Lisieux Family/Fiancee to the Rescue
"Good Morning sire"
Leon woke to find his squire trying his hardest not to trip over the piles and mountains of scrolls and books, many older than both Arcaea and the Far East.
"What?...wiat what time is it?" Leon tried to fall back to sleep, hoping this little pest would let him catch a few hours sleep. Pulling the pillow over his head he heard the crash of his squire fall face first into Leon's pillars of research.
"For the love of god will you please just leave...I'm in no mood to meet with the lady of dawn." With that the young lad left Leon in peace, who had become quite disgruntled in the recent months. His back ached, a mixture of healing scars and fresh pains, making sleeping more of a mission than a luxury.
His door creaked and Leon threw his pillow from his head towards the door, it landing with a loud Flump on the intruder's face
"I said I'm sleeping.. Bugger off!"
Leon Tranquilli (Knight of Remton)
She ducked, and the pillow, well-aimed, went flying over her into the hallway. She stood and looked over her shoulder at the fluffy cushion. Desi turned back to look at Leon, already falling asleep in his bed.
"Leon, dear, is that anyway to treat your fiancee?" She smiled and walked to the bed, avoiding the piles and piles of papers lying around. "Besides, you might knock over some of your research."
She rolled him over in his bed, and crawled in to join him under the covers. He turned his head to look at her, and as he did so Desi pushed his hair aside. "Love, what's wrong? You've been so quiet and upset recently. Can I help?" She kissed his nose and smiled.
Desiderata Lisieux (Dame of Lantzas)
Leon turned to Desi and held her close, his cold body making her shiver.
"Desi I'm so sorry I've been so quiet. What's brought you to my pit of despair...and chocolate pudding?"
Leon and Desi giggled. Leon hadn't made a joke for years; it had been so unlike him.
Leon Tranquilli (Knight of Remton)
She chuckled. His joke made no sense, but the fact that it made no sense was what made it funny. She leaned in and kissed him softly. Pulling back, Desi looked into Leon's meaningfully. What she was going to tell him would be a bit of a shock.
"Leon, love.... I have some rather unexpected news for you."
She paused and looked aside, nervous about how he would take it. She worried about him and his recent antisocial behaviour. And now with the news she was going to break to him, she could only hope it wouldn't break him.
"Leon, Esme had a baby girl, and left for Sirion on the East Continent. Sweetie, she has left Justine to me. To both of us." She watched him carefully, anxiously, hoping that this would not upset him.
Lady Desiderata Lisieux (Dame of Lantzas)
"You.. what? This must be a joke Desi...a child?" Leon sprung out of bed, he wasnt sure how he felt, although at a guess he would say a mixture of panic and fear "Desi, I'm in no fit state to be a father, look at me! Look around, this is no place for a baby!"
Leon paced around his room, he could see Desi's eyes filling with tears,
"My love, I'm sorry, I am exhausted. I shouldn't have reacted like that...I...Yes ok. But where will she sleep? and how will you feed her?"
Leon Tranquilli (Knight of Arempos)
