202 Unruly (1/2)

She wanted to see just how long it would take for him to turn around and reveal himself. So Sylvy waited as patiently as she could. It was not until they entered the final hallway towards her quarters that he finally spoke up.

”How was your day, my King?” he asked.

She only saw his back view, but she could hear the grin in his voice. Sylvy looked around to ensure that no one was around them before she replied.

”It's been a pretty awful day.”

Finally, he turned around and looked her directly in the eye. A normal guard would never have dared to do so. But Ramas was different. He was never a guard to begin with either. His jet black hair matched his tanned skin tone and the light leather armour he wore matched his body build perfectly.

She could tell from his expression that he had heard everything that happened in the study room. From the corner of the hallway, they noticed through the shadows cast by those who walked that there were people coming in their direction.

Immediately, the both of them resumed their previous stances, Sylvy walking alone behind her lone royal guard. From the opposite side, a small group of noble women came towards them. As soon as they saw the King, all of them bowed in respect and greeted her.

After exchanging a few words of pleasantries, they parted ways with the noble women and continued their way back to the King's quarters. When they were finally alone again, Ramas turned back to face her.

”I'm assuming you heard everything.” Sylvy declared with a sigh.

”I wanted to punch him in the face so bad,” he replied swiftly with a grin.

Sylvy chuckled, ”Don't say that! That's so….”

”So?”

”So…”

”Unruly?” he replied.

Sylvy rolled her eyes.

Once at the door, Ramas pushed it open and walked in ahead of her.

”Hey!” she called out as she hit him gently on the shoulder.

”What?” he chuckled as he held the door open for her.

”Don't you know that the King needs to enter the room first?” she said as she walked in after him.

Ramas simply shrugged his shoulders playfully as Sylvy shook her head. It was easy for him to ignore the rules since he was not from around here. She walked over to her dressing table and removed her earrings.

Ramas, on the other hand, explored the extensive space that he was in. After all, you don't get to see the inside of the King's Quarters every day. Unlike most of those who had come before her, Sylvy kept her living quarters decor to be simplistic and elegant.

Seeing him wander around like a lost sheep in her room made her chuckle. She could see his reflection through her dressing table mirror.