The Dragon Brothers

* The Castle at Drakor; The Capital of the Chromos * Quentin POV

After admitting that she worked in a brothel Elena runs away in tears. At first I'm frozen in place not sure what to do but then my mate pull from my dragon kicks in and I push aside the man in my way.

"Elena! Please wait! Can't we talk! I don't care about your past." I yell as I'm running after her. She runs into a dark alley that is a dead end. She turns around to look at me.

"I know who you are. I know that you're Prince Quentin General of the Northern Army. Why would you want me? Wouldn't I be a disgrace to the crown?" She's crying again and all I want to do is take her in my arms and comfort her. "Please come here." I say as I pull her into my arms. She reluctantly allows me to pull her into my chest. I kiss the top of her head. I'm unsure what to say and what I can do that would make her feel better.

"I'm damaged goods." She whispers.

"In Asia when a piece of pottery is broken they fill the cracks in with gold. Then they call the piece of pottery even more beautiful because it is unique and nobody else has one that looks like it. If you let me in I'll help you fill in all of your cracks with gold." I hope she understands my message.

"My brother, King Lucian, is planning a royal feast next week to celebrate the adoption of two children. Will you come with me?" I ask with my fingers crossed. Lucian POV

At the mention of the orphan house Viola starts to perk up a bit so we get dressed and decide to head out. When we get to the house I am amazed at how well behaved, clean, and organized the children are. The children are all in classes at the moment. So we can go and watch them. The head mistress guides us to a sister and brother; which is exactly what we've been wanting. The girl's name is Rohesia and is seven years old. She has beautiful dark brown hair with blue eyes and fair colored skin. The boy's name is Angelus and he is nine years old. The boy has dirty blond hair with hazel eyes and fair colored skin. Viola goes to sit in the classroom to watch the girl and I sit in the classroom to watch the boy. The boy sits at the front of the class and raises his hand to ask questions. The head mistress comes in and tells me that he has a reading disability called dyslexia where he sees letters backwards. But she said while it does hamper his reading and writing skills he still has above average intelligence when it comes to problem solving, mathematics, trade skills like carpentry, and music. After watching the children in the classroom for about an hour I met Viola in the hallway. "Rohesia is perfect! How do you feel about Angelus?" She finally has her sparkle back in her eyes. I haven't seen that in months.

"I like Angelus. He has dyslexia but we can get him the best tutors in the empire to help him. He seems super sharp. I think they are our chosen children." I'm just happy to see her happy again. I turn to the head mistress and tell her we'll take Rohesia and Angelus.

I decided to announce to the empire that we adopted Rohesia and Angelus at a royal feast. The banquet room that I chose has the dining table in a large square that is almost as big as the room with the corners missing so people could get to the middle. In the middle of the square is the entertainment of the night. If any personal servants attend they sit behind their masters.

* Bredon: Capital City of the Salona Kingdom *

Wolf POV

I send three dozen red roses in vases to Emily's room welcoming her to the castle. Of course I have to write a poem with the flowers.

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

Thou art more lovely and more temperate.

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines,

By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed.

But thy eternal summer shall not fade

Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;

Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,

When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,

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So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,

So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

When she comes to dinner she has pinned one of the roses to her hair. She looks absolutely beautiful. But now I must talk to her. I may be incredibly romantic with love poetry and gifts but I'm also incredibly shy. My lakes feel wobbly and I'm sweating in my clothes. Oh this is not good.

"Emily, did you get the roses and the poem?" I'm sweating so much I feel like I'm swimming in a pool.

"Yes and the roses were beautiful and the poem was lovely." Her voice is so sweet and completely calms me. It takes away all of my nervousness.

"My brother is planning a royal feast in Drakor to announce the adoption of two children next week. Would you attend with me?" I ask hesitantly. I'm really hoping she says yes.

"Yes. That sounds lovely." I feel like jumping up and down but I maintain a cool attitude as I don't want to seem like a dork."

"After dinner would you like to go for a walk in the gardens with me?" I ask hesitantly. I feel like I'm holding my breath waiting for her answer.

"I would love that." Her eyes sparkle when she smiles.

Later in the garden she stoops to smell the different flowers. A maid brings us some tea and pastries. We sit down on the swing and talk about the 'Canterbury Tales' by Chaucer. I find myself absentmindedly playing with her hair. I take one hand and caress her cheek.

"Emily, can I kiss you?" I want to make sure she's okay with going further in our relationship.

"Yes. I was hoping you would." She smiles but her eyes are looking on the floor.

I gently turn her face upwards and press my lips against her soft ones. She lets out a little gasp and I slide my tongue inside her mouth. She slides her tongue inside my mouth and for a few minutes we explore each other's mouths. * Cait: The Capital of the Kingdom of Cait *

Cyprian POV

Molle brings me out to the greenhouse to show me all of the work that she's done cleaning it up. It looks fantastic! She definitely has a green thumb.

"Working in the greenhouse gives me peace and helps to calm me when you're not here." I can see that sparkle in her eye as she shows off her work. She's almost like a kid in a candy store. She leads me outside of the greenhouse to a garden with a gazebo. "I thought when we get married it could be right here in the gardens outside of the greenhouse. This is where I come to drink my afternoon tea.

“That sounds like a beautiful idea kitten. Start by talking with the scribe to have invitations sent out and then decide what you need for decorations. Don't forget you'll have to buy a dress. But, when you go shopping I want a soldier to go with you. In fact I think I'm going to assign you a permanent guard that will be with you at all times if I'm not present." I said while holding her in my arms and softly stroking her hair.

"So, my brother is planning a royal feast next week to celebrate the adoption of two children. I would like for both of us to go. What are your thoughts?" I'm hoping she says yes.

"Yes but can I attend as your servant?" She asks with her eyes settled on the floor. I place my fingers on her chin and I'm about to lift her face up so her eyes will connect with mine when Lieutenant Harms walks up to me unexpectedly.

"Sire, the werewolves run the empire directly south of us. They have been at war with the Kingdom of Cait for a long time because King Rufus would organize hunting parties to run into their packs and kill werewolves for sport and keep their skins and heads for trophies. But, they are willing to negotiate with the Chromos Empire because they know of our strict laws against hunting for sport." Lieutenant Harms explains.

"While I'm in Drakor next week I'll speak to King Lucian about it. I don't have the power to make decisions that could possibly affect the entire empire. But this does sound exciting and could only mean good things." I am overjoyed at the prospect of making a treaty with the werewolves.

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