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Post by Katty on May 15, 2011 8:03:07 GMT 10
Title: Request (Dignity) Rating: PG Word Count: 202 Pairing: Kel/Maura Round/Fight: 2/D Summary: Maura makes a difficult request of Kel.
Keladry stared at Maura in stony-faced silence. The Queen tried not to flinch; she believed in what she was doing, but doubted her ability to convince her friend and lover.
“Will you consent, then?” she asked, after a moment of silence. “I pray you will, Kel – it is what is best for the country.”
Kel fought to keep the bitterness from her voice. “It is what is best for your rule.”
Maura nodded curtly. “You of all people should know they are one and the same, now.” She paused. “Duke Gilmyn of Naxen is a good man – a powerful man – and we need his support. He will consent to breaking the marriage contract on two conditions; that I not marry another Tortallan noble, and that he marries you.”
Kel glared at her Queen for a moment. “If it is what the country requires, you know I will do it.”
“Thank you,” Maura replied, relieved. “If there was any other way – if things had been different – I never would have asked you.”
Kel bowed to her, and she inclined her head in dismissal. As the woman stalked from the study, she realized she had never felt more distant from her Champion than in that moment.
QC by: greenie
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Post by Rosie on May 24, 2011 7:39:38 GMT 10
Ouch I like the distance between them, and how this brings out the hardships of Maura's position.
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