Awkward silence followed the awkward question and Emilda fell into the the trap of embarrassment that had swallowed her whole. She could not believe that she had just gotten married to the Prince of the Water Kingdom, that she was going to be the Queen of the Water Kingdom, but most of all, that she had asked such a stupid question. Her cheeks were flaring with embarrassment and she looked away from Voltor, taking her first step forward.
‘Don’t answer that’ she spat quickly before he could respond, avoiding his eyes at all costs. ‘I’m sorry, I don’t know why I asked you that’ she said in a low voice. ‘I’m going to get dressed for bed’ she finished off, leaving his sight immediately, completely flushed.
Voltor stood there for a moment or two, thinking back to her words and his own reali
