Fenyang's Pov
I shiver in cold as I stand in the middle of a box shaped room in nothing but underwear.
"Are you sure this is necessary?" I yell to Klaus in the other room.
"Yes. Cold therapy is absolutely amazing for the skin as well as useful in training you to be adapted to more extreme temperature so you can last longer in the battle field." He explains with a knowing tone which receives an audible groan from my side.
I give up in trying to fight him and soon enough and I'm finally let go of this cage.
I melt into the warm towels as soon as they hit my skin and it takes my body quite some time to get back up to temperature.
"Fenyang...It's the day." Klaus knocks at my door after I've slipped back into my clothes and gives me the look. Instinctively I look outside my window and to my joy my other half has finally returned. I rush out of Palace to welcome her as the travelling chariots stop before it.
In all her beauty, Zaffera ascends and in a walk that feels in slow motion she approaches me, a man quite older than her who shares some resemblance to her walking behind her. In a moment of weakness I hold her tight almost scared I might lose her again, inhaling her perfume I have long missed when she stops before me. While the man carries on heading inside Palace.
It's has been months and months since Zaffera had left and as much as I have transitioned back to my old schedules, at least somewhat, I refused to get used to her absence. Deep down I knew she would be back and even deeper yet I had trust that just like Salomé had said, her Father would bring her back to her senses.
Going back to sanity I loosen my grip around her and drop my arms to my sides, locking my gaze in her eyes I speak,
"We need to talk".
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We are sat on my bedroom's floor. Our legs crossed facing each other, having the talk we were due to have some time back.
"It really hurt Zaffera. Waking up and having you gone and then...then your Mother telling me that you went back to Zyron...You never once denied Ginn's words and I've blamed myself so much for all of this, sometimes believing the bad stuff that man told me. I just wanted for you to tell me that he was bluffing and..." I take a deep breath to skow down my pace, "I still love so dearly much and with all things considered it's what makes it all the worse." She doesn't look up at me, not once, which makes any attempt at deciphering her thoughts impossible.
"Ginn did lie about some of the things he said. I just realised that it took so little for him to come after you to get me and I wanted to spare you and your kingdom this added turmoil... I'm so sorry I didn't tell you everything." I can feel my tensed muscles finally relax and in an attempt at reconnecting with her I gently grab her hands and hold them making little round circles on her knuckles using my thumbs.
I smile softly at her and she finally looks up.
"I get it. You had the bigger picture in mind. For future reference though, know that I would do absolutely anything for you and that includes risking my life and Kingdom if it meant I got to be with you." I speak honestly.
"Aww how cute!" exclaims Mother barging into my roon uninvited. I suddenly feel an itch about my neck and take my hands off Zaffera's as a reflex.
"Wh-what are you doing here?" I ask standing up still scratching the back of my neck. I notice Zaffera giggle softly with a hand covering her mouth as she notices how nervous I am all of a sudden.
"Yes, yes. Please follow me to the hall you two. Salomé would like to speak to the both of you about an important issue."
We follow Mother down the hallway to the Meeting's room where me and Zaffera take a sit opposite them and Mother next to Salomé and Father.
"I'm happy to see you back Zaffera. As your Mother I can just tell that here is where you belong. And I'm glad your Father has returned too." she says looking at the man from earlier. Now it all makes sense. "Ginn needs to be stopped and exiled at all costs so the arrows and soldiers of Zyron will be required to undergo a special training from now on. I have briefed all of the important informations here and if you two being the Royals approve of this they will be commencing today standing."
Me and Zaffera nod and we take a look at the information. This tactics are nothing the arrows have done before and it may be quite a bit to get used to but it seems quite fair and effective. Looking back up to Salomé she says the usual formality.
"Okay, all those in favour speak ay."
"Ay." We say.
Salomé hands the letter to a helper who was standing at a corner behind her and he exits the room. As we prepare to desert the room Salomé asks for Zaffera's Father to stay and everyone leaves.
"I want to hear this." Says Zaffera cupping her hand to the meeting's room closed door after we have left the room in an attempt to eavesdrop.
"I don't think that's a good a idea, I mean it's a private conversation."
"But they are my guardians." she responds marking the word 'my'.
Some feeble noises come out and most of it it's undeciphrable chatter.
"... I am grateful however than you stepped forward to the role so quickly and now Zaffera is back to where she belongs. I was too harsh the first time." says Salomé.
"It's understandable I had abandoned you two once and you were just protecting Zaffera in all of this."
"Still I feel like i should have given her a choice." My eyes widen as I realise that Zaffera may find out how her Father reappeared.
I spot Zaffera about to irrupt and I try to stop her but I'm too late.
"YOU WHAT MOTHER!" Zaffera's guardians have shocked look on their faces as Zaffera's eyes fill with anger.
"Did you stop Father from returning?" she asks lowering her tone, her once raised arm now by her side.
Silence.