The Sorcerer's Bride 22 Conquering the Maze

"No."

"Then what are you doing?"

"Keeping you company," Kaldrek smiled at her. "And making sure you don't get lost."

He hadn't heard about that, right? She was pretty sure he had not. Zylvia narrowed her0 eyes at her husband, "What's the difference?"

"I'm more walking with you, not really following you. But if you don't want me to, I can leave."

"You can stay," Zylvia quickly said. She did not want to drive him away. "I enjoy your company, but can I ask why?"

"Well I have nothing I need to do right now, so I might as well." He was grinning.

Zylvia gave him a bright smile and grabbed his arm, "Fine. Then, come on." She pulled on him.

A look of amusement came to his face as he shook his head at her, "As my lady commands."

She had been tugging him for a few minutes when once again she realized she wasn't sure where she was, "Hey, Kaldrek? Would you be willing to help me get a better layout of the castle?" She looked at him, making her eyes big and pleading, hoping she looked cute enough that he wouldn't say no.

Kaldrek laughed and pinched her cheek, "Of course, Zylv. You live here now, so of course you should know your way around."

She rubbed her cheek as Kaldrek led her by the arm. He was actually pretty enthusiastic about giving her a tour.

Zylvia did not find it too surprising that Kaldrek was most enthusiastic about the library. You only had to talk to him for a few minutes to find out he was a bookworm. She wondered if that was common in sorcerers or if it as just a personality trait of his. It was rather fun though seeing him talk about something he loved so much.

It took all afternoon and late into the evening before he had finished giving her a tour. But at least she had a better lay of the place. And she had gotten to spend quite a bit of time with Kaldrek as well. All in all a pretty good afternoon.

"Can we eat now?" After all the walking they had done Zylvia was famished.

"That depends...can you find the dining hall?" Kaldrek smiled as he tested her.

She gave him a look and grabbed his arm, "This way." She half dragged him as she walked. It took about a half hour for her to find the dining hall but she had managed. It left her with a feeling of deep satisfaction that she had managed to find it without Kaldrek needing to say anything.

She gave her husband a smug smirk as she grabbed some food, "Found it."

"Good girl," Kaldrek ruffled her hair as he joined her.

She looked up at him, "...Thank you."

She got a confused look from him, "For what?"

"Taking the time to show me around."

"Oh. Well, your welcome," He let out a little laugh. "My pleasure."

Hearing his laugh made Zylvia's heart squeeze painfully. She was glad that his laugh had something to do with her. She looked down at the plate of food and front of her and tried to hide her smile.

Neither Kaldrek nor Zylvia was really saying anything as they ate, instead they were focusing on their food. His silence made her wonder what he was thinking. After all, she knew food was not actually that distracting to him, "What are you thinking?"

The question seemed to jolt Kaldrek a little, "Just thinking. Nothing much." He gave her a brilliant smile and ruffled her hair again.

She frowned at him, feeling frustrated. "Nothing much? Really? I highly doubt it."

"It really wasn't that interesting, just some stuff I need to check on."

"Tell me about it?" She looked at him pleadingly.

"It has to do with the countries defences. It's nothing major. Just gonna be exhausting to deal with." He paused, "Nothing you need tho worry about though."

"Alright," Inwardly, though, she sighed. but what could she do? If he didn't want to go into detail she couldn't make him. She should be happy that he told her this much.

After putting her dishes to be washed she glanced at Kaldrek, "I'm going to bed." She wondered if he would come with her.

He nodded, "Okay, I will be up in a bit."

She found their bedroom, changed and climbed into bed. It was a minute a two later that she heard a knock on the door. She hid a grin as she told him that he could come in.

Kaldrek quickly got ready for bed and joined her with a book. As he opened it to read, she tugged on his arm, "Read to me?" Kaldrek gave her a soft smile as he did as she asked. Zylvia fell asleep to the sound of her husband's voice.

Chapter end