Secret Correspondence

It was scarcely two weeks later when you received a scroll of parchment, delivered to you by a traveler from the coast. Your eyes lit up when you saw the princely wax seal that bound the letter. The Prince had answered you back!

It was a pleasant letter, filled with fond reminiscing about your time together as children. Some of the details on the page had slipped from your head until you saw the words on the page. It was also filled with plenty of niceties, thanking you for your well wishes and confidence in him. He expressed hope that he'd be able to make the trip up to Telos soon. Perhaps, now that his father and the usurper were dead, your father would forget his old grudge.

You hastily penned up a return letter back. Again filled with what stories from your childhood you remembered. In reply to his discussion of a visit, you openly wished for it. You admitted on the page that you were rarely mentally stimulated by the life at court, nor by the dull piety of your people. None of it came naturally to you or held much joy in your heart.

Weeks later, you received another letter back from him. This one addressed your malaise in a fashion which brought you instantly back to his promise as a young man.

"It is quite natural, my friend, for you to find confusion in matters of state. It is not in a female's nature to make decisions. This is a fact well known amongst my people, although I would never seek to question the wisdom of yours. Still, take it as friendly advice when I suggest you spend time on the **** coasts, where your feminine nature can be more fully explored. Slavery would become you, old friend."

You scoffed allowed as you read it. All these years, and he was still spouting nonsense about the inferiority of women. In your time as a princess you'd known many female councilors, some more competent then the men. Still...it was nice to think that he desired you...

In your return letter, you playfully insisted that it was a greedy thing for him to say. After all, he surely had plenty of ****-concubines for himself already. His ambition helped him conquer his city, but it seemed to you that it was outstripping his ability.

Sure enough, another letter came back. As always, you were relieved to see the seals unbroken. It would be dangerous for anyone to see you flirting so openly with this infamous slaver.

It'd be more dangerous still if they read it's contents. There, on the page, he answered back that he'd taken two ****-concubines among the daughters of his allied noblemen. However, he'd always leave a special place in his harem just for you. That of his favorite.

At that you had to put the letter down. You were blushing...

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