your husband is not interested

As the door opened, Ariel saw Arthur coming in with a tray of food.

The maids left the room after greeting him. He kept the tray on the bed as he said "your dinner..... there isn't much to eat, but it's enough to fill your stomach"

Ariel said "it's fine with me..... um you.... your majesty..... where is your plate"

Arthur said "I already had my dinner"

She felt a bit sad because, she have to eat by herself again. At her palace, King Edward was busy everytime, they only ate occassionally together, she always had her dinner in her room all by herself.

But now, she was married she hoped to have the dinner with him.

She ate her dinner silently, while Arthur was busy in cleaning his sword and armour.

The room was filled with the sound of cloth brushing against metals.

After having her dinner she took all the dishes and was about to walk out of the room.

His cold voice ranged in her ears "where are you going?"

Ariel replied as she was nervous to say anything "The dishes..... I need to keep them out"

Arthur said "you don't need to"

He snapped his fingers, and the next there was a knock on the door. He walked towards her talking the empty dishes, he handed over it to the maid outside the room.

Arthur warned her "You are my wife, and Queen of Alice Kingdom, you don't need to do these things...... just ask the maids......

understood"

Ariel just nodded like a child.

He said "it's late now, go to sleep..... we need to leave early morning"

Ariel stood there not knowing what to do, he just asked her to sleep in the same room as his.

Arthur saw her standing there, he knew what she was thinking.

He walked to her, grabbed her hand and made her sit on the bed.

He said "Don't need to overthink, just sleep...... it's common for husband and wife to sleep in a room"

Ariel didn't thought much, and asked "But I was told to do that thing on our wedding night"

Arthur said as he was confused "that thing?"

But when he saw her red face, he knew what she was told to.

He simply said "We can't..... not now atleast"

Ariel just stared at him blankly, she looked like a child who was confused with what to do in this situation.

Arthur didn't bother to clear her confusion and laid beside on the other side of the bed.

Ariel remembered her maid's word

'*if it didn't happen on the first night, it means your husband is not interested in you .......

he doesn't love you*......'

Ariel felt lonely, she didn't knew what to do she just laid down. She was only 3 years old, when her mother left the world, her stepmother was never kind to her.

Her father and brothers were the only people who loved her more than anything, but they were busy in protecting the Kingdom and other works.

Although there was a maid who took care of her, but she was expelled by her stepmother when she was only 10.

Unknowingly, her eyes filled with tears, she tried hard to not make any sound.

In the end he heard her sniff, and opened his eyes, he saw her tears flowing down through her cheeks, and her hands covering her mouth.

He grabbed her hand, which startled her.

He asked her "What happened? Why are you crying?"

She sniffed, and tried to wipe her tears.

She said "I ..... I ... miss . ....m...my..... dad"

Arthur's hand moved to wipe her tears, he himself was surprised by his act.

But he couldn't stop admiring her beautiful face, her eyes shinning through tears, her red nose and cheeks, and her lips slightly opened.

He wanted to comfort her, but didn't know how to. He never cared for anyone since his mother left him, he lost his father in a war.

He was crowned as the King when he was 15, he never had anytime to think about love, family or any affection for anyone. Only thing that was in his mind was his kingdom, and everything that made him powerful.

He lost all the emotions behind with the wars he won. He killed so many people that others life didn't mattered to him.

Now he wanted to stop her from crying, he wanted to ease her pain, that caused her to cry so much.

Ariel felt some warmth of his fingers, she felt her heart beat raising to her ears.

He said "Don't cry or I will finish them who made you cry"

Her eyes widened on what he said, she shook her head loudly. and said shuttering "n.... no..... no....... I don't....w....wa....want....... th..... them ..... t..... to ..... d .....die........ple..... please..... don't..

I... I .....wo. .... won't..... cry..."

She sniffed in the end.

Arthur nodded and said "now sleep" he turned around closing his eyes.

Around midnight, Arthur opened his eyes as he felt something small, soft and warm touching his waist, as he turned around to saw her, her sleeping face was looking like a baby.

Ariel got closer to him, as she felt comfortable in his sent, she snuggled in his chest, her hands wrapped tighter around his torso.

Till now, if there was someone else who have tried to get close to him, would be breathing her last breath, but he was turned into a statue.

As much his mind wanted to get her away from him, his heart was winning over his body.

As she was this close to him, he could smell her sent, her soft body against his, he could feel her heart beats.

He kept his eyes open, waiting for her to change her position, but after for an hour his eyelids got closed and he slept.

All these years, he didn't have a good a sleep as he was light sleeper, as a soldier and a king he couldn't trust anyone around him.

But somehow her warmth made him, feel a bit lighter than usual.

The next morning.......

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