Every muscle in his body strained. Fafnir clenched his jaw, cursing himself for what he had done to her during the night. "If you can forgive me, I will--" he stopped. He considered what all he could give her.
Tabit turned her head over her shoulders and raised her eyebrow for him to finish his sentence.
He swallowed down his trepidation and said, "If you forgive me princess, I will give you a necklace of the best pearls one can find in the whole of Araniea."
Tabit stifled a laugh. He was so cute that she felt like squeezing him tight and kissing him senseless, but she wanted to delay her pleasure. "And how will you do that? Ask King Eltanin?"
He shook his head. "No, I will get it on my own. I will go to Stourin and fetch it for you. In fact, I have one back at home also and if you like it is yours."
She tapped her chin, loving him more than loving the bribe he offered. "Hmm... I will have to think," she replied.Updated from novelbIn.(c)om
Fafnir pumped his fist in the air at his first hopeful victory. He knew he should sweeten the bribe further and she would forget about what happened between them. But what exactly happened? The question was like a thorn in his heart that he had to dig out of his flesh.
"Can you go to Stourin on your own, without the king's help?"
"Of course! I am a half merman-half werewolf."
Tabit's eyes became wide. She didn't know this part of the General. "Half merman? Really? You mean you have that beautiful tail?"
"Yes, I do," he said proudly.
Tabit poked her tongue in her cheek. "Even in the middle of the night?" she said.
"Yes!" he replied firmly.
"Okay," she said innocently. "Then I may call you in the middle of the night."
Fafnir felt good. Useful even. He turned to the servants and said, "Bring my belongings to that room." He pointed to the one that was right in front of Tabit's.
"But your official residence is that side," a servant said, baffled.
"So what?" Fafnir roared. "Get my things here!" And now he suspected that the servant was trying to flirt with his mate. "And after that your services in this wing are not needed. Do you understand?"
The servant started shaking. "Yes General," he rasped and scurried away.
Satisfied that he had sent away a lewd bastard, he turned to Tabit. He opened the door for her and she stepped inside her room. When they were inside, she asked, "Where do you stay, General Fafnir?"
"My house is not very far from the palace." He came near her. "You would love it and if you like, you can make changes in it."
Tabit went to sit on the edge of the bed. She leaned her hands back and said, "You are saying as if we are getting married tomorrow."
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Hydra Kingdom
General Alphard was sitting with King Felis narrating the latest developments. "When do we attack?" he asked. "The army is ready!"