Part 3
The morning found the king and queen laying in the same position. With his hardness returning, he thrusted himself and entered her with ease due to the wetness of their desire still on and in her. This encouraged him to wake her with his passion of wanting. His desire to paint the inside of her once again with his extract of life.
Some time during the night, the queen had removed the new gift the king had placed on her nipples that previous night. She had decided that she enjoyed the pleasure it brought the king when she had them on and planned on surprising him with them in the future. The thought of connecting them to the necklace that held the key to their room intrigued her.
During breakfast the conversation was cheery and light. Their playful banter and teasing caused the others that accompanied them to smile and giggle. The enjoyment the king and queen had by being together was infectious to all that they encountered.
The king met with the cook and assembled a simple, yet filling picnic lunch. He helped with loading the provisions on a pack horse and then readied his and the queenโs horses.
The blue sky was sporadically dotted with cotton candy shaped clouds that took the shape of animals. As they rode from the castle grounds and through a field of wild flowers, they could feel the sun smiling at them with its warmth. With each step, the horses assisted the flowers in serenading the royal couple with their symphony of aromas that arose from their colorful petals.
There were moments of laughter which made the horses ears twitch. Moments of silence that made them aware of and appreciate each others presence as each quiet second passed. Moments of teasing and giggling. The couple enjoyed the time of being together without allowing the burdens of their positions overwhelm them nor enter their minds.
โTell me a story my love.โ Said the queen suddenly. โTell me a story that will take my breath away.โ
The king tilted his head back and closed his eyes. Allowing the warm sun to reach in his mind and melt away all other thoughts except the ones he would use to create a story. He had a story in mind, but he did not know if he had the words to make it take her breath away.
He took a deep breath, exhaled slowly then began.
โThe couple had been floating on the makeshift raft for over a week. The ocean rocking them gently now. Lulling them to sleep as the sun was setting on the horizon. The tranquillity, even with the suffering they had endured, was not lost on them.
She rested her head on his chest and listened to the slow cadence played by his heartbeat. The heart she knew she owned, the one that also carried all of her love. The heart that has always been so strong, the one that would fail soon if they were not found or found land.
This thought caused her to sigh then silently weep. No tears formed due to her body trying to conserve every particle of water in order to survive. She knew he would die to protect her, but she never thought that they would be in this situation. A situation that made them both powerless in their ability to help one another.
โBefore the sun sets my love, you need to drink.โ He said to her as he rested her head on an improvised pillow made out of folded up clothes.
She knew that he was as weak as she was, and was amazed that he could still sit up and remove the cork from the water skin. He held her head up and allowed some of the fresh water to enter her mouth. She held it there and allowed the refreshing nectar of life revitalize her cracked lips and permeate the dryness of her parched throat.
He then placed the water skin to his lips and tilted it back. As he replaced the cork, he licked the droplets of water from his lips and said โahhhhโ as he looked back down at her.
As they rode he continued with the story and how each time at dusk, he would give her a drink of water then place it to his lips. He would feed her with what little provisions he was able to salvage from the wreck. Without her knowledge, he was only saving a bite of the food for himself and giving her the rest.
โThen one morning, just before the sun lifted its brow above the horizon, he heard a sound that he had not heard in over two weeks. It was the sound of lapping water, splashing playfully on the sand.
They were being guided to the shore of an island by small waves. He was able to get out and stand on the sand with water reaching up to his neck. He pulled the raft towards the shore and was able to help the waves land it on the sand.
Exhaustion overtook his weakened body. He laid next to the raft and felt the dry part of the sand warm his back and the sun warm his face while he thought of what to do next.
He could hear his loves voice calling to him in a gentle coo. He could feel her hand as she pressed it along side of his face. โHoney, I need you to be ok. I need you to come back to me.โ