[IC] The Making of a New Queen

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Gerald looked at Samsul and smiled, "I was just doing the same," He looked at Anastasia yawned in her chair, "It seems she worked straight through lunch. I was about to take her but I suppose I should allow the lovebirds to eat alone," He chuckled a little and gather a pile that seemed to be altered trade agreements, "I'll look over these and see what we can do and then have you sign the new copies tomorrow, your highness."

Anastasia nodded and stood. Her legs felt funny after having been sitting for the entire day. She walked over to Samsul and winced slightly, "My leg fell asleep," She laughed a little, "Ah! I hate the pin and needles."

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By the way that Gerald chuckled at the mention of lovebirds, Samsul assumed that he was accepting the fact that they were now together, and he was happy about that. The Lost Elf took a few steps over to Anastasia, but stopped as she walked over to him. He couldn't help but to smile at her asleep leg and nodded as he knew the feeling very well. "I understand the feeling." He laughed a little as he offered her a hand. "I should have come by earlier though, during lunch. I'm sure that Eric is perfectly fine with making you a larger serving than usual due to the fact that you skipped a meal."

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Anastasia took his hand and shook her head, "No, no, you were busy too. I should have been paying attention and dragged myself away to get food."

She started to limp slightly, trying to keep pressure off her foot as much as possible. She rested her head on his shoulder, "Maybe, I should ask Eric to bring food to the office at lunch if I plan to work... Just to make sure that I don't forget to eat entirely."

She laughed a little, "A larger portion would be nice though... I feel like I could eat a horse... Which is funny because two minutes ago, I didn't even know I was hungry."

She sighed, "I told George this morning... He wasn't too happy... but I told him that he wouldn't want to lose us as a trading partner... that hopefully defused him," They reached the dining hall and she walked in quickly taking a seat, "A little better," she said commenting on the pins and needles in her leg.

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"I can only hope that it did. It would be unwise to fight or start a war just because something did not happen the way that you wanted it to." Samsul spoke as he sat down in his usual seat. He was happy to have betrothed Anastasia when he did, and even if he didn't he wouldn't have done anything too brash about it. It didn't take very long for Eric to hear the two of them talking out in the dining hall, and the old man quickly strode in and smiled at the two of them. He had heard the queen and King George talk earlier that day, and he knew that Samsul had proposed to her the night before, and she accepted. "Hello the two of you!" He said happily. "What can I get for the two of you this evening?"

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Anastasia nodded in agreement, not to mention Greenspring was larger and had a larger army. Although, they were still at war which meant if they were trying to fight two countries, their armies would be spread out and that could be dangerous. She looked up at Eric and smiled at him. She could only assume that he was in on what happened last night, thus the insistence that the two of the ate outside, due to Anastasia's love of the stars. She shook her head, "You don't think we should sit outside tonight? It is a lovely night," She teased. She thought about it for a moment, "I missed lunch... so maybe a bigger portion of... something..."

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Eric nodded and Anastasia. He didn't remember her coming in to eat for lunch, and he assumed that she was just busy and would come back later. He didn't think that she would skip lunch completely, but she was going to eat a larger meal to make up for it. Because he didn't see her earlier, he had made the mistake of not preparing something before hand, and his smile faded a little after that thought. "I'll be sure to give you a larger portion, but I didn't prepare anything earlier. Do you have anything that you would like, or that you currently crave?"

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Anastasia shook her head, "No, not really... And don't feel bad. It is hardly a problem..." She thought about it for a moment before she looked to Samsul, whose hand she still held and smiled, "Is there anything that you are craving?"

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Samsul sat in silence as he thought about it. He wasn't really craving anything at the moment, but he did know that he needed food of some sort. He wasn't sure if there was any leftover salmon in the kitchen, and even if there was, they probably shouldn't have the same meal two nights in a row. "I don't crave anything at the moment, but something simple please." He didn't know what to eat either, and he only hoped that Eric could help them out and pick something for the two of them. He nodded at Anastasia and Samsul and took a step back. "Don't worry. I'll find something for the two of you. It shouldn't take long." He spoke as he took a few more steps back and turned around to walk back to the kitchen.

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Anastasia smiled and nodded when Eric said that he would try to find something that they would both enjoy for dinner. She rested her head against his hand that she held as they sat waiting. She yawned a little and sighed, "I don't know why I'm so tired..."

Lowering his hand, she moved slightly in her seat to lean against his shoulder. Once comfortable, she yawned again, closing her eyes, "How does our room look?" She asked, however, she didn't manage to hear the answer before she managed to fall asleep. The day of work taking a toll on her as she rested against him. She felt as though her body had been debating between sleeping and eating since she left her desk and realized she was both tired and hungry. Although, now that she was comfortable leaning against her husband to be, her body finally made a decision and she fell asleep there, resting against Samsul.

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Samsul smiled at his wife to be as she yawned and leaned on his shoulder. "You've had a long day, Anastasia. You didn't eat either, so you're more tired than you should be." He told her as she got comfortable and asked him about the room. He thought that the room looked great, but she would have to see it herself when she wasn't as tired as the was. "The room looks great, we can go straight there since we have everything from out rooms moved into our new room." He didn't know that she had drifted off into sleep while he was speaking, and smiled more at her as she slept against him. Eric walked back into the dining hall, but stopped as Samsul raised a finger to his lips and glanced over to Anastasia. "I'll come back and eat once I drop her off at the room." Eric nodded as Samsul whispered to the older man and slowly got up from his chair, making sure that Anastasia wouldn't wake up.

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Anastasia curled up against Samsul as he lifted her into his arms. She only made the smallest sound of protest, however, remained sound asleep against him as they walked through the halls. Millie was just fixing the pillows when Samsul walked in. She looked from him to the sleeping Anastasia and smiled softly. She ran over to him, "Wait...." She crouched down slightly and undid the ribbon at the Queen's back, "There," she whispered, "It will be a little more comfortable for her to sleep now."

She smiled and walked back over to the bed, pushing back the blankets for him to place her down. She shook her head a little before she stepped away and over to the door. She looked up at Samsul, "I'll grab Amul to watch the door... If you'd like."

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Samsul stopped as Millie told him to do so, and waited for her to undo the ribbon and Anastasia had. He smiled at the young woman and nodded in thanks as he slowly set her down on the bed and lay the blankets over her. He walked over to the door and met Millie once more. He nodded again as he glanced at the door and smiled at her. "Thank you. I'll be back momentarily. I have yet to eat. I shouldn't be gone long." He whispered to her as he stepped out of the room and headed back to the dining hall, where Eric had only one plate of food out on the table. The older man looked at Samsul and smiled. "She seemed very tired, and I assumed that only you would come back." He motioned towards the food and took a step away from the table. "There you go. I hope you enjoy the food." Samsul nodded at him and sat down at his usual spot before starting to eat the food that Eric had made for him. He was thankful to have such a talented chef in the castle, and when he was done, Samsul stood up and want back to his room, where he opened the door slowly and closed it behind him. The Lost Elf removed his shirt like the previous night and took off his shoes before joining his wife to be in their new bed.

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Anastasia only woke momentarily when Samsul climbed into bed with her. Her eyes opened as she looked at him with a lazy smile, "Oops... I feel asleep," she whispered. Tiredly, she moved herself closer to him and rested her head on his chest. She blinked often, each time she did, her eyes closed for a little bit long. She knew she was going to be starving come morning but her sleepiness won out as she snuggled against her husband. She whispered, "Good night..."

Before she drifted back into dream land.

She woke the next morning and looked around the room. She was greatly confused by her surroundings before she remembered that they had moved rooms to accommodate the two of them. Her stomach growled and she shushed it before she noticed the aroma. She looked up and around the room again and spotted a small table with two trays sitting on it. She smiled, assuming Eric had sent it up after she missed two meals.

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Samsul had also been tired from the day of moving things around from one room to another, and it wasn't very long until sleep claimed him.

The next morning, Samsul was woken up by by an odd sound. He wasn't really sure what it was, but he was sure that he left a lot lighter than he did a few seconds ago. The Lost Elf opened his eyes and looked up at Anastasia looking at something. He turned his head to see what it was, and could see a small table with two trays on it. He smiled at it, and looked back up at his wife. "Good morning, Anastasia. I assume that you slept well?" He said with a smile.

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Anastasia looked at Samsul when he spoke. She smiled and nodded, "Quite well... But I am absolutely famished."

She climbed out of bed and walked over to the small table and removed the lid of one of the trays. She smiled at the toast and cereal with milk off to the side for when the woke. She pushed her dress back up onto her shoulder as it started to slide off due to her dress being untied. She poured the milk into her cereal as she started to eat her toast. As she was half through her toast, she looked over her shoulder at Samsul. She grinned at him and grabbed another piece of toast along with her bowl before she walked back to the bed. She sat next to him and handed him the toast. She started to eat her cereal, happy to finally put something in her stomach, "How was your sleep?"

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Samsul sat up in the bed and looked over the the tray without the lid. He assumed that the same thing was under the other lid, but he had to get up to see if his suspicions were true or not. Despite it's age, the bed was much more comfortable than his own one , and it was even better now that he had someone to share it with. The Lost Elf grinned back at Anastasia and took the piece of toast that she offered to him. He nodded to her in thanks as he bit into it. "I slept very well. This bed is extremely comfortable. Even more so when it's being shared, it seems." He took another bit out of his toast and got out of the bed and walked over to the small table. He set the toast down before lifting the lid off of the other tray to see that it was another bowl of cereal along with Milk and toast.

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Anastasia blushed slightly when he mention that the bed more comfortable due to sharing it with her. She gave him a soft smile, "So you like sharing a bed with me?" She stirred her cereal around a little as she bit her lip, "I was kind of worried that you might not," She giggled a little, "Silly I'm sure."

She scooped more of her cereal into her mouth. She was quite for a little bit as she thought. She opened her mouth to say something when Millie and Arabella poked their heads in, "Are we needed yet?"

Anastasia nodded and hopped off her bed, "I might as well get changed now."

Millie shook her head, "We can come back, Anastasia, if you were wanting to relax... with Samsul,"

Anastasia smiled, "It's fine. I was mainly just wanting to change into something more comfortable... in case I fall asleep on Samsul again," She glanced at him and laughed. Millie nodded and the three of the disappeared. Millie worked at helping her out of her dress, "You and Samsul seem to be doing well."

Anastasia nodded, "We weren't romantic in the slightest before he proposed, so things can be a little awkward but after we get passed the awkwardness, I think we'll be fine."

Millie grinned, "Well that is wonderful to hear, a wedding, a coronation, and then maybe the pitter patter of little feet."

Anastasia's eyes widened at the mention of children. She wanted kids, she had always wanted kids but... so soon. That seemed... like it wasn't something she wanted. Not yet. The two of them had hardly kissed and having kids was a whole other ball game. She bit her lip, "One day, I'm sure."

"It will be nice for you though... Samsul will be able to lighten your work load a little and when you do have kids, even more so, then you can raise them."

They finished dressing her in the rather fancy nightgown, that would allow her to appear put together to wander the hall but she was also in pajamas if she fell asleep. They left the rooms and soon after, Anastasia exited and walked over to Samsul. She wrapped her arms around his waist. But said nothing. She wasn't really sure what to say.

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Samsul wanted to laugh a little at Millie for bringing up the thought of children again, and in front of Anastasia as well this time. They were still quite a ways away from having children, and even thought they had slept together twice, There were still many awkward barriers in the way that they had to get past before anything like having children. While Anastasia was in her closet changing into something else, Samsul continued to eat until she returned and wrapped her arms around his waist. He didn't say anything as he glanced over at her, but instead decided to surprise her by giving her a quick kiss. Afterwards, he went back to eating his food with a smile on his face.

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Anastasia was slightly surprised by the kiss and, despite having already kissed him once, she blushed. She guessed it was something to do with him being the one kissing her. She grabbed her bowl and finished off her cereal as she smiled softly at Samsul. She liked his goofy little grin. It was the same one as the night that she had agreed to marry him. She sat down and looked him, "She did make one good point... You will be able to lighten the work load after we marry.... But I'm making it a rule now, neither of us are allowed to work late and we have to share at least one meal a day," she smiled, "I think that sounds fair."

She placed her bowl back down on the train and leaned against her chair, "I sadly have more signing to do... but you should come get me around noon... We can eat lunch and maybe go for a walk?"

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It seemed more than fair that the two of them have at least one shared meal every day, and Samsul nodded to Anastasia as he watched her place her bowl down. He nodded once more as he finished up his cereal and placed it down on the tray that it came on. "That sounds great, Anastasia. I am looking forward to when we can split the paperwork between the two of us. It should make things a lot easier." He didn't really have much to do, even if he was the head of the Lost Elves. It wasn't like being a King or Queen where there was always paperwork to be done. It you had a request, then you would simply ask the head personally. He assumed that the world was far too large to be able to have things that simple, but within the castle, he believed that asking was all that was needed.