"There were three of us . Me, and the two Soft Paw boys . The elder of the two, Vi was my mate the younger was his little brother Tali . " Moon explained softly, her eyes unfocused as she recalled that night . "We were headed home from… the hunt . Tali nearly jumped into a net, I noticed it just in time to knock him out of the way . Messed up my shoulder pretty good and i fell directly into the net . " Moon continued on, but a deep sigh escaped her . She curled up a fraction tighter .
"I see… I am truly sorry . That must have been hard on you . Do you regret it? Saving the boy I mean . " he clarified watching her closely as he continued to pet her . He could feel the sadness in her heart, making him want to comfort it away . Though part of him felt silly for trying to comfort such a large beast .
"No, how could I?" she replied with a soft laugh "The duty of a Princess is to protect her people even at the expense of her own life . " Moon pointed out as she looked up at the mid day son . "My turn for a question I think . What are these 'Trials' you keep mentioning?" Moon asked honestly wanting to avoid any more personal information . It was a dangerous game balancing vagueness and honesty . Sooner or later it would lead to a lie .
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"To be honest, the trials are a huge mess . So to become Emperor and gain the power to protect my family I must complete four trials . First was have an heir, Raina . Second, have a political job and I handle the empire finances . Third, complete the Great Journey . Fourth, have a Empress . " Clovis explained with a heavy sigh on the last one . Moon could tell that the last was the most difficult in his mind .
"Were you not married once before?" Moon asked remembering the grave in his garden .
"Yes, I was . However after my wife was poisoned I no longer qualified as a Emperor candidate unless I marry again . I have a girl in mind but I am concerned she will refuse . " Clovis replied shaking his head, letting himself fall back into his back .
"Why would she do that? Most women dream of a husband like you . Strong, powerful, intelligent and on top of that your kind, gentle, and a amazing father . " Moon replied honestly finding his expectation of rejection funny .
"She has no taste for power as far as I can see . I am weaker than her skills wise, she is smart as a whip, and honestly she seems too careful to be swept up with pretty words . However, in the long run I think she is the only safe choice for Raina . " Clovis mused aloud honestly glad to be able to talk to someone about this . Moon thought for several moments .
"That's all well and good but how do you feel about her?" Moon asked seeing the major flaw in his reasoning . It wouldn't matter how good she was for everyone else .
"I get along with her well . She's pleasant company . I don't think she will cause trouble . " he replies carefully and Moon sighed sitting up to look down on him .
"Do you feel anything for her? Like actually feel any warmth or affection?" Moon asked prompting him quite a bit .
"I like her but not more than that . . at least i don't think so . It's been so damn long I don't know . " he replied honestly flustered by this question and Moon understood .
"Then till you know, don't approach her . " Moon replied honestly .
"Why?" he asked not seeing how it mattered . If he was willing to live off like they should be fine . Moon sighed .
"Because if she isn't motivated by power, good looks, or money then there is only emotional left . If you don't care about her and she needs to be loved you will be trapping a bird in a cage to starve to death . " Moon replied without hesitation . Once again she looked away . Part of her screamed your out of line, the other part sighed knowing the words were true .
Chapter end
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