The Desire II

(Drakken's POV)

[Harrenhal, A Few Days Later]

"Are you done?" I asked Mya as I wrapped my arms around her waist from behind, "Hm?" 

"For today." She said as she wiped her hands with a rag, "Why?" 

I leaned in and kissed her neck, "Wondering." I said, "You've been very adamant about keeping her torture up for as long as possible." 

"Her suffering is not over. Far from it." She said as she set the rag down on the table, "Do you have a problem with it?" 

"No." I said as I smelled her hair, "You're..." 

"Hm?" She asked

"Beautiful." I said as I pulled back and turned her around, "My Mya...." 

I patted her cheek as she closed her eyes. 

"My Lord..." She said softly, "I enjoy this....." 

"Enjoy what, my dear?" I asked

"I enjoy the warmth of your touch." She said as she opened her eyes and looked at me, "I enjoy the sweetness of your voice when you speak to me in that manner. I....I feel....loved...." 

I pulled her in, "Is that so?" 

"Yes...." She said as I wrapped my arms around her again, "I....I am grateful to be your wife." 

"Hm." I told her

"I want to do everything I can to protect him." She said, "Anything, Lord Drakken. I would do anything for him. I want you to know that. I am his Mother, I gave birth to him. I bore him....and.....I..." 

"I understand." I told her

"I want him to know that love...." She continued, "In this cruel and unforgiving world, I want him to know that I love him. I want my son to know that I care deeply for him, that I....that I would never abandon him. That I would never let anything happen to him. He's still a child, My Lord.....he's still...forgive me for being so.....protective of him."

"It is fine." I told her, "Don't worry, Mya. I would never look at you any differently. Riktor is our son, he knows what lies ahead of him. And while he'll walk his path his own way, he'll do so knowing that his family cares for him. But he will care for his family as well." 

"I promised you a general." She said softly, "A commander for your armies, who will lead them to battle, who will destroy your enemies....but all that might be given...is a warrior who is pampered by his mothers....." 

"What you gave me...." I said as I patted her head, "Is a Son." 

"Yes....." She said softly as she dug her face in my chest, "I did." 

"I will be eternally grateful for that." I told her, "Don't you dare forget that." 

"Yes....." She said

"Do you wish to share a bed?" I asked her, "I want to.....enjoy your warmth." 

I ran my hand down to her rear, gently squeezing it as she looked up at me. 

"You will never get rid of that lust, would you?" She asked with a slight smile

"Not everyone is fortunate enough to be on the receiving end of it." I told her with a slight smirk, "You should be grateful that you were the First to be bedded by me. In this world, that is." 

"I know." She said, "I suppose I can spare a night for you, My Lord." 

"I feel very tired, after all." 

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"I do wonder...." I said as Mya was in my arms, her head resting against my bare chest, "What Maegelle would give me next." 

"What is it that you desire?" She asked me

"I don't know." I told her, "On one hand, a son would be nice. I would like for Riktor and Sylas to have a younger brother who would train with them....someone who they might play with. On the other hand, a sister for the girls would not be bad either." 

"Another girl for you to spoil?" She asked with a chuckle

"I don't spoil the girls that much." I said 

"You do." She said, "They are the spoiled princesses. Vaella is a sweetheart, so it doesn't show that much. Astorias, however, it is quite noticeable that she is very spoiled. Both of them are wonderful creatures, those girls. I adore them.....sometimes....it feels like I birthed them, the way I love them." 

"Hm...." I said

"My Lord..." She said, "I've been thinking....ever since you've opened up to us." 

"What is it?" I asked

"The Witch and her apprentices." She said, "The ones who.....you know...." 

"What of them?" I asked her

"What happened to them?" she asked me, "Did you ever see them again?" 

I nodded, "I did." I said, "Years later. After I had failed in retrieving a Bloodstone for my brother in a certain city, I saw them once again. I was venturing to the North with Riktor when I ran into them. I was going to see her again, at her home. I then ran into the Witch's apprentices first before running into her again." 

"Oh." She said, "W-What happened?" 

"Plenty of things." I said, "It was quite the eventful few days. But....in the end...." 

"Yes?" She asked

"I killed them." I said seriously, "The Witch and her apprentices." 

"Oh." Mya said, "Is that so?" 

"Nobody does that to me and gets away with it." I said, "They were fated to die, regardless of what they did. The moment they clutched me, they were marked for death. They just didn't know it." 

"Yes...." She said, "Nobody can defile you.....and live." 

"That woman is going to die." I told her, "Make sure you're content before that happens." 

"Of course." She said

"And Mya....." I said

"What is it?" She asked

"When you change your mind, let me know. About having more children." I said, "You are very beautiful, too beautiful. I wouldn't mind having more from you." 

"My Lord. That desire....." She said softly, "It has been pent up inside you for centuries. You had always wanted to be a Father, I can tell. But you've suppressed that desire for so long....." 

"Hm." I said, "Is that so?" 

"Yes." She said as she kissed my cheek, "But worry not, when the time comes..." 

"I might change my mind."