The Archduke's Songbird
***Completed*** Lady Jessamyn brought home a ten-year-old orphan when she was eight. He was handsome ^_~. She provided him with a place to stay and warm meals. As they grew up, she desired to marry him, despite their differing statuses. As war raged, he signed up for the military, promising to ask for her hand when he was worthy. Two years later, he became more than what he promised he would be. He became the Archduke of Ayberia. But he broke her heart by marrying her friend. Years rolled away; life happened. She married a man who loved her and fell madly in love with him. She didn't think of him again. But fate was cruel; she was widowed at the age of twenty-one. She lost everything. Seven years later, she met a mysterious wolf while she was out at work in the Archduke's fief. She had a fall. The next morning, she found herself on the Archduke's bed. Did fate bring them together again? Or something nefarious is at play? Is this a chance for a second love? Will she find out why he abandoned her in the past? Is it possible to rekindle their old love, or is it too late? ----- Join me in this journey. Your comments and votes are appreciated. Gift me to motivate me. Updates will be daily.
His Strategy
Jessamyn noticed that he had reordered the same food, again. They could have reheated the food but Jerrick insisted that they'd order again. Grateful but wanting to extend the kindness further, she asked the staff to clean the table and give the meal to the person she had seen earlier sitting near the trash can.
Jerrick watched with amusement as she gave specific instructions about who should receive the food. He had thought she was too distraught to notice anything around her, but she had clearly been observing her surroundings.
It made him wonder if he had been worrying too much about her safety. Jessamyn often ran into danger, but she always managed to find a way out. It couldn't just be pure luck.
Should I give her the crossbow back? He wondered. Maybe going on hunts would help her heal. Not until she cuts the tether to Hector, he concluded.
Only after that could she truly begin to heal.