Darkness had finally fallen after the longest and tiring of days.
Uther inhaled and exhaled in contentment.
The welcome night was silent, cool, every bit peaceful, a perfect gift from the gods that he was most grateful for to ease his tired mind.
There was a maiden too, a beautiful one, standing out on the balcony of his once lonely castle, a place that only served as his hideout when he was tired with his world. The maiden was an even more perfect gift and sight. A concubine Uther never thought he would desire with every fiber of his being and whom his heart would beat for every single day of his life.
Her eyes were lost in the mass of darkness that made up the forest that kept his castle isolated.
He had no doubt she was lost in thought too, like she had been most times lately. I
