19. Lace, a Gift
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Rosabelle's POV-
The Lords greet me and congratulated me as I walk past them in the great room.
It felt odd to be in the manly clothes and be surrounded by people covered with, 'Oh so precious!' jewels. The ladies have the admiration but I could sense they didn't want me near them to rub the dirt on their expensive fabrics.
I ignore it all and reach where Dargan and Roald stand. Dargan with a shine in his eyes and Roald smiling at me.
"So, did I lose or did I win?" I ask looking between both of them with an excitement in my voice.
"You lost and you know it." Roald says smirking at me.
"It wasn't my fault you stopped fighting. I'm sure I could have taken you down with me." I say raising my chin in the air.
"If I hadn't, Alpha would have had my head, and he wouldn't have regreted losing the best swordsman in the Kingdom." He says with a smug look before I turn to Dargan with raised eyebrows.
Feeling Dargan's hard gaze, Roald quickly adds, "Of course, after Alpha!"
I laugh at his reaction attracting the attention from the other lords before giving them a tight lipped smile.
"You didn't lose anything. You only gained their respect and faith." Dargan says looking at me intensly.
"Does that mean, my wish would be granted?" I ask.
"Anything you want will be granted to you." He says making me smile becuase I exactly know what I want.
"And what about me, Alpha?" Roald says making me look at her with furrowed eyesbrows and amused smile.
"I mean, I didn't lose." He says.
"We fought because I wanted to prove myself. I get reward because I succeeded. You were just my opponent and didn't really have any purpose here. Why do you need a reward?" I tease him.
"I hoped to get lucky." He shrugs.
"I don't know about Dargan but you can ask me for a reward. You fought bravely. So, what do you want?" l ask him.
"I think I'll be able to figure that out by tomorrow." He says and that makes me chuckle.
"I think you should rest now. It has been a long day." Dargan suddenly interrupts and I look at roald before nodding and walking away.
"My Queen." I stop meeting one of the Lords and smile at him.
"I appologize for stopping you but I couldn't help myself from meeting you after I saw you fight bravely with my son." He says and my eyebrow twitches before I turn and look at Roald.
"Lord Fredini." I address him more properly and smile at him.
"You see he is the best with sword in this entire Kingdom. Young blood with just enough temper and a lot of energy. And today I saw you fight him bravely. It's truly a pleasure to meet you and have you as our queen." He says.
"I did what I had to. I gained a lot because of this fight including your praises. I'd say it was all worth for." I say before shortly after I make my way to my chamber.
"Rose! You came alive!" Nina exclaims and I roll my eyes at her.
"Of course, I came alive."
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"I have come to see what you could offer. " Roald says.
"And it couldn't wait?" I say offering him wine.
"I was passing by. Thought I'd look for something valuable." He says before roaming in my chamber.
"You won't find anything here." I say chuckling as he sips his drink while moving closer to the open chest box.
Yes, I can't help myself but reach out to those weird gifts.
"What do we have here?"
"It's all useless."
"Why do you have them then?" He asks and I let out a sigh.
"They are all gifts." I say and he gives me a confused gaze.
"Feathers and broken heels shoes? Go on, try fool me with something better." He says chuckling.
"I'm saying the truth. It is where I found that crystal lace."
"Something useful then?" He asks and I nod at him while giggling.
"Yes, something I can use." I say while grabbing the lace from the nearby table and walking to him.
"It's pretty... and something I can put to use.
"True. It's beautiful and sharper than my sword." He says drawing out his sword.
"Drawing your sword in my chamber at night might get you in trouble, Roald." I smirk at him.
"No ones gonna know. Besides, look at its sharpness." He says awed like a child.
"Well, yes." I say and put the lace around the handle of his sword and wrap it with the lace.
"There." I smile before suddenly I'm made aware of a presence in the room.
I look over Roald's shoulder before finding Dargan standing looking a little desperate and I move to him.
"Do you need anything?" I ask him while his gaze remains fixed somewhere behind me.
"What are you doing here, Roald?" He asks him.
I see Roald quickly put his sword back in its scabbard and the lace on the table before turning around looking pale.
I furrow my eyebrows but probably he is scared about Dargan's reaction.
"I came to discuss... the gift, that our Queen has promised to give me." He says and I smile.
"Did you decide?" Dargan says while looking in between us with hard eyes.
"No, Alpha. I think I'll tell in the morning." He says before quickly bowing down and coming at our side.
"I'll take my leave now." He says and leaves the room after receiving a nod from Dargan.
"Now, why did you come here?" I ask Dargan.
"To discuss your reward." He simply says.
Third person POV-
Roald reaches his chamber with quick steps and stumbling on his feet more than once.
He has the urgent need to reach the privacy of his chamber and make certain what he saw was no illusion or trick.
He has his grip tight on the sword that was wrapped with a crystal, sharp lace just a moment ago.
No, it's not just some lace and Roald is soon going to find that out.
As soon as he enters, he sees the maids making his bed and his curiousity makes him lose his temper and he ends up shouting at them.
"GET OUT OF MY CHAMBER! ALL OF YOU! RIGHT NOW!"
The maids scurry away before he breathes in and finally pulls out his sword, only to come across the same magical truth.
His sword. His sword that has now turned into ice.
Roald holds it with both his hands delicately still not believing that his strong sword has turned into ice. The same sword he has fought with since he could remember.
He watches it with confusion before suddenly the ice melts and he his once strong sword drips down his fingers in the form of water.
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