[IC] The Making of a New Queen

[tsubasa]

Anastasia stood as well, no longer having interest in her food. She took his hand, yet again and smiled, "We should tell Gerald.... And I should go tell George..."

For the first time since she arrived at the palace, she left food behind. Although, it was just half a salad. She smiled at him and walked to Gerald's office still holding his hand. When they arrived, she knocked lightly on the door before entering. She looked at the elderly man and smiled softly, "You told me that once I returned... Men would start courting me and I would have to choose someone to marry..."

Gerald looked between them and noticed them holding hands. He sighed and looked at Samsul, "I see you did not take my advice, Samsul.... but very well. I will start putting together your wedding celebration."

Anastasia grinned at Samsul and walked out of the office with him. The two started to aimlessly wander when she looked up at him. She cleared her throat and blushed a little, "Will you... be sleeping in my room tonight?"

[pyroman]

Samsul was actually a little anxious to hear what Gerald had to say about the whole ordeal. He was the one who had told him that he shouldn't develop feelings for Anastasia, and although Gerald couldn't do anything about it, he was still curious as to what the old man had to say. He followed Anastasia to Gerald's office and listened to Gerald. He was happy to hear that the old man would still go along with it, and nodded at Gerald in thanks as the two of them left his office.

Samsul was happy to just wander around the halls with Anastasia, and turned to her as she cleared her throat. He couldn't help but blush a little at the question and after a moment of silence, he slowly nodded at her. "I... guess that I will. I think that we might as well become comfortable with it now before it could become a problem later.."

[tsubasa]

Anastasia nodded, she was slightly nervous. She had never shared her bed with anyone besides her mother, let alone a man. She knew it was going to be rather strange but she couldn't help but think... it might also be rather nice. Since her mother's death, she had been worrying about assassinations. Sure, her room was difficult to reach and there were guards who would stop it, but she would be lying if she said she never had a nightmare here and there about it. She rested her head on Samsul's arm as they continued to walk. She'd maybe feel safer, knowing Samsul would be right there. His hearing was better than her own as well as his reflexes. Not to mention, he actually had the ability to protect her, which was a thought that had always comforted her. She sighed lightly, "This is all rather strange," She laughed a little and looked up at him, "But it is nice."

[pyroman]

Samsul nodded at Anastasia and smiled at her as well. I couldn't agree more to what she said. He had never shared a bed with anyone, and he didn't know how it would turn out in the morning. "It will be interesting to sleep with another person, to say the least." He was glad that she had suggested that they take her room, as the bed in his own room was far too small for the two of them to sleep comfortably. He had been in Anastasia's room many times before and was sure that her bed was fine for them. When they had reached the door to her room, Samsul opened up the door and walked in with Anastasia. He knew well that the night would be more and odd for the two of them, but as time passed, he was sure that things would get better.

[tsubasa]

Anastasia smiled at Samsul as he opened the door to her bedroom. She walked in ahead on him and felt strange, knowing that he wouldn't be leaving. She laughed a little, "Mama used to lie with me when I was sick... But we haven't done that in years."

She looked around her room a little before she disappeared into her closet. She came back out in a simple night gown, with her hair in a braid. She met Samsul's eyes and blushed again, "This is very strange," she said with a giggle. She walked over to him and took a deep breath, "But that... should go away."

She felt as though all of her blood was in her cheeks as she looked toward the bed. She bit her lip, "Shall... we turn in?"

[pyroman]

While Anastasia disappeared into he closet, Samsul decided that he should probably change as well. He didn't prefer to sleep in anything more and light pants, and since he didn't hace anything to change in to, Samsul simply took his shirt off and set it down somewhere where he could grab it in the morning. When she returned, Samsul turned to face her and blushed at her. He couldn't say anything to her as he stood there, and only nodded when she asked if they would turn in for the night. He approached her bed slowly and put himself under the covers.

[tsubasa]

She walked over to her bed and climbed in, sliding under the covers. She rolled over to look at Samsul and started to laugh before burying her face in the pillow slightly, "Good night, Samsul." She closed her eyes and easily fell asleep lying there, despite how awkward it felt with Samsul in her bed.

At some point of the night, she must have gotten comfortable lying with him, because when she woke, her back was pressed to his chest and his arm was draped over her. She sat there with her eyes open and couldn't help but think how comfortable it truly was lying there with Samsul. She just wanted to close her eyes and fall back asleep. However, she had been gone for months and knew well that she wouldn't have to actually get some work done. She smiled and looked over her shoulder, trying to see Samsul. She took a deep breath, "Are you awake?" She whispered.

[pyroman]

"Goodnight, Anastasia." Samsul said quietly to her as he slowly closed his eyes fell asleep. It wasn't very difficult falling asleep, but it did feel different to him when there was another person next to you.

Samsul had an amazing night of sleep, and wasn't sure at what point of the night he had moved closer to Anastasia. He was in such a deep state of sleep. He was woken up by Anastasia whispering to him, and after a moment of silence, he slowly opened his eyes to see how the two of them were positioned. The Lost Elf nodded slowly to Anastasia as he remembered the events of the previous night. "Yes." He said quietly. "I am awake."

[tsubasa]

Anastasia's hand found his that rested on her stomach and held it for a moment before she moved it and climbed out of bed. She looked at him and laughed slightly, as she walked over to her window. Opening the shutters, she let in the light, "Normally, you are up and at door by now."

She stood there a moment before she walked back to the bed. She sat on the edge and smiled, "Sleep some more... You clearly need it... Amul can watch me, besides, it would be awfully strange if my... husband... was on guard detail whenever he was around me."

She grinned at the thought that they were going to marry. She leaned over and kissed his cheek, "Go back to sleep."

Millie and Arabella walked in at the sound of Anastasia voice and were surprised when they saw Samsul lying in her bed. Both of their faces went bright red, "Our apologies, Anastasia," Millie said as she practically stared at Samsul, "We'll leave."

[pyroman]

Samsul was forced to close his eyes when Anastasia opened the shutters, but he quickly adjusted to the new light and looked at Anastasia. Is was true, that he was usually up before this time, but he was far to relaxed in his sleep to wake up normally. It was a little odd to be called her husband, but there wasn't anything else that he could be called that he knew of. He smiled at her once she kissed his cheek, and his head snapped to the door as it opened, with Millie and Arabella on the other side. He looked at them as looked back at him, all three of them blushing at varying degrees. He shook his head at them with a small smile. "Stay here with Anastasia. I'll return shortly with a new change of clothes." Slowly, Samsul sat up and got off of the bed. His head turned over to the shirt that he was wearing the previous night, and he walked over to it and grabbed it before putting it on and excusing himself from the room.

[tsubasa]

Anastasia looked at Samsul as he said that he was going to be the one that left but he would return soon. Arabella and Millie both curtsied to him as he left, then looked to the Queen, who blushed a deep red, "Your majesty?" Millie asked quietly.

Anastasia held her hands tightly, "Last night... Samsul asked me to marry him... And I accepted... We figured we would start spending our nights in my room, as it is larger."

Millie nodded, "And what of King George?"

Anastasia sighed, "He is lovely.... Samsul was the only person I wanted to share that trip with..." She smiled softly, "Arabella... Can you go and ask King George to meet me in the dining hall for breakfast?"

The girl nodded and nearly ran out of the room while Millie and Anastasia walked to the bathroom, "Should we move your things to the king's chambers... We can clean it for you and have it ready. Your mother hasn't been able to use it in years. It would be nice to see the room in use again. Also, there would be plenty of room for Samsul to have his own things in the room, so that he doesn't have to leave in the morning to get dressed."

Anastasia nodded as she climbed into the bath, "That sounds wonderful."

[pyroman]

Samsul walked wordless back to his own room to get a change of clothes. He didn't expect for her to suggest that they should sleep together the night when he proposed to her, but the sooner that they got rid of the awkwardness of it all, the better. He understood it on that level, but he was still surprised that she had done that. Once he reached his room, Samsul took a short and quick bath before putting on another set of clothes and heading back out to the halls. He assumed that Anastasia would take a longer bath then himself, so he decided to wander the halls for a little while before deciding to head back to Anastasia's room. He wasn't sure how long he had been wandering, but he assumed that Anastasia would be done by the time that he came back. When he reached the door, he knocked on it lightly and waited. They might have been married, but he still felt the need to do so.

[tsubasa]

Fully dressed and cleaned finally feeling clean after the trip, Anastasia opened her door when Samsul knocked. She smiled softly as him as she stepped to the side to allow him in. Millie curtsied to him as Anastasia looked up at him, "I asked Arabella to ask George to come have breakfast with me... I think it would be best if I tell me with Amul there... No reason to anger him...."

She looked at Millie then back to Samsul, "Millie has also offered to have the King's chambers cleaned and when we are ready, have our things moved into them... I should probably get down to breakfast and then see what work Gerald has for me..." She placed her hand on Samsul's forearm and squeezed it lightly, "I'll see you later..."

She smiled and turned to leave the room. Millie laughed lightly as she picked up the Queen's things, "She is a busy little bee."

[pyroman]

Samsul walked into the room and looked and Anastasia. He only had to glance around to see that Arabella wasn't there, and before he could ask about her, Anastasia told her that she went to ask George to have breakfast with her. Despite Samsul not liking the man, he should at least know that Anastasia is now taken and can no longer be wed. He nodded at her and smiled at Millie for the suggestion of being moved to the King's chambers. He waited for Anastasia to leave before turning fully to Millie and nodded to her. "It seems that way." He said with a small smile. "Would you like for me to help you move things? I don't have anything to do for the moment."

[tsubasa]

Millie looked at Samsul when he asked she would like him to help with the moving of things. She smiled nodded, "That would be wonderful, your majesty," She smirked at Samsul before she walked over Anastasia's closet. She grabbed as many dresses as she could hold then handed them to Samsul, "Hang these in the closet and make sure they don't touch anything... That room hasn't been used in nearly twenty years... it is in desperate need for a good dusting."

She turned back into the closet and grabbed some more. Stepping out into the hall, she grabbed the first guard she saw and two maids. She sent the maids to start cleaning and handed off the dresses to the guard and sent him to the room along with Samsul. She looked at the Lost Elf, "We'll go grab your things once we've moved all of Anastasia's."
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King George stared at the Queen, "You are getting married."

Anastasia nodded as she nibbled on some toast, "He proposed last night and I accepted."

He shook his head, "But I was courting you... I took you to Urais..."

Anastasia smiled, "And I thank you for that, it made me realize how much I enjoyed Samsul's company," She looked at him and could see that he wasn't exactly impressed. She stood, "Before you do anything you regret, King George, I would like to remind you that we are a great trading asset to you. It would be unwise to do anything that would ruin that. Now, I have work to do."

She took her toast and left the room and for the first time since her mother died went to the Queen's office. She walked in and took a deep breath before she made her way to the desk. There were papers for her to sign and fill in and slowly she started to work through the large pile.

[pyroman]

Samul took the dresses that Millie handed to him and made sure that none of them touched the ground below. He listened to what else she had to say before leaving the room and heading to the King's chambers. He knew that a few months after the King had died, Elana couldn't stand being in the room since it held so many memories to her, and moved all of her things into a different room just for her. Samsul hadn't even been in the room himself, but when he had finally reached the door that led to the King's chambers, he skillfully opened the door with his hands full of dresses and looked inside. Despite it being untouched for several years, it was like not a day had passed. There wasn't dust on anything in the room, and was in perfect condition. Samsul stood in the room for a few moments before locating the closet and hanging up the dresses that he had in his hands. After hanging the dresses, Samsul left the closet and looked at the bed that he would be sharing with Anastsia. It was a nice bed, and even bigger than the one that Anastasia had now.

[tsubasa]

Millie walked into the room with the second guard and the two of them hung up their dresses in the closet. She looked around, "Wonderful, the girls made quick work."

She looked at Samsul as he stared at the bad and laughed a little. She walked over to the bed and hit it, dislodging a bit of dust. She quickly gathered the blankets and sheets, along with the pillow cases. Holding the large bundle, she looked at Samsul, "Why don't you go and get your things from your room and then relax?" She smiled, "Becoming a king has to have a bit of stress. I'd take your time relax before you have a wedding and another coronation to deal with."

She walked over to the door and grinned, "And who knows, maybe an heir is in the near future," she giggled a little at the thought of a little Samsul, "Now wouldn't that be precious."

She walked out of the room and down to the wash room to deal with the bedding.

[pyroman]

Samsul laughed nervously at the thought of an heir in the near future. Having a little Lost Elf/Human mix running around the halls would be something to see, but he didn't want to see it too soon. He hoped that one day it could happen, but he believed that it was too soon for something like that to happen. Samsul left the room quietly and went back to his own room to get his things. Because of Millie, he couldn't stop thinking about the possibility of little Mix children running around the halls, calling Anastasia and himself their parents.

[tsubasa]

Anastasia sighed as she kept working through the papers. Most of them had to deal with things that didn't really effect her or had to do with trades. She signed the ones of those that she agreed with or changed them and set them aside to be reviewed by someone. She worked through most of the day not even noticing she had skipped lunch entirely until her head fell of her hand as she started to fall asleep. Jolting awake, she shook her head and looked around. She had managed to move a majority of the paper from one side of her desk to the other. Taking a deep breath, she sat back in her chair. Her door opened and Gerald looked at her, "There you are. I... Didn't think you would be here."

He walked over to the desk and looked over the papers, "You've gone through all of these?" She nodded, "Read them thoroughly?" He asked. Again she nodded. He shook his head, "Did you have lunch?"

Realizing then that it was later than she thought, she shook her head. Gerald placed the papers down and shook his head, "Come on, let's get you some dinner."

[pyroman]

Throughout the day, Samsul helped Millie and the other waitstaff move all of his things into the King's chamber, as well as clean it up a little. The day went along quickly as he moved the last of his things into the chamber and set some parts of the room up. Every once and a while, he would think back to What Millie told him, but eventually shrugged it off and went back to work.

As the day got darker,Samsul decided that he should check up on Anastasia and she what she was up to. He walked leasurely through the halls before reaching her office and opening the door to see Gerald in there as well. "Hello Gerald. I was just coming to check on Anastasia. It's getting late and I've been spending most of the day moving everything into the King's chambers with Millie and some of the others."