Chapter 5.
“Do you even know how foolish you have been you insolent child!” The queen hissed menacingly at her daughter. Edwynn stood silent with her hands neatly clasped in front of her, head bowed low so that her mother could not see the disdain that lingered behind her blue eyes. “Leaving the castle walls unattended? Do you know how dangerous that is? Those commoners are like rabid dogs. They would rip you apart in an instant!”
“I wasn't alone mother.” Edwynn replied darkly, raising her eyes to stare into the cold heart of the ice queen. “Your royal leech accompanied me before he ran off.” The fury that Edwynn saw in her mothers eyes was enough to match her own. The queen, though as beautiful as she was stormed towards her daughter, blue silk swinging in her wake, hair of raven curls bouncing erratically over her slender shoulders, her hand reaching to squeeze Edwynn's shoulder nastily. “You watch your mouth girl!” Queen Andrea spat. “Lord Morris is a man of power and rank. It would do you good to begin to see that. He is to be your chaperone now and has already begun to clear out all that god forsaken clutter in your room, the swords, the clothing, the armour; all of it is gone. You are a lady not some war monger. You will sit in your room with Lord Morris by your side and you will do your duty to your kingdom!”
At her mothers words Edwynn swallowed the acid bile that threatened to spew from behind defiant lips. “I will do what I have too my lady.” Edwynn hissed before turning on her heel to leave her mothers presence. “How dare you turn your back to me.” Queen Andrea continued to rage. With her heart carved from stone Edwynn left the queen to her own disdain.
When she arrived back to her chambers bitter tears had already began to form in her eyes. Edwynn slammed the door shut behind her and placed her hands upon the wooden framework breathing heavily. Queen Andrea had resented Edwynn from the day she was born. If it was not for the kings insistence on keeping her, then the ice queen would have had expelled the defenceless Edwynn from out of her body long ago. It was Luscious, Edwynn's brother who queen Andrea had favoured. The queen adored her son. In her eyes he could do no wrong. Now he was dead the ice queen had no choice but to face her greatest mistake. Edwynn.
Hands curled around the raven haired girls waste as she stood with her head buried in the door causing her to spin around and strike the intruder in the face. When she had finally regained her bearings and had heard the cry of pain escape his lips, Edwynn's eyes settled upon the black silken shirt that belonged to lord Morris. “My lord?” Edwynn questioned roughly. “What are you doing in my chambers?” Lord Morris rose to his full height, towering over her.
“You escaped my sight the other day my lady. I was quite upset.”
“I am sorry you felt that way my lord but I did state that I had business to attend too.”
“Yes.” He replied shortly. “Rolling around with the towns blacksmith seems to be of a suitable choice of business Lady Edwynn.” Edwynn frowned at Lord Morris's reply.
“What do you mean my lord?” The young lord scoffed at her weak attempt of innocence then.
“You may play innocent with the towns folk Lady Edwynn but you do not have to play innocent with me. If you went to town seeking a fumble, you only needed ask me and I would have been more than happy to oblige you.” The golden haired lord approached her then. Locking her tight against the wooden door of her chambers with his arms on either side so that she could not flee.
Edwynn stared at the man as if he was mad. “Have you lost your mind sir? How dare you speak so sordid to me.” Lord Morris laughed a mocking laugh.
“I only speak the truth lady Edwynn.”
“What truth? That I am the town strumpet?”
“You are young my lady. As am I. Your mother has requested that we spend quite a bit of time together if we are to get to know one another.” With his left hand he brushed at Edwynn's face which made her heart pound furiously with excitement and anger. He seemed different than the other day. He seemed more rough around the edges, territorial even. “My mother does not make plans for me without my consent.” The raven haired girl lied. How had he known about the black smith? Had she been followed? Spied on?
“Queen Andrea said that you would be a challenge. You have a hard exterior that resembles a stone wall lady Edwynn. It is rather appealing for one such as you.”
Even as the voice in her head protested at the lords touch, lord Morris refused to let her indifference dissuade him from his plan. A wild look dominated the eyes of the lord. Edwynn saw the lips of the lord curl up into a smile that almost turned into a snarl. In an instant his lips crashed onto hers, she recoiled as if she had been burned. Tearing her lips away from his,with a firm hand she struck the lord across his face one again, this time staring at him with cold malice, disgust and anger.
Lord Morris's hands rose to his face in a manner of protection. When he looked at her, Edwynn held her chamber door open for him, her eyes set dead pan upon his figure. “Get out.” She said dangerously. Arrogantly, the young lord pulled himself to his full height, hair of gold falling over his shoulder in a single ponytail. Upon his face a red hand print glowed, painful and ripe. Edwynn felt no pity for the bastard. With cold eyes he walked towards her, ignorant to her request. With expressionless eyes, he too eyed her with a animalistic hunger that only made Edwynn think of the dark haired blacksmith. “You will be mine my lady. It is almost guaranteed. You can defy the queen as much as you like, but you can't deny your heart for much longer.” With those last words ringing in her ears the lord swiftly removed himself from out of her presence, leaving Edwynn to slam the wooden door behind her in a fit of undeniable rage.