The War General

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A/N: The song is for Ivy playing the song instrumental. The lyrics are beautiful if you choose to translate them.

𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶
𝘗𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐'𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶

K CAMP- Regret

"And the king?" I raise a brow as I held Eden in my arms while she quietly breastfed. Juko was sitting in a chair next to the bed with the two boys in his arms patiently waiting to be fed. Juko had been updating me on the thing I had been out on since I've been gone. He had told me how the riot in Amorite had settled down immensely, how the dragons were doing fine and being taken care of by Leon and Leon alone. He had also told me about a few new laws implemented into the kingdom and now he was telling me about the King and Queen of the North. "After you left did he retaliate?"

"He didn't but I have a feeling that's he's going too. He's fucking stubborn with little man syndrome. He may fear me but there's no doubt in my mind that he won't try something and have someone else take the blame." Juko says as Akeno grabbed on to his fingers and began to play with them. "He won't admit it but his wife is constantly in his ear and I'm sure he doesn't want to make himself look weaker than what he already is."

"I can't believe you threatened the King." I laugh shaking my head.

"It wasn't a threat Ivy, it was a promise. If he touches you his death will be painful." He says seriously.

"You're insane." I joke.

"I told you I would do anything for you."

The serious look on his face makes me feel tingles all over. A feeling I hadn't felt in a while.

"So what do we do about him, he's going to be a problem."

"We wait, I have some men keeping a close eye on him. If he tries to overstep my authority I won't hesitate in paying him a visit again and this time he'll end up just like..." Juko pauses his eyes darting towards me in hesitation.

I frown adjusting Eden in my arms as she comfortably had her fill. "What is it?"

"Nothing..." his voice becomes distant and it worries me. Since had been in holed up in Esaro Juko spoke to me freely never holding back and telling me nothing but the truth. Our relationship wasn't the best but it was surely making progress. I still had a lot to think about when it came to our marriage. Regardless of what I chose to do, whether we stayed together or raised our children separated I knew he would always have my back.

Our relationship from the beginning was never good and the good times that we did have were short lived. Everything about the two of us was so toxic that you could almost drown in it. We both had underlying issues that we needed to fix and I feared regardless of everything that's transpired we wouldn't be good for each other.

"Please tell me, no more lies or secrets, remember?" I say sincerely.

Juko licks his bottom lip before nodding his head slowly, the warmth that I once felt into the room shifted as I look him.