Atreus sat across from her at the table with a hot tea delivered by one of the many staff bustling throughout the hall that morning. Though her shoulders were still weighted with worry and her eyes lined with exhaustion, Eulalie shifted her limbs until she presented a more attentive hostess to her guest
He called her a Queen and she wasn't sure about it. A mother, a fighter, a lover. These were all things she could say with certainty that she was, but a Queen? That, perhaps, in her eyes remained to be seen. She did not act for this court as a Queen, only as she always had. As a part of it, as an equine who cared for it and those within. If it was only her relationship with Somnus that gave her that title, she was not sure how much she deserved it.
"If anyone makes you uncomfortable, please do let me know," she said. It did not matter what Atreus may or may not have done in the past, and as she was attempting not to judge him herself, she wanted to make him aware that as a guest to Delumine and as an aid to his son, he was welcome.
Without definite reason she would not treat him as a criminal, even if she was feeling a bit more reserved around him than she might normally have been with company. She was happy to hear, however, that the staff seemed to be doing a wonderful job assisting him and she nodded slowly, gladly. And though she didn't speak much, Atreus either didn't mind or didn't notice as he continued on. Eulalie listened carefully as he explained his interests in the court.
"I would say it must have been some fallout," she agreed, if the explosive reunion had been any indication. And although the words he spoke we're no doubt intended to be genuine, Eulalie was still hesitant. It was a strange feeling, and reminded her of Solterra. As someone who was raised in the desert, Eulalie was familiar with snakes hiding in the sands.
If Atreus was a snake, was he dangerous or just mistaken for something dangerous?
"Somnus cares very deeply for Delumine and her citizens. He is always at the forefront to meet any trial we have faced, and the court trusts him." She thought of Sloane, who seemed to be short with everyone but the King himself. "I would say that many have a certain kinship with him," and though she did not say it out loud, Eulalie didn't think Atreus would miss the meaning. That he was like a brother to more than one.
He called her a Queen and she wasn't sure about it. A mother, a fighter, a lover. These were all things she could say with certainty that she was, but a Queen? That, perhaps, in her eyes remained to be seen. She did not act for this court as a Queen, only as she always had. As a part of it, as an equine who cared for it and those within. If it was only her relationship with Somnus that gave her that title, she was not sure how much she deserved it.
"If anyone makes you uncomfortable, please do let me know," she said. It did not matter what Atreus may or may not have done in the past, and as she was attempting not to judge him herself, she wanted to make him aware that as a guest to Delumine and as an aid to his son, he was welcome.
Without definite reason she would not treat him as a criminal, even if she was feeling a bit more reserved around him than she might normally have been with company. She was happy to hear, however, that the staff seemed to be doing a wonderful job assisting him and she nodded slowly, gladly. And though she didn't speak much, Atreus either didn't mind or didn't notice as he continued on. Eulalie listened carefully as he explained his interests in the court.
"I would say it must have been some fallout," she agreed, if the explosive reunion had been any indication. And although the words he spoke we're no doubt intended to be genuine, Eulalie was still hesitant. It was a strange feeling, and reminded her of Solterra. As someone who was raised in the desert, Eulalie was familiar with snakes hiding in the sands.
If Atreus was a snake, was he dangerous or just mistaken for something dangerous?
"Somnus cares very deeply for Delumine and her citizens. He is always at the forefront to meet any trial we have faced, and the court trusts him." She thought of Sloane, who seemed to be short with everyone but the King himself. "I would say that many have a certain kinship with him," and though she did not say it out loud, Eulalie didn't think Atreus would miss the meaning. That he was like a brother to more than one.
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