May We Feast

You follow Queen Bree and the two Rathkin guards out of the Infirmary and just down the street towards one of the taverns where she wanted to eat. It appears Bree is very grateful to the people of Rathkin because you figure she would be one to go into the castle to eat food and get nothing but the best meats, cheeses and wines served to her but instead she'd rather just go eat at some hole in the wall place here in Rathkin. That, or maybe she didn't want to bring you into the castle and have Edmin find out she's helping you.

Before you can enter the Tavern, Queen Bree turns to the two escorts "You two may leave." she gives them an order.

"But my Queen, King Edmin told us not to lea..."

"Listen, this man could kill you both in a minute." she points at you "I'm pretty sure I'm safe with him. Now please, listen to my words and leave us be."

"But Queen..."

"That's an order!" her face goes stern as the two guards back away slowly, not wanting to leave the Queen but don't want to question or piss her off. With simple nods the two guards finally end up backing away, leaving you alone with the Queen.

"Well, that was awfully nice of you, a whole minute? I bet I'd finish each of them off in ten seconds at most." you chuckle causing the Queen to laugh as well.

"It's because you're a hell of a man, Darien." her eyes trail your body and her arm rubs softly against your side as she steps inside the Tavern "A hell of a man indeed."

The two of you sit down at one of the tables at the side of the Tavern, immediately ordering your food and catching up with one another. You tell Bree all about the Syndicate and how things are going, you tell her about the storm that was passing through and how terrifying it was. You even bring up some war talk and what your plans originally were and how they changed once Lexie fell ill. You actually shared quite a lot with her and its probably due to the fact she's older than you, probably about twice your age, maybe in her forties you figure.

She was great company and definitely got your mind off the entire situation at hand. You also still couldn't believe this woman is the same woman married to the piece of filth known as Edmin. It wasn't long before the waiters came with your food, setting down some type of meat dish right in the middle of the table.

Queen Bree gracefully picks up her eating utensils and cuts a little bit of meat off before bringing it to her small plate next to her. You on the other hand, can't wait, you're starving and this meat looks amazing, you bring both your hands forward and grip onto a drumstick, tearing it completely off the bird as you bring it up to your face. You start to gnaw on it, juices and sauces begin pouring over your chin and down onto the table below.

"God..." she drones on as she watches you shovel your food not very gracefully into your mouth "Even the way you eat is just so...damn manlike." she seems in awe.

"Huh?" you give her a questioning glance as you hold the giant drumstick in your hands.

"Do you remember when we first met?" she asks "Karisi was holding a gathering, right before Nillix."

"Uhh, yeah, I remember. Why?" Queen Bree hesitates only briefly before her eyes wander down to the floor only to quickly dart back up to your own, "Did you fuck her that night?" she's direct, "Take her body just because you could?"

You swallow a giant chunk of meat down into your gullet before setting the drumstick down and giving her a grin "Twice actually..."

"God...." she grumbles out and just shakes her head back and forth with jealousy at you "You know what, my husband and I don't fuck anymore. He use to be just like you, a man who would take what he wants. We'd walk by a room and he'd grab my arm, pull me inside and fuck me with reckless abandonment and then five minutes later we'd be walking down the streets of Rathkin again like nothing happened."

You don't respond to any of this, unsure what to actually say.

"We use to go at it like rabbits, fucking all day if needed to just squelch our lust driven bodies." her hand is down to her bosom now, holding her chest over her dress "I mean what, you could probably fuck all day if you wanted, right? You probably have before, haven't you Darien?" her breath catches itself and you notice her going flush in the face "Now though, Edmin can barely even get erect due to all the stress in his life...why is it as men age they lose their sexual drive? Does he not find me attractive anymore? Did he grow bored of me since we've been together for over two decades? Why can't he just use my body like before, pull me aside and fuck me silly."

You couldn't lie, the way this Queen was talking was arousing you quite heavily and by the way she looked, she was turning herself on even more.

"Ohh, excuse me..." she licks her lips and takes a deep breath before grabbing her chalice of wine and taking a hefty drink "Don't know what got over me, I shared too much..." the flush of her cheeks began to fade.

"For what it's worth, Bree. For being what, probably twice my age?" you raise an eyebrow at her "You are still real fucking attractive. Not only are you killing it in that dress but there's something about you, a mature side, your curves, your eyes, your skin, it's like a relic, something to be treasured." you lean forward on the table to get a little closer to Bree "If you were my wife, I'd be fucking you multiple times every day."

She gasps in arousal as her fingers trail around her chest briefly. The two of you stay locked into each others gaze for moments before she takes her other hand and brushes a strand of hair behind her ear and swallows hard, "Thank you, Darien, I needed to hear that." she clears her throat "But that's enough, let's finish our meals and go check on Lexie to see if she's awake."

You agree with the Queen so the two of you finish up your meal and stand up to make your way back towards the Infirmary to check on Lexie. Walking back, side by side with Queen Bree was fairly uneventful and the two of you stay quiet as you go stride in stride. The Inner City of Rathkin was just as busy and bumbling as you remember it and the people must love her because many of them stop and thank her on the short walk.

Being the gentleman you are, you open the door to the Infirmary, allowing her entrance "Thanks..." she politely smiles as she steps in. Then just like before as the two of you stay quiet and continue your march side by side down the hallway, passing by rooms filled with wounded civilians, warriors and royalty. The hallway itself was also very busy as other medics, doctors and random people were briskly walking to where they needed to get.

An idea popped into your head and you weren't sure if you should follow through with it, but as the Queen of Rathkin and yourself get closer and closer to returning to Lexie's side, you start to pass by a few empty rooms. As if your body just took control, your hand reaches out and grabs Bree by the back of her arm, holding her in place and causing her to stop.

She turns her head to you and grants you a questioning look "What?"

You don't say a word as the grip on her arm tightens. With a sly grin at the Queen, your eyes shift from her to the empty room at your side...