The Monarchy The Burning Lands

Capter Forty-One

Lady Ashe stands there looking herself over in the mirror and hears her elder sister

"This is insane a Galvin, sister? marrying a Galvin" Lady Ashe remains quiet and her sister speaks

"Samantha this is insane"

"Shut up!" Samantha says sternly and a peasant walks in fixing her nice white and long dress. She speaks demanding

"The right. no, I said the right!" She says sounding superior instructing the peasant where to drop her long train. her sister turns her head mocking her sister speaking the truth.

"Clearly you and Alvis are a pair made for each other "

"What dot ou mean by that?"

Samantha says sounding angry and her elder sister  remains quiet as samantha states

"I get to be a Galvin bride. I will be catered to, loved by everyone, marrying Alvis Galvin is the greatest honor and I'm the one he chose"

She turns back to the mirror and her sister speaks the truth

"You are delusional is what you are. This is purely a political move by him even father sees it."

"There is nothing political about this"

Samantha lies defending Alvis and fixes her dress again staring it over as she turns to the side admiring the laced in diamonds and smiles staring the glow.

"You are not stupid Samantha you see it don't you? The only reason he asked for your hand is because he gets closer to his own goal."

"Shut up. If you are not here to support me on the happiest day of my life you can leave. As can mother and father."

Samantha stands there and hears a knock making her turn. She eyes her father walk in staring her down as he speaks firm.

"Ready?"

She nods gripping her father's  forearm and walks out with him down the long Galvin hallway and out to a large garden. She stops in front of Alvis and stares him down as her father speaks to the younger man.

"Alvis"

"Lord Alvis" Alvis corrects the man and the man shifts as he speaks firm .

"For her sake I hope this is not a play."

"Father." She states mad at him for accusing Alvis and Alvis fixes his clothing motioning to Samantha.

"It is alright he is entitled to his opinions"

"It's not an opinion. we all are very aware of your plots. I won't have my daughter hurt or used."

Samantha comes up to Alvis's side and kisses his cheek staying firm

"I love him the good or the bad he has my heart." Alvis leans down and kisses her cheek and smiles to her as he whispers sounding convincing 

"and you mine"

She smirks briggtly to the older boy and Alvis grips her arm and walks her the rest of the way down. Her father sits there eyeing them disappear into another room and he lets out a long cough, feeling his hands shake and whispers.

"What is this?"

He takes a breath feeling his lungs burn and shifts trying to catch his breath as he feels his lungs burn harder. He falls forward callasping  and the other guests look on shocked.

Alvis stands there in the room and hears his bride.

"Of course, I do" she says happily and Alvis turns to her with a smirk and lifts her vail placed, leans forward and kisses both of her cheeks. She quickly leans forward kissing his lips without waiting and he holds her close as the man off to the side looks on but doesn't say anything. Samantha goes to step back but Alvis holds her close and asks.

"Did you do it?"  She stands there staring up at his lips longing for another kiss and hears him again

"Samantha?" Alvis glances down into her eyes and she feels her legs go weak and he leans down kissing her again as the man holding the book closes it and walks out leaving them alone. Alvis kisses her deeper and she holds him close enjoying the feeling as she whispers.

"Should we celebrate?"

"I take it you did do it than samantha?"

"I would never say no to you Alvis I slipped it in his drink like you told me"

He smirks down at her and she stares up sounding  demanding

"I want to make this absolutely clear Alvis. you will treat me like the Queen I am." She grabs his face and he stares down at her as she whispers

"Those eyes better stay on me" he smiles down at her and asks

"What if they don't?" She glances up hearing his words and feels her body go warm as he presses closer to her and she  looks up to his lips whispering to him

"I'd do anything for you Alvis"

"I know." He leans down kissing her again but hears a knock on the door and she whispers into the kiss

"Can we ignore it?" He smiles into the kiss and whispers

"Of course we can we are Galvins!"

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Alvis fixes his clothing and stares down his wife as she turns around and whispers.

"Would you button it" he slowly buttons her dress back and she glances back commenting

"That was better than I imagined" he leans into her shoulder and whispers into her ear

"Really imagined did you?" She shoves him back playfully and stares him over as she asks

"Why did you want me to keep the letters such a secret Alvis?"

"Dorian would not have approved of our relationship or our letters."  He sits back into a chair buttoning up his nice looking clothing and she turns her head asking

"My father's dead now isn't he?"

Alvis turns his head and stares the girl over and nods agreeing

"Yes you know that though you knew it was poison but of course that will be kept between us, my wife" he kisses her lips once quick and motions to the door.

"We should face the food and bad news"

The walk out hand in hand and see the poeole gathered in the garden a man comes up removing his hat and stares to the floor

"My Lady I am sorry but it seems your father's heart"

Lady Ashe remains quiet and Alvis comforts her as he speaks to the man

"He will be well taken care of given a royal plot of course as a king deseves."

"Of course Lord Alvis" the man keeps his head bowed and Alvis walks with lady Ashe out into the crowd announcing

"Today I annouce my love lady Ashe  and i are officially wed"