The Queen of All Magick: Elizabeth by Kathi S. Barton

Author:Kathi S. Barton [Barton, Kathi S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: World Castle Publishing, LLC
Published: 2014-03-21T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Elizabeth watched Phillip sleep. He had been resting so soundly since they’d come to their chambers that she hated to disturb him. But she really wanted him to rise. The children were coming to the house today, and she wanted to be there to see them as well. When Phillip opened his eyes and turned to her, Elizabeth felt her heart fill with her love of him.

“Do you remember the first time I saw you? You were modeling the new uniforms, and you stood there so stiff and pissed off.” He nodded and ran his finger down her cheek. “I think I knew then that you were something to me, but as I had no idea what I was feeling other than annoyance toward you, I simply snapped at you.”

“You wanted us to wear a suit of armor all the time. Have you any idea how hot and heavy that was?” She nodded and smiled. “And the crest was just…well, I’m very glad you changed your mind.”

“You didn’t like the little faerie I had put on your chest?” She laughed when he did. “It was silly. I was trying so hard to be a good leader that I simply didn’t know how to let others make decisions for me.”

She got up from their bed and opened the door when someone knocked on it. A small child brought in a rolling cart overflowing with flowers and their breakfast. Elizabeth sat down at the table after she left. Picking up a small flower, she took it to her nose and sniffed the scent and magic into her body.

“The swords were a better idea for a lot of reasons.” She looked at Phillip as he pulled on his robe. “It showed we were strong…and it was a good deal less girly, as well.”

“I know. And we so needed an army then. I remember the first fae I created. Did you know that it was Tess’s great grandfather and brother who served with you?” Phillip nodded. “Creating that first couple was the best thing I could have done. Look at our Tess now. The fae are doing so much for this world and the ones beyond.”

Phillip handed her a cup of tea, and she sipped it. She was thinking about her first days as queen and how many things she’d simply not understood. The rules were there, the ones that Rythen had given her to guide her, but they were, for the most part, simply too rule-like. She looked at Phillip when he cleared his throat.

“Rythen thinks I’m too soft. He believes that I have given in more than I should and that I never ruled like he had wanted me to.” Phillip said nothing but sipped his own tea. “I needed their respect. And as Logan is so fond of saying, it must be earned before it can be given.”

“You’re thinking of the first time someone came to you with a problem, aren’t you?” She nodded. “And tell me, love, what would

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