Though I might have to delete the scenes I'm replacing so maybe I won't actually hit it LOL.
But it's fine. I have plenty of time.
STILL IT'S LOOKING GOOD.
Please enjoy the coopering energy in this scene (spoilers because it's toward the resolution so you see that all is well, but this is a ROMANTASY, darnit, you knew it would have a HEA right???)
Spoiler
“Why would you want an adze?” Robert said, bewildered.
Adelphina shrugged, deciding that the real answer — that she had asked for an adze to kill demons — might not be the answer Robert would approve of. Hoping to improvise with a lie, she glanced at the adze and realized for the first time that she had no idea what it did. Guessing that it looked a cross between a hammer and a short crowbar, she said, “The door was locked, so I figured I needed a tool to get inside.”
Based on the stunned expression on Frederick’s face, she knew immediately she had made a mistake.
Robert stared at her, raising a solitary eyebrow. “An adze?”
Adelphina shrugged. “I figured, if I couldn’t pry the door open with the prying part, I could bust the door down with the hammer part.”
From Frederick’s horrified expression, she could only assume that her explanation had only made things worse. Beside her, she heard a strange wheeze from Damien. She turned to glare at him, only to realize he was choking back laughter.
Robert took a deep breath. “So you decided to ask for an adze?”
Adelphina nodded, feeling her cheeks burn.
Robert took another deep breath. “In the future, your majesty, may I remind you that you have a locksmith as part of your staff who would be happy to attend to any door-related problems that you may face in your tenure as queen. Furthermore, should you forget about the details of these particular domestic matters, I would be more than happy to assist you.”
“Noted,” Adelphina said, giving Robert a curt nod.
Adelphina shrugged, deciding that the real answer — that she had asked for an adze to kill demons — might not be the answer Robert would approve of. Hoping to improvise with a lie, she glanced at the adze and realized for the first time that she had no idea what it did. Guessing that it looked a cross between a hammer and a short crowbar, she said, “The door was locked, so I figured I needed a tool to get inside.”
Based on the stunned expression on Frederick’s face, she knew immediately she had made a mistake.
Robert stared at her, raising a solitary eyebrow. “An adze?”
Adelphina shrugged. “I figured, if I couldn’t pry the door open with the prying part, I could bust the door down with the hammer part.”
From Frederick’s horrified expression, she could only assume that her explanation had only made things worse. Beside her, she heard a strange wheeze from Damien. She turned to glare at him, only to realize he was choking back laughter.
Robert took a deep breath. “So you decided to ask for an adze?”
Adelphina nodded, feeling her cheeks burn.
Robert took another deep breath. “In the future, your majesty, may I remind you that you have a locksmith as part of your staff who would be happy to attend to any door-related problems that you may face in your tenure as queen. Furthermore, should you forget about the details of these particular domestic matters, I would be more than happy to assist you.”
“Noted,” Adelphina said, giving Robert a curt nod.
