A King's White Rose

Chapter 12: Deal and Promise

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"The Great Dragon King Valdemar."

Valdemar scowled at the sight of this individual. Seated at his throne, glaring down at the leader of the revolting cult group of mortals. The old man, hunched with his cane, white hairs mixed with his grey straightened hair.

Valdemar looked that man up and down. "What do you want Baltimore?"

"I'm only here to talk to you. Have a good conversation with the..high King above the other Kingdoms."

There was a way how Baltimore said that. It was as if saying Higher King  was poisonous. The old man smiled up at Valdemar.

Valdemar scoffed. "I can smell your bullshit from a far. You think I'll listen after your men came storming in my territory?"

The only man brushed his beard, bushy and crispy and just like it's owner. Dry.

Baltimore chuckled lowly. "I didn't have a say in what they were on about. After all I'm just an old man." Vaayn, who have been standing next to the King's throne tsked and rolled his yellow eyes. "An old man who's death is upon him. Have you no sense at all? Your practically waving your flag for war that you can't win."

A young woman stood to the old man's defense. "Our lord will do no such thing. You have no proof! Besides, us mortals are as strong as we come."

Valdemar snorted. "By using and forcing those with gifted abilities and portion skills to help you achieve and control? I've heard what you've done, Baltimore. I'm not stupid nor do I want to hear anything about a deal." Valdemar said as he seated forward menacingly.

"Go Back from where you came."

Baltimore had a pulsing vein twitch in irritation. Furious that this little mental plan of getting Valdemar to go with a deal went straight down the drain.

"You..are truly a prodigy.."

"And the same one who gave you the freedom now to do the shit you doing now. You are testing my patients if this continues."

"Lord-"

"Emma hold your tongue girl."

The girl with long dark brown hair stopped her retaliation with that order. She gulps and steps back.

The old man glared at the King. "Fine then. Don't take what I have to say to ear. Just know that I will not take your words lightly."

Vaayn looked to the guards at wait for orders. They to wanted the old tyrant out of the throne room and put of their territory for good. Vaayn nods to them. "Escort them off the territory."

Loud unison clangings was heard and seen as the guards hit their spears to the grounds and two came from their post, right behind the old man and his
accomplice.

"You have been put on the pedicel for to long!! See to it your done!"

"We'll see about that." Valdemar growled, his eyes glowing a terrifying color of red and a taint of fire orange burning under his colored eyes.

The doors slammed close and Valdemar stood off his chair. Finally he was gone and Valdemar can go meet his beloved once again.

"Vaayn have Klein keep an eye on him and his accomplice."

"Yes my King."

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[A while Later]

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Lixue woke to a hand brushing through his head, a warm bare chest the cushioned him, a body large and familiar. Lixue blinked, the sun almost down the horizon, just above the mountain peek.

He closed his eyes and brushed his cheek against the body. The hand that was one caressing his head slide down to his back. His naked back.

His eyes opened once again and he lifted his head. Valdemar opened his eyes slowly, those ruby eyes gracing him warmly.

Something in Lixue cooed at that look, loving this man for everything he was right now and he couldn't help but smile.

Valdemar rubbed his thumb of his free hand onto his cheek, smiling softly to him aswell.

"How was your sleep?"

Lixue blinked and rose fully to straddle to man on his stomach. "It was nice." He said before he moved more up Valdemar and lay right ontop of him, stuffing his face in Valdemar's neck. "My back hurts.."

Valdemar frowned and covered up Lixue. "I'm sorry my treasure. I can get something for you to heal." Lixue pressed a kiss to Valdemar's neck. "Thank you."

Valdemar smiled, his eyes closing back.  "As you wish my love." He said as he combs through that soft snow colored hair.

Lixue purred onto Valdemar's shoulder. He seemed so much happier with this one man. Who would have known he'll fall for an alpha, a dragon of all people.

He was always told that alphas were arrogant and highly proud. They pose as someone with rights to that status and abuses that gene for wrong reasons.

Fortunately for him, his alpha was a different kind of alpha. Though he was the kind to fly off far away from people and tends to be alone, he was prideful in his people.

Wished for everyone to be comfortable and safe and he posed that for the people he ruled over. Well, even though he is still a grumpy old dragon.

Valdemar was his grumpy dragon. His grumpy, old, sulking, mighty, handsome, dragon husband. He wouldn't change it for no other and he was at least glad his first heat cycle and purity was taken by him.

That part was anywhere close to being a regret.

Lixue rose up once again, energy coursing through him despite his aching body.

"Darling." He said, moving a strain of hair out of Valdemar's face. Valdemar hums huskily. "Remember when you promised me a horse ride?" His eyes opened. "Your sure?"

Lixue nods his head. "I will like to try now if that is ok."

"What about your aching?"

Lixue cupped Valdemar's cheek with a light slap and squeezed them together. "Are you worried my king?" Valdemar narrowed his eyes sharply. "I wouldn't be asking if I wasn't, now would I?"

Lixue bend down to be closer to Valdemar's face. "Ah I have forgotten that I married a grump. Who knows if you were."

"Lixue."

Lixue giggled and kisses the Dragon King on his forehead. "My King shall not be worried. He takes good care of me."

Valdemar himself couldn't help but smile at that. "How adorable my treasure."

Lixue smiled aswell, a pink dust to his cheeks brightened.

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To be continued..