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Aemilia blinked the sleep out of her eyes. Naago had already gotten out of bed. I don't even get morning snuggles after all that work…she's so cruel to me…
“…well, of course you're staying with her,” she heard as she approached the kitchen. “That was what we discussed ahead of time…of course not…you know as well as I do that as much as I could fill your shoes, I don't want to,” Aemilia approached her lover in the kitchen and gave her a kiss on the top of her head. Unlike her, Naago was washed and fully clothed. She looked up and smiled, while gesturing at a coffee cup and carafe across the kitchen island. Aemilia obliged and poured herself a cup and had a seat across from her love finishing up her linkpearl conversation.
"Besides, your previous position simply isn’t going to exist soon enough. Aye, it's finally happening, Lyse. Oh, but I can tell you more later. I imagine it's bedtime there and Aemilia is up…oh, sod off. No more than you two are doing…aye. Take care, dear. Say hi to Arashi for me.” Tapping her linkpearl off, she looked up at Aemilia and smiled apologetically, “I know, I shouldn't be working…it's just hard to catch Lyse up on things while she's on a completely different time in Tural.” Naago reached over and gave Aemilia's hand a squeeze.
“Of course, my love. It's just as important to me,” Aemilia gave a reassuring squeeze back. “If I could be nosy though…do you mean to say that Lyse's position isn't going to be filled? No more provisional government?”
Naago nodded. “Aye. All of the major settlements are electing representatives to send to our new parliament over the next two moons. Both factions of the Ananta too, in no small part thanks to Alpa and the Velodyna Gatekeepers. I'm covering what responsibilities Lyse had until then, but I'm not made for politics. Neither is Lyse. We both agree that soldiers shouldn't be running the new government.”
“I'm of the same mind, as you know…you've had to hear me complain endlessly about Bozja’s constitution," Aemilia said, dripping with considerable bitterness. “Well, what’s next for you, then?”
“Oh, the work is never done, my love. Recruits will always need training, and the roads will always need to be looked out for. That being said…I should probably make my way over to the palace for a meeting that starts in a bell.” She came over to Aemilia’s side of the kitchen island and hugged her from behind while giving her kisses down her neck. Naago whispered in an even huskier voice than usual, “Thanks again for a wonderful night, my stars. Do give my best to your new friend…Uyanga, was it? Are you going to take her fishing?”
“You know me so well, lover.” Aemilia melted under the attention. “Have a — ah! — w-wonderful day.” Naago gave her one more kiss on the nape of the neck and a quick squeeze of her bare breast (Aemilia gave another “Ah!” at this) and headed out of the residence. Aemilia sipped at her coffee and thought,That great bloody tease...
She sighed dreamily. Back to top