The Royal Deal

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Amethyst flushed red by his sudden act.
In an attempt to hide her embarrassment, she reached for a glass of wine, which Alexcent immediately took from her and set on the far side of his plate.
She turned in shock to him.

“No,” was all he said.

Amethyst glared at Alexcent.
She couldn’t believe that he was being so domineering to her in front of everyone.

“I would just like one glass,” she asked, politely.

“I said no.”

“Why?”

“What do you mean why? Don’t you remember the last time?” Alexcent had a point.

“That was liqueur.
This is wine.” Amethyst knew that one glass wouldn’t affect her as the other alcohol had.

“Wine is an alcohol too,” Alexcent informed her.

“Even so, you drink as you please.
It’s mean not letting me drink,” Amethyst pouted.

“My Lord, isn’t one glass okay?” Hill called from the table.
The knights had overheard the interaction.

“You’re being too strict on a day like this.
Since when was wine considered alcohol!” Buer added to the conflict.

“Madam, even one sip is dangerous.
I’m sure you already know.” Lunia, surprisingly, decided to agree with Alexcent.

“Lunia whose side are you on?” Amethyst jested with Lunia, when out of the blue, someone has decided to join the fun…

“Would you like to have my drink instead? I can’t drink alcohol so this juice should be fine.” Barden offered his glass to Amethyst.

Suddenly, Alexcent emptied the glass of wine into his mouth, then grabbed hold of Amethyst’s chin and brought his lips to hers.
A gush of wine flowed from his mouth to hers, droplets running down her chin from the sudden, forceful move.
She quickly swallowed before she choked on the liquid.

Amethyst felt her entire body flush, as Alexcent sat back as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred. Oh my god! He’s crazy! she thought, completely embarrassed.
Amethyst was unable to look anyone in the eye.
Some hesitant snickering began amongst the knights and there were a few comments of ‘get a room’.
At Amethyst’s expense, the mood in the hall had once again lightened.

After the meal was concluded, everyone freely went back and forth amongst the tables, laughing and chatting.
The sound of glasses bumping could be heard echoing throughout the chamber.
Amethyst, Alexcent, and Gen remained at the table, and occasionally knights would approach to greet them, but quickly left when they could sense the tension between the royal couple.

Amethyst resided to simply watching the knights have fun.
There were times when it was more enjoyable to watch the crowd, instead of being a part of it.
This was how she felt now, being too embarrassed to be a part of it.