Nectar rolled her eyes as she futilely tried to take back her hand. She was already used to this. As long as she could remember, Liam had always licked her wounds whenever she got hurt.
She wasn't sure why either but she'd grown used to it. Liam used to eat a lot of herbs at one point so she guessed that was the reason why his saliva was a pain killer and helped her wounds heal [ Maybe I should let him lick the ones on my back... Nah ]
She shook her head at the thought [ I'd have to remove my clothes and he'd ask soooo many questions ]. Liam wiped off the small traces of blood on his mouth " I can't take my eyes off of you, can I "? Nectar smiled innocently " No one can take their eyes of me ".
Liam sighed " I'll take these two to get changed, you better be here when I get back ". Nectar pouted slightly " What if I have to do something "? [ Or just don't want to stay put ]
Liam pointed his finger at her " You better be here when I get back ". Nectar rolled her eyes and Liam took the two new servants to get changed leaving them both.
Nectar sighed as she looked at her hand [ I've gotta get a grip on my temper ] and she looked over at Reli who was redder than a tomato. She furrowed her brows and put her other hand on her forehead " Are you alright Reli? I could have Liam bring you some tea or something ".
Reli shook her head " No need Sister, I'll be alright ". Nectar nodded and rested her back on the chair [ Do I really have to manage that psycho's harem? ] She murmured to herself as she rubbed her temple with her good hand [ Do it for the servants. For everyone but him ]
Reli was having a hard time processing what she'd just seen. She wasn't necessarily used to PDA's since it wasn't common around her growing up and she hadn't felt any sort of affection for a while now.
She was stiff and hard to express her emotions, that was one of the reasons she'd lost Eros' favor for close to a year now. The man was a sin himself and although she knew he could never completely be hers she fell in love with him.
Or at least had a crush on him. Then the reality dawned on her a month after the wedding. He tried to change her, making her wear all the fancy dresses and learn the useless etiquette [ Its a fork and a knife, there's no other way around it so why complicate it ]
But she obeyed and was miserable. Concubine Lily was constantly bullying her and when she'd had enough, she told Eros on one of his visits. Since she couldn't express herself clearly, he misunderstood her and reprimanded her.
So she naturally got upset as well and yelled right back in his face .....she shouldn't have done that but it was too late. Eros' visits became fewer and fewer until they stopped. She'd tried to be a better lady but he wouldn't glance her way, talk less of having a conversation.
She'd being so lonely and miserable, but refused to tell anyone lest her family find out. She knew they loved her but they were overprotective and headstrong [ They'd probably barge into the main hall and demand an apology or something ]
But then Lily had taken her hairpin. It felt like someone had stolen her ability to breath. What would she be without her mother beside her? That was why she loved it but she'd nearly lost two days ago.
She smiled whenever she thought of it [ If it wasn't stolen from me , I'd never have met this unusual empress of mine ] Nectar was lazily making a sunflower out of ice to entertain herself when Reli spoke " Is your hand alright Sister "?
Nectar nodded " Its a lot better now that Liam's cleaned it but I'll be fine ". Reli nodded [ Licked it clean ] " May I ask a question my empress "? Nectar nodded, partially concentrating on the sunflower " Who exactly is Lord Soul to you my empress "?
Nectar laughed softly " Why do you ask "? Reli turned slightly red " I mean, you two seem very close. Its quite a rare sight here ". Nectar scratched her chin " We are "? Reli nodded, hoping for Nectar to feed her curiosity " Yes yes. One minute your bickering, the next you're making up ".
Nectar laughed, making another petal " Liam is my only family from back home. We basically raised each other. We're all we have ". Reli furrowed her brows " I was made to assume you were the second princess of the Actso isles Sister ".
Nectar shrugged, examining the almost finished flower " You know how royal families can be. Let's just say Liam keeps me sane ". Reli laughed " I miss my brothers very very much. I miss them driving me insane ".
Nectar smiled, making final touches to her sunflower " Then you should invite them to see you. They must miss you too ". Reli shook her head " They're probably still mad at me, I'd rather hope than be disappointed ".
Nectar sighed " Alright, I can't make you but I'll arrange it anytime you want ". They looked towards the back entrance as Liam and the kids came out and laughed " It must be nice having the people you care about around you ". Nectar smiled happily " Protecting them is natural and makes me happy ".
She smiled and suddenly threw the flower on the floor and stepped on it. It was crushed almost instantly as Nectar smiled " It wouldn't end well for people who hurt my people either " .