Rhys
Rhys watched her in all her moments of glory, all until the King admitted his defeat. The amount of struggle and strength that she fought throughout was glorious. She was a strong woman as he had known. As their eyes met across the theater he couldn't help but send her a smile as she reciprocated. He wanted to roar at her victory, but that would take the attention away from her. Today was her day. And he would let her have it. Walking away as Aerin introduced as he need to ready himself for the celebration, his companions followed.
" I cannot believe she won!" Leo ranted with his eyes almost popping of his head. " Like I knew she said she was going to win, but I didn't believe her."
Rhys faintly grinned at his brother foolish youthful ways. He didn't know Bree, like he knew her.Well he didn't know her too personally. But out of their rivalry their shared somethings. He always watched her, her dedication, her relentless for justice, always fighting and never giving up until she struck gold.
" Well I have to give it to her, she fought well." Eren complimented as he nudged him, taking Rhys out of his thoughts with an arch brow as he turned to his best friend. " What do you think, my king?" He asked curiously.
" She deserved it. She fought her brothers, and her father. She challenged the patriarchy and broke it forming her own." Rhys said considerately with admiration in his voice.
" Wow, my king you speak so fond of the princess- I mean her Majesty almost as if admire her." Eren teasedly unknowing hitting a secret nerve.
Rhys rolled his eyes, scoffing pretending to be in disgust, " Shut your mouth as if I could do such a thing. It was just a compliment, just because she is my rival doesn't mean I necessarily have to hate her." He remarked as the outer corner of Eren's lips folded up.
Oh shit, did he just said to much? Was Rhys acting over emotional about a little thing? Eren opened his mouth, " I didn't said you did." He retorted as Rhys felt something in him pull. Eren was completely right, he never said if he liked or disliked her. Damn him, Eren always knew just exactly how to trick him into saying what he truly felt.
Thankfully, at this moment the creator has blessed him as his mother and father appeared,making Eren immediately dropping the conversation slightly tilting his head in reverence to the former rulers. " Rhys there you are." His mother called out, pale face with his father behind her. " Leo. Eren. You all left so fast I could not catch up."
" I'm sorry mother, I was just following the words of Aerin." He apologized as he glanced down at his mother, feeling horrible leaving her behind in her condition. Lately, she hadn't been feeling well but the doctors said it was nothing more than exhaustion to worry about.
She shook her head caught her breath, " Don't worry, I was just wondering. Headed back to your cave?" She questioned as he nodded. " Maybe your father and I accompany you? Of course with your brother and Eren." She added.
" That's not even a question, mother. Of course you can." He affirmed as he offered his arm as she took hold of it. Walking forward as his place wasn't too far away, as he looked at the ground to makes sure they were any snakes or dangerous objects.
" So what were you boys talking about." His mother rose a brow.
Immediately jumping the gun his brother went back to the main topic, " Oh how the wolf girl just won!" He admitted as wanted to slap his head.
His father cleared his throat, " Leo, you must be care now. She is a queen. So you must refer to her as her Majesty." He pointed out as his father was very keen on the rules. The utmost importance to keeping peace in Redloslds. His brother just faintly mocking him. " I heard that Leonard."
" So, what do you think of her new majesty mother?" Rhys cut to the chase before they could.
His examined his mother with her blond hair showing faint lines of grey as crow feet appeared around her eyes. To his surprise some kind of acceptance. " I think it's about time the wolves had a female leader. Lord, knows they need it." She said jokingly.
They all laughed not at only her comment, but the old patriachry system of the wolves. Females were never allowed to rule until former King Lucien removed the law. There were few like her former Queen Colette and others who pushed woman's voice within the community. However, females so used to the system stayed as housemothers instead of actively helping in the rule. " True, very true, my love. I never understood the wolf females. Our females are too headstrong listen to such nonsense.' His father spoke nothing but the truth.
Lioness were the hunters, leaders, makers, all while being mothers and the woman they wanted to be. Not need to be. " And just who exactly are you calling stubborn?" My mother inqueried as she let of Rhys arm and looked at his father.
His father putting a hand on her bottom as his face became a devilish grin, " I said headstrong, my love." He insisted as he leaned in for a kiss as his brother gagged. Laughing at his react as they pulled away. " Hey, how do you think we made you?" His father made the weird comment as Leo covered his ears, turning red as a tomato.
" LALALALALA" Leo sang as he trailed into the cave, all of them following inside.
Bree
As she was brought back to her house- her family house that had different apartment each settled after her brothers and her grew a mature age and her parents wanted more privacy. The red bright quaint house made from the natural cherry wood covered in branches, and trees covering it, further away from her family was hers. As they reached the waterfall immediately hands stripped of her clothes as she covered herself behind a tree.
" What are you hiding for?" Summer questioned as she removed her clothes.
" I'm naked!" Bree informed the obvious as she looked for a leaf or something to cover her up so she could make it inside her house and hide.
" Yeah so?" Her aunt Cecila questioned as she tested the temperature of the springs. Making sure it was suitable for all of them to be in.
" So, I don't like being naked in front of people." Bree confessed as she saw a giant leaf, big enough to cover her and grabbed it. She was not going to allow people to see her naked, that was the one thing she wanted to keep sacred.
" But we're also naked." Aelin said in a comforting voice.
Brianna shook her head. " I don't care, I still don't like it." She protested as she wish she were a bird to fly away from these mad-hatters.
" I swear you can act like a human at times all shy and proper." Summer alleged as she rolled her eyes.
" Well I'm not sorry for not wanting to be naked!" Bree replied feeling squeamish of people see her body. The idea was absurd. She was certainly not like these women, not like any female in Redlosdls.
" People are naked all the time, the males and females!" Aelin made known as Bree was well aware of the custom. People would even mate in public, Bree had been traumatized too many times from that.
" Yeah, how do you think you're going to mate, if you're not going to take you're clothes off!" Her mother added as her face grew hot, as she thought of Rhys muscular body over hers. She placed a hand over her face, she shouldn't be thinking of that now. Definitely not now while she was naked!
Bree perked her head out as she was well prepared with an answer as she froze when she saw them naked, and they took their chance to grab her and pull her into the waterfall. " Come here!" They said in unison as they each place a hand on her scrubbing her down thoroughly. All the sponges were soft as pillows by the harshness of the speed, it felt like they were shredding her skin off.Every place, every inch being cleansed.
" Ouch, can you be a little bit more gentle." She whined as pay no attention and proceed in there job. Dispersing as they tended to themselves. Her mother taking the lather and running along her scalp felt heavenly. The only person besides herself to touch her hair was her mother since they were the only ones were the same hair. Leaning on the edge of the creek her mind lingering.
" What on your mind my child?" Her mother sweetly asked drained her hair.
" Well.. its just..." Bree trailed off trying to understand what she wanted to convey.
" What it is?" Her mother insisted pausing her action, and putting full attention to her daughter as she fiddled with the ground. Bree opened her mouth and closed it again. She wanted to say it but how could she asked her. " It this about you being Queen?"
Brianna slightly nodded as a single tear ran down her face, quickly removing it so no one would notice, but her mother saw it. " How.. I mean.. How.. It.. just..seems.. so easy..." She stumbled upon her words.
Although not forming a whole sentence or even speaking clearly a mother always knows what their child. " You want to know how I make being a queen easy?" She phrased together the words Bree wondered as she nodded. Colette softly chuckled, " Being a queen is never easy, especially because I wanted to I didn't want to be like the former reign just sit there, look pretty, and bare children. I wanted to make a difference. Wanted woman to have their own voice, although I didn't exactly succeed. Times changed woman know they have a choice. Now you as their queen proves that."
" Yes, but most of them will not listen too me."
" Then make then listen. You are now their queen. Dare to do the things no one has. Hell, get married to a lion!" She said determined as Bree chuckled grabbing onto her mother's hands. The idea in reality wasn't too far off since she liked a certain lion king but no one knew about that.
"You known I have been a quiet a rebel, and that has caused a huge percent of the wolves to dislike me, but it's what I wanted.I didn't want to be ordered around anymore. Seeing woman that do nothing more but procreate and tend to the house, I wanted to be more than just that." Bree confessed as mother eyes became watered. " I just want to make sure I do this right."
" I don't know if there is a right way, Bree." Colette added as Bree creased her forehead, " But your father and I won't abandon you. Will help as much as possible, okay?"
Bree knew the was never going to be a right way, just a way for change. Regardless if people were happy or not, this would be their new future. "Okay." She accepted as another voice broke through.
" You girls done? We need to start get dressed." Cecila addressed as Colette gave her a thumbs on.
" Perfect, commence the fashion show!" Summer yelled as Bree already began to run away as they ran away.