5th Vhalar, 722
"I was thinking, you know," Zana said, propping herself up on the pillows and looking at Devin. She reached a hand up and trailed her finger down his cheek as she regarded him. "I seem to spend a lot of time in this bed with you," pulling herself closer to him and entwining her leg with his, Zana's hair was tousled in the early morning. Ice blue eyes regarded him and she spoke softly. As always, there was an almost-teasing lilt to her voice when she spoke to him. "I was thinking maybe I should just move a few of my things in here. It saves me scampering across the corridor in a semi-naked state or asking one of the servants to go and fetch me clothes." Lowering her head to kiss him softly, she lingered a moment in that and then propped herself back up. "What do you think, Your Grace? Would you spare a poor girl a drawer in your room?" And a bit of wardrobe space, she thought, but didn't say.
One step at a time.
She had woken this morning with thoughts which she needed to share with him. "I've got a busy season ahead," she said. "I'm going to be building a museum here on Faldrass," she said. "The Council has agreed to it, in my role as Foreign Affairs. I've also got to approach Viden about trade deals with Darius' settlement and Egilrun glassblowers. Do you want to include the firegrapes or such?" Zana kept her hand on him as she spoke ~ she craved physical contact, always, and she was always happier when Devin and she were touching, especially when he had his arm around her, or his hand on her. It wasn't something she said, but it was very evident in her behaviour.
"The museum, though, that's what I wanted to really talk with you about," she said, pulling herself as close to him as she could. "It will have links with Draithir, the dragon I told you of. I want it to be important to Delroth, too, and maybe to have rooms displaying jewelry and paintings of the skies of Scalvoris." With a gentle shrug, she admitted, "I haven't entirely thought it through, the specifics. I'm more of an ideas girl, I think." That was entirely true. Although... "Except in the bedroom of course, where I always see every job to completion ... and beyond." Her eyes twinkled and she kissed him again.
Zana's mind was as flighty as wings, always, and she returned back to her thoughts. "I was thinking that I might go and pray to my Father, tell him my plans and ask for his blessing to do so. I'm sure that he'd be happy to see his High Priest," she said, a deep smile on her face. "Would you care to join me, Your Grace?"
If he would, or if not, Zana would slip out of bed and gather up her discarded clothes from the night before. Slipping into them, she considered where she wanted to go to pray. "I'm thinking in the garden, with the wind on our faces and beneath the sky. What say you?" That made sense to Zana, so she did it.
In the garden, Zana looked up to the sky and she smiled. She stepped next to Devin, standing close to him and she watched the sky, looking for birds. Then, she spoke softly, her voice whispered to her father. "Father, as I start on this task of the museum and the work involved, I dedicate this endeavour to you and hope that you are pleased with it. I stand here, united with your High Priest and we give praise to your name. " She looked at Devin and spoke again. "Praise to Delroth, whom we serve."
Then, she fell silent to let Devin speak his words to her father, if he chose to. She was sure he would have something to say, and she had to admit to being interested to hear it.
Your mouth, so hot. My web, you're caught.
Our skin, so wet. Black lace, on sweat.
Our skin, so wet. Black lace, on sweat.