, not a care in the world and that pisses Astrid off."Let's go inside Esmee. The king wants to admire the view and we are in the way." Astrid says loud enough for him to hear."Ah, Lady Astrid, but the king feels kind today and allows you to stay." He answers, with a tint of provocation in his tone."We thank the king for the generosity, but we should go. It got windy." Astrid answers and it's not a lie. A breeze from the sea reached the palace, cooling off this torrid summer day."Fine then. T

A slave's devotion

Astrid expected him to be all smiles like he was in the afternoon when he invited her, but instead, he was distressed. He looks at her up and down and smiles at the outfit, but rather than his usual straight-to-the-sex approach and arrogant smirks, he sighs and invites her into the study.Astrid is surprised and a bit disappointed, but follows him anyway."I exiled Tommen." He drops the bomb as soon as they sit down and Astrid’s face drops."Why?""He was the one that hired that assassin. And he used Lanna to cover it up. That night that we arrived, he was planning to have her killed."Astrid can't process what is happening right now. Tommen? The second prince sent an assassin to kill her? Why?"Why?" Is all she can ask.Loras sighs, not looking too surprised, just very disappointed."When Lysa was pregnant it was a war in itself to keep her and the child alive. Every day something would happen and I ended u having to hide Lysa until she gave birth. Everyone knew it was Tommen, but my

A slave spying on a king

Astrid opens her eyes as the sound of the singing birds starts to fill the bedroom. Loras is next to her, softly breathing, still deeply asleep.She smiles and brushes her fingertips over his closed eyes, over his lips, over his chest. It's nice to see him so calm, without that constant smirk glued to his face. Images from last night come back to her mind. She never thought she could feel passion like that. It was like her entire body was thrown into flames. He wasn't as gentle as the first time either. He bit, pushed, and pulled like he was a starving animal eating her alive. She blushes remembering. Can't say she didn't enjoy it, but who is she going to have a serious talk with him this morning when all she has in her mind is his whispered orders?Turn around!Lick it!Open your mouth!She shakes her head. She can't get all fired up again first thing in the morning.She gets up. If she's going to sit here, looking at him as he sleeps half naked, she will end up tied to that bed for

A slave in the dungeons

Astrid remembers a story her mother told her. Cinderella, made a slave by her evil stepmother before she met a prince and became his princess. The love part is not what remembers Astrid about the story, however. But the fact that the girl was friends with the rats. While Astrid, hopes she won't be here enough to become friendly with the huge one that's been staring rather for the last few minutes. "Shoo!" She tries to scare him away, but this rat looks like he's seen some stuff. She gives up. She doesn't even have a window here to see where the sun is. It feels like she's been here for days already. The rat takes a few steps closer and despite her speech from earlier about being brave, she screams. A guard comes to check on her. "I see you met Rabbit. Don't look him in the eye and you'll be fine. He hates provocations." The guard says and Astrid looks away from the rat. "See? He left." The guard laughs and Astrid looks around. The damned creature is truly gone. "Thank you..." As

A slave's destiny

"Tamara is still not here?" Astrid asks, the day growing late as Loras returns from his meeting. "No... I sent people to go bring her, but we won't be hearing from them for at least two days." Loras answers, throwing himself on the bed. The meetings started to become longer and longer as Tommen's support from the corrupt lords is rising. Loras has become increasingly tired. James, his general, rushes in not even a minute after Loras returned. The king sighs, but still gets up to hear what the bringer of bad news got today. "What has he done, now?" Loras asks, but James is just staring, place as a ghost. "James!" "The... the prince. Omar is sick." Loras pushes James aside and starts running towards the harem. Astrid and James follow him. In Lysa's apartment, the atmosphere is so heavy you can cut it with a knife. Lady Sansa arrived here too and tries to console Lysa in a corner. "What happened?" Loras asks them. "The medic is with him..." Sansa answers as Lysa starts sobbing lo

A slave of royal blood

"Still nothing?" Astrid asks, leaning on the study's door. It's almost midnight and Loras must be tired, but he has been stuck with his nose in those books since he came from the dinner with the prince. "I just want to make sure you're not fine now and become ashes in the morning." He answers stretching his back. Astrid goes behind him and starts massaging his sore muscles. "I don't think it works like that." "The dragon's breath is not a normal fire. No one knows the true extent of its power. But I've seen it turn enemies into nothing." He shakes his head, not wanting to stop. "Fine, then let me help you!" "It's the old Valarian language, you don't know it." He says. They had this discussion earlier. "Not with reading. With putting your thoughts in order. I don't know, maybe I can find a connection that you somehow missed. Do you have theories, something?" "Not really. But it can't be because you were holding him. I checked that first." "Maybe your love kept me alive." Astrid

A slave visits the shaman

The next day, early in the morning, Astrid takes a deep breath, as the dragon rises through the clouds."We can check on Tamara tonight when we come back. The hunting lodge is in the way" Loras says, checking the map in his hands. Astrid smiles, as she started to become more and more worried about the princess with every day that passed."I miss her. With everything that happened..."Loras tightens his grip around her waist."Tommen will pay for this ordeal."A war of succession... Only legends remember those things happening. And the legends are bloody.They are silent for the rest of the flight it's hard to talk with the wind hitting their faces at that speed. He could go slower, of course, but they agreed to hurry so the news of him leaving the palace don't reach Tommen."Is this the place....?" Astrid asks as she looks around where the dragon landed. There's nothing, not even the shadow of a tree Just an empty field."The idea for it is not to be found." Loras answers as he turns

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