The Sorcerer's Bride Chapter 16

When Zylvia woke up she was cuddling up against Kaldrek . She had her face buried into his chest and her arms were wrapped around him . His arms were snug around her waist and his face was nestled into her hair . She could hear his even breathing and feel the rise and fall of his chest .

Zylvia's mind went blank . She had no idea how she had ended up in bed . Last thing that she remembered was talking to her three best friends . After that though was blank . Had she fallen asleep? And if so how had she gotten here?

Had Kaldrek carried her? At this thought Zylvia felt her face begin heating up . She became even more aware of the close position they were in and felt an intense urge to get out of it .

She began to squirm trying to loosen his hold on her . It took her several minutes before she had managed to scramble out of bed, and her blush had intensified to the degree that it almost matched the color of her hair .

She patted her chest trying to calm herself down . As her cheeks began to cool off, she searched through her clothes looking for an outfit to wear . Doing so she noticed she was still wearing her clothes from yesterday, excepting her ribbon, which she was thankful for as the thought of being changed by a man did not sit well with her . Even if it was a man she felt fairly comfortable to be around .
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She decided on a mostly maroon dress that had blue-green sleeves . By the time she had finished dressing her cheeks had cooled down completely .

Grabbing her brush she began to comb her long red tresses . It always tangled up after a nights rest and while it wasn't as difficult as Kaldrek's its thickness and its curliness made it so that its tangles could be difficult sometimes . Today was one of those days . She winced from a particularly violent tug of her hair .

As she continued combing all the tangles and knots out of her hair she glanced over at Kaldrek . And startled a little . He had already woken up and was doing that meditating thing he had been doing yesterday morning, she figured it was a sorcerer thing . She hadn't noticed when he had woken up as he had not made any noise and wondered how long he had been awake .

By the time he was done with his meditation, she had managed to get all the tangles out of her hair and had tied her hair back using a blue-green ribbon . She watched Kaldrek pick up a book that was lying next to the bed and put it up carefully back on the shelf .

"Were you reading last night before going to bed?" Zylvia felt curious and wondered if this was a habit of his .

Kaldrek answered both her spoken question as well as her unspoken curiosity, "Yeah, I often do . " He threw a casual smile at her as he opened up his closet . He picked an outfit and then walked into the curtained off area that was set up for privacy . When he came out he was wearing a dark blue high collared tunic with matching pants underneath .

"I'm hungry for breakfast," Zylvia glanced at Kaldrek . "You coming?"

"Sure," Her husband offered his arm to her as he opened the door .

She took her husband's arm and started to drag him down the corridor . She did not make it far before he tugged on her arm, "Your going the wrong way . " She could hear amusement in his voice .

"Alright, then, you lead . " She focused on trying to memorize the way to the hall . It was not long before the had arrived and she made a beeline for the food . She noticed that Kaldrek made no comment this time and wondered if he was learning .

They ate breakfast in a companiable silence . As they were cleaning up, Zylvia decided to break the silence, "Jayesh and Fayre weren't here . Again . Do they normally skip breakfast?"

"I don't think they skip it . Just eat at a different time than us . "

"I see . Well, do you have any official work you have to do?"

"Probably . There usually is . " Kaldrek's mouth lifted into a wry smile . "I'll have to check with the king though . "

"Of course . " She nodded and glanced at him, "Try not to work too hard, okay?"

Kaldrek grinned, "No promises . " At that Zylvia rolled her eyes at him . Though she supposed that it was probably a good thing that he enjoyed teasing her .

She headed for the door, "Well, I am going to go find the queen . Have fun with your work . "

"Alright . Have fun entertaining the queen," Her husband smiled at her as he opened the door for her .

On an impulse Zylvia leaned up and kissed his cheek, "Bye . See you later!" Turning she walked off, leaving a slightly bewildered sorcerer behind her .

Chapter end