I lay alone in my gigantic four-poster bed with one hand between my legs. The life of a queen was a lonely one, especially if you didn't have a king to share it with. I had hung all my other warprisoners as soon as I got tired of them, but for some reason, I couldn't do that with Rollo. All I could think about, was him and I had visited him almost every day for the past few months. I had to keep myself strong this week and not think about the Viking in my dungeons. My neighboring countries were invading and I didn't have time to act like a lovestruck girl. I was a queen and royalty didn't need anyone else to lead a country.
Rollo kept filling my mind and in the privacy of my bedroom, I could let myself fantasize about what it would be like if...
I was startled by a knock on the door and the voice of one of my personal guards. "Your Majesty." After confirmation, he came in, and with a bow, he said: "Bad news majesty. The Viking has escaped."
I stared at my soldier with an open mouth. "What?" I stammered.
"We suspect that he has fled, but before we are sure we'll put extra guards in your corridor. Permission to shoot if we can catch him."
I quickly recovered from my amazement and answered in an icy regal tone: "Try to catch him alive, but if we can't do otherwise, you'll get permission to shoot". My long term plans with Rollo were unfortunately canceled by his own actions. "Close the door behind you and put ten men in the hallway and take the rest to comb the woods".
With a nod and another bow he left the room and locked the door with one of the two existing keys. The other one was mine. Nobody could enter the room without one of us being there. But with my Viking, you never knew...
My thoughts were interrupted by a hand that was put over my mouth. I tried to scream, but my attacker controlled me before I could do anything. I grabbed the dagger under my pillow but froze when I heard his voice.
"Permission to shoot," Rollo said icily in that delightful accent. I fell from one surprise to another. Did he speak my language? He had been my prisoner for months, but not once had he shown that he could speak my language. "That hurt me almost as much as missing your visits last week."
I grabbed my dagger and cut the hand that was holding me. In the confusion, I could turn around on the bed and hold my dagger in front of me for protection. What was he doing here? My rooms were on the other side of the castle. Was he here to take revenge?
He cursed softly and shook his hand. With a playful grin, he said: "I knew you weren't a kitten to handle without gloves, but every time you surprise me, Queen Elizabeth".
"What are you doing here?" I asked furiously. And how long had he been in the room? Had he heard me groaning his name or...