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Ethimilee wanted to talk to Broden and see if she could possibly make sense of the feeling she had for him. She hadn't known him very long, only a few months. But what she felt seemed an awful lot like.... Love. This wasn't normal for an Elf. Usually the courtship process was at least ten years or more before they truly fell in love. Her own husband had courted her for fifteen years. Rienlest had been after her for thirty before finally letting him fuck her. To fall for someone so fast was unheard of. Could it be his shorter lifespan?

She didn't know. And that's why she needed to talk to him. After her tryst with the prince, Ethimilee returned to her room to quickly get cleaned up. She needed to straighten herself up and wash quickly. Fortunately, she knew the ways to move through the castle without many people noticing her. Once in her room she was able to find another pair of panties and get cleaned up. She brushed her hair out and straightened it properly, before heading to find the Orc of her desires. The day was growing late, so she thought he would be in either his room or the training ground.

Deciding to try and keep at least some measure of discretion and dignity after her earlier activities, she went to the training ground first. Mis'Ra and the scouts were picking up their arrows, though it was mostly Mis with the scouts admiring her ass as she bent over. Ethimilee stifled a giggle as the She-Orc gave a little wiggle to show off the the boys. The queen looked around and found that Broden was gone already.

She went back into the castle and was about to head for Broden's room, one of her aids stopped her to inform her that dinner was ready. She cursed her timing and followed the aid to the dining room and found that the platters were just being laid out. Broden was sitting between Mitri and Lethila, oddly enough, and the trio were chatting away. Rienlest was seated next to her own chair, which was fairly normal. But on the other hand it was odd for her last guest to be there. Gailand Brand sat across from Broden, eyeing the Orc with interest. Gailand was her cousin by marriage, though he acted like an uncle to her and her daughters. Ethimilee worried that he had picked up on her feelings toward the Orc. He had been his cousin's spymaster as well as a general, and was perhaps the most dangerous of her people to have around when there were secrets to be kept.

Dinner was a noisy affair with all the people sitting around the table. Rienlest was discreet and didn't mention their fun earlier. She wasn't sure it mattered with how Brand next to the prince, but she kept her mouth shut. She still found it odd how friendly her daughters were with Broden. Lethila she could understand, since she was always outgoing and seemed to find friends everywhere. Mitri though was different. She was a younger version of Ethimilee, shy and smart. She didn't let people close easily. A thought occurred to her that maybe they were too much alike? What if Mitri was falling for Broden as well? No... That couldn't be right...

She failed to talk to him that night since Broden seemed to disappear after dinner. The next day was much the same with him being there for meetings and then gone by the evening. She even went to his room that night and found that he was missing. Frustrated, she went to her own room and hoped to get some answers soon.