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Pets
Title~ Pets
Author~ Annarti
Disclaimer~ Zakaariss is![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
drazzi's, Assili and the rest of Kazin are mine.
Warnings~ Takes place after Silent Harmony so mild, mild spoilers for that.
Notes~ In GuildWars, Sallie and I have made Assili and Zakaariss, wherein Zakky tamed an iguana. After noting how much the things are like him, this is now canon. Sucked in, Zakky X3
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Assili lounged on her chaise longue on the balcony, her eyes closed as she listened to the birds in her garden. Her evenings were rare moments of peace in her increasingly hectic daily schedule, and she understood now more than ever why her mother had insisted upon them. Assili felt she would surely go mad without a little time to unwind at the end of the day.
It wasn’t long before the pat of bare feet sounded against the marble behind her.
‘Good evening, Empress.’
Assili turned just in time to see Zakaariss straighten from his bow and slick his hair back with one hand. She bit her bottom lip lightly in an effort not to grin. When had that simple movement started being sexy?
‘Good evening, Commander,’ she returned, then she did grin. ‘I almost slipped my tongue again.’
‘Oh?’ Zakaariss took up his favourite chair and accepted his favourite cocktail from the waiter. A man of habit, was the Commander. ‘Are you admitting yourself to not quite be as perfect as you let on, Empress?’
Assili waited a moment for the waiter to leave earshot. ‘I almost called you “General” again.’
The faintest crease of a smile graced the Commander’s lips as he took a sip from his glass. More naïve eyes than the young empress’ would have missed it.
Assili shrugged one shoulder and took a sip from her own cocktail. She didn’t know why she bothered to try and keep it secret anymore. What was obvious among the court was merely a matter of formality for the army. To the other eight in the Commanding Circle, Zakaariss was their General in all but name.
‘I got you something,’ Assili said as she sat her glass back on the table. She sat up straight and beckoned the servant from inside the palace.
‘Oh, yes?’ Zakaariss said again. He swilled his cocktail as he lifted his eyebrows to the young empress. His attention never left her, as though such an oversight might somehow jeopardise his chances.
A teasing little smile traced over Assili’s lips as she watched him. She certainly wasn’t about to tell him he needn’t pay her so much attention. ‘I thought you might name him Killer, or something equally ironic, but then I remembered you haven’t even named your horse, so I don’t imagine you’ll name an iguana, either.’
The Commander stared back at her, evidently trying not to look surprised or confused. ‘You got me an iguana, Empress,’ he clarified.
Assili nodded and took a sip of her cocktail. ‘A bearded iguana, yes.’ She looked up as the servant brought the reptile out.
It looked perfectly relaxed in his arms, its tail curled around one elbow. Assili nodded to the arm of the Commander’s chair, and the servant awkwardly knelt and set the iguana on it. He struggled to remove its tail from his own arm with dignity, then stood, bowed deeply and left.
Zakaariss didn’t move to accommodate his new pet, merely looked at it for a long moment.
‘Look at his face,’ Assili said. Zakaariss, as ever, took her request as an order. ‘Don’t you think he looks like you? Distinguished, down-turned mouth, carefully trimmed beard, eyes always watching…’ She smiled as the iguana turned to look up at its new owner.
Zakaariss looked dubious, but rested a hand on its back nonetheless. It was probably only an action to please the young Empress, but it made her smile.
‘I won’t be naming it,’ the Commander agreed, ‘but I’ll treasure it always as a gift from you, Empress.’
Assili grinned and lifted her glass to him. ‘I hoped you would.’
Author~ Annarti
Disclaimer~ Zakaariss is
drazzi's, Assili and the rest of Kazin are mine.Warnings~ Takes place after Silent Harmony so mild, mild spoilers for that.
Notes~ In GuildWars, Sallie and I have made Assili and Zakaariss, wherein Zakky tamed an iguana. After noting how much the things are like him, this is now canon. Sucked in, Zakky X3
Assili lounged on her chaise longue on the balcony, her eyes closed as she listened to the birds in her garden. Her evenings were rare moments of peace in her increasingly hectic daily schedule, and she understood now more than ever why her mother had insisted upon them. Assili felt she would surely go mad without a little time to unwind at the end of the day.
It wasn’t long before the pat of bare feet sounded against the marble behind her.
‘Good evening, Empress.’
Assili turned just in time to see Zakaariss straighten from his bow and slick his hair back with one hand. She bit her bottom lip lightly in an effort not to grin. When had that simple movement started being sexy?
‘Good evening, Commander,’ she returned, then she did grin. ‘I almost slipped my tongue again.’
‘Oh?’ Zakaariss took up his favourite chair and accepted his favourite cocktail from the waiter. A man of habit, was the Commander. ‘Are you admitting yourself to not quite be as perfect as you let on, Empress?’
Assili waited a moment for the waiter to leave earshot. ‘I almost called you “General” again.’
The faintest crease of a smile graced the Commander’s lips as he took a sip from his glass. More naïve eyes than the young empress’ would have missed it.
Assili shrugged one shoulder and took a sip from her own cocktail. She didn’t know why she bothered to try and keep it secret anymore. What was obvious among the court was merely a matter of formality for the army. To the other eight in the Commanding Circle, Zakaariss was their General in all but name.
‘I got you something,’ Assili said as she sat her glass back on the table. She sat up straight and beckoned the servant from inside the palace.
‘Oh, yes?’ Zakaariss said again. He swilled his cocktail as he lifted his eyebrows to the young empress. His attention never left her, as though such an oversight might somehow jeopardise his chances.
A teasing little smile traced over Assili’s lips as she watched him. She certainly wasn’t about to tell him he needn’t pay her so much attention. ‘I thought you might name him Killer, or something equally ironic, but then I remembered you haven’t even named your horse, so I don’t imagine you’ll name an iguana, either.’
The Commander stared back at her, evidently trying not to look surprised or confused. ‘You got me an iguana, Empress,’ he clarified.
Assili nodded and took a sip of her cocktail. ‘A bearded iguana, yes.’ She looked up as the servant brought the reptile out.
It looked perfectly relaxed in his arms, its tail curled around one elbow. Assili nodded to the arm of the Commander’s chair, and the servant awkwardly knelt and set the iguana on it. He struggled to remove its tail from his own arm with dignity, then stood, bowed deeply and left.
Zakaariss didn’t move to accommodate his new pet, merely looked at it for a long moment.
‘Look at his face,’ Assili said. Zakaariss, as ever, took her request as an order. ‘Don’t you think he looks like you? Distinguished, down-turned mouth, carefully trimmed beard, eyes always watching…’ She smiled as the iguana turned to look up at its new owner.
Zakaariss looked dubious, but rested a hand on its back nonetheless. It was probably only an action to please the young Empress, but it made her smile.
‘I won’t be naming it,’ the Commander agreed, ‘but I’ll treasure it always as a gift from you, Empress.’
Assili grinned and lifted her glass to him. ‘I hoped you would.’
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Stupid canon iguana XD
God she plays him as well as he plays her <3333
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(Also, I had this mini thought as I was writing it that it was Nol who made her realise the connection.)
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