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Keneila sighs settling against Aiden’s chest. Lambert watches her with a soft frown, she hadn’t been the same since she’d returned from a trip outside of the keep. When she left, she was bright, wearing makeup and had flowers in her hair, but when she returned both her flowers and her makeup were gone. She was quiet as she curled up against Aiden.
“Neila.” Aiden says softly as he holds her close, “what’s wrong?”
“nothing.” She says automatically, Aiden sighs softly.
“Don’t pass it off like that Kit.” She shakes her head in response and he sighs again. “C’mon Kiddo, you know we’ll help you. Whatever it is.”
“It’s done.” She whispers and Lambert growls softly.
“Ken. C’mon, what is it? You smell hurt.” She shakes her head
“I’m not, let it go Lambert.”
“Not until you tell us what happened.” Lambert says with a glare, his tone leaves no room for her to argue. Keneila buries her head against Aiden’s chest with a soft sigh. Aiden wraps his arms around her and holds her close. “c’mon kit.” He says softly and she sighs
“Nothing happened.” She repeats with a pained noise.
“Don’t lie to us.” She looks toward Lambert, “we can smell it, don’t forget. Something happened to you.”
She sighs softly, “I guess it was too much to hope you’d leave it alone…”
“Of course. Your important to us Kitten.” Keneila sighs softly and begins to explain what had happened to her while she’d been in the town. Lambert and Aiden both growl softly as she explains, and Lambert looks at her with tired eyes.
“You know we have to tell the wolf about this right?” Keneila looks at him with wide eyes and the rancid smell of fear fills her scent.
“No, no, no, please” she whispers, sitting up “You can’t do that”
“Kitten, we have to.” Aiden says softly, “you know how the wolf feels about this sort of thing.”
“I know, I know, but-“ she sighs softly “You’ll stay with me, right?”
“of course, darling.” Aiden says softly, rubbing her back in an attempt to soothe her. “We’ll always have your back.” She sighs softly
“Okay.” She whispers, Lambert looks towards her
“so, we’re going to the wolf?” she nods
“I guess we are.”
“Do you want any other back up?” Aiden says softly and she shakes her head holding Aiden’s hand tightly
“no, just you two please.”
“of course sweetheart.” Keneila sighs and scrambles off of Aiden’s lap, still holding his hand.
“Let’s get this over with.” She says softly.
“Okay Darling” Aiden squeezes her hand softly standing to be beside her and Lambert grabs a thick fur from their bed as they leave the room. Aiden wraps his arm around her as they guide her up to Geralt’s office. Once inside she settles into a chair, pulling her legs up to her chest. Lambert tucks the fur over her shoulders and Aiden leans over the back of the chair resting his head on top of hers.
“all three of you here. Must be something important.” Jaskier says softly, Lambert nods with a soft protective growl.
“Took both of us to get her here.” Aiden says softly, playing with a lock of her hair and Geralt frowns watching the three interact and the frown only deepens as the scent of her fear only gets worse.
“Keneila.” He says softly, “Tell me what happened Kit.” She holds the fur tight around her.
“I was attacked Wolf.” She says softly
“Oh, Darling…” Jaskier’s face falls and he looks toward her with sad eyes as she begins to recount her story.