emphatically. She turned and seeing BianCa, sat next to her on the couch. “Hello, you look like a nice young girl. Was it terribly difficult having him as a brother growing up?” Glynnis asked her with a smile.
Her question set the tone for the rest of the visit. They didn’t have to try very hard to convince Ben and BianCa to stay for the Indiana Jones movie marathon. When Arjun, Kylan, and Rune told Addie they forbade her from pursuing archeology, Ben was shocked when BianCa and Grace burst into laughter.
As Addie had first suggested, it was easier if they all became friends. Ben and BianCa knew they would miss this unusual queen when she left their world.
Chapter Six
Princess BianCa spent most of her time on the HeVanian ship and rarely returned to her quarters on Ben’s private ship. Grace had even assigned quarters for her on the ship. The fact they were over the engine room and weren’t as luxurious as her stateroom on her brother’s ship, didn’t bother her. It was the first room where she could be completely private. She kept it clean herself, leaving her servant on her brother’s ship. She enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere and the lack of a rigid social structure. She also enjoyed wearing the jeans given to her by Grace. She knew when she returned to KowLer, her opportunities to cover her legs like this would be rare. She was treating this as a short time away from her normal life. With the queen’s help, perhaps she would be able to give PietRo a child. It would make things easier between them.
They had been circling KowLer for eight days now. She’d been trying to reach her husband, the duke, and was worried because he wasn’t answering her hails. Finally, on her ninth transmission, he answered her.
“I’m sorry I haven’t been answering you, wife. I’ve been in important meetings and couldn’t be disturbed,” he said.
Their marriage had been an arranged one to solidify the relationship between their two clans. Clan LucenTio was the second largest clan after KowLer, so tying them together with marriage had made sense to her father.
She wasn’t in love with her husband. She hoped if she were able to give him a child, then love between them would grow. If not, she would love the child. She was happy to see him so she could tell him of the Nephilim Queen’s abilities.
“I’m sure someone has told you of the Nephilim Queen and her gift of fertility. She will be leaving soon; I thought we could try again to have a child,” she said in a soft voice.
The duke smiled, “I would like that , too, wife. I need a son to carry on after me. I would also like to meet this queen. Do you think it could be arranged?” he asked.
“Yes, I believe so. I’ve become friends with both the queen and her sister, the Lady Grace. I’m sure they would be pleased to meet you. They have even assigned a cabin for me on their ship so I wouldn’t have to spend hours each day in a shuttle. I’m actually transmitting from there now,” she explained.
“Give me the hailing frequency of their command deck and I will make arrangements to arrive tomorrow,” he said and signed off.
The fact he didn’t say goodbye or ask how she was didn’t bother her. She had grown accustomed to his brusque manner. She knew he was very busy as Proctor of his clan and often didn’t have time for the niceties. He was as trapped in this marriage as she was. She heard his father was much the same. While her own father was a hard man, she remembered how his eyes always lit up when he saw her mother and children. BianCa still hoped for love to grow in her marriage. They had only been married for a little over two years; there was still time.
BianCa reached for the communications panel again. She wanted to tell her new friend her husband was coming for a visit. Perhaps a dose of the Nephilim would loosen him up the way it had her
Her question set the tone for the rest of the visit. They didn’t have to try very hard to convince Ben and BianCa to stay for the Indiana Jones movie marathon. When Arjun, Kylan, and Rune told Addie they forbade her from pursuing archeology, Ben was shocked when BianCa and Grace burst into laughter.
As Addie had first suggested, it was easier if they all became friends. Ben and BianCa knew they would miss this unusual queen when she left their world.
Chapter Six
Princess BianCa spent most of her time on the HeVanian ship and rarely returned to her quarters on Ben’s private ship. Grace had even assigned quarters for her on the ship. The fact they were over the engine room and weren’t as luxurious as her stateroom on her brother’s ship, didn’t bother her. It was the first room where she could be completely private. She kept it clean herself, leaving her servant on her brother’s ship. She enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere and the lack of a rigid social structure. She also enjoyed wearing the jeans given to her by Grace. She knew when she returned to KowLer, her opportunities to cover her legs like this would be rare. She was treating this as a short time away from her normal life. With the queen’s help, perhaps she would be able to give PietRo a child. It would make things easier between them.
They had been circling KowLer for eight days now. She’d been trying to reach her husband, the duke, and was worried because he wasn’t answering her hails. Finally, on her ninth transmission, he answered her.
“I’m sorry I haven’t been answering you, wife. I’ve been in important meetings and couldn’t be disturbed,” he said.
Their marriage had been an arranged one to solidify the relationship between their two clans. Clan LucenTio was the second largest clan after KowLer, so tying them together with marriage had made sense to her father.
She wasn’t in love with her husband. She hoped if she were able to give him a child, then love between them would grow. If not, she would love the child. She was happy to see him so she could tell him of the Nephilim Queen’s abilities.
“I’m sure someone has told you of the Nephilim Queen and her gift of fertility. She will be leaving soon; I thought we could try again to have a child,” she said in a soft voice.
The duke smiled, “I would like that , too, wife. I need a son to carry on after me. I would also like to meet this queen. Do you think it could be arranged?” he asked.
“Yes, I believe so. I’ve become friends with both the queen and her sister, the Lady Grace. I’m sure they would be pleased to meet you. They have even assigned a cabin for me on their ship so I wouldn’t have to spend hours each day in a shuttle. I’m actually transmitting from there now,” she explained.
“Give me the hailing frequency of their command deck and I will make arrangements to arrive tomorrow,” he said and signed off.
The fact he didn’t say goodbye or ask how she was didn’t bother her. She had grown accustomed to his brusque manner. She knew he was very busy as Proctor of his clan and often didn’t have time for the niceties. He was as trapped in this marriage as she was. She heard his father was much the same. While her own father was a hard man, she remembered how his eyes always lit up when he saw her mother and children. BianCa still hoped for love to grow in her marriage. They had only been married for a little over two years; there was still time.
BianCa reached for the communications panel again. She wanted to tell her new friend her husband was coming for a visit. Perhaps a dose of the Nephilim would loosen him up the way it had her
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