Sleep, and I Shall Soothe You

phoebe Sleep and I shall soothe you, calm you, and annoint you ”Maybe I do.” she teased, swaying her hips a bit with a cheeky grin. But as he described how he was feeling, all while still insisting he should do it himself, she raised a brow at him, putting her hands on her hips. ”You do hear yourself, right?” she said, a bit of a sassy tone in her voice. ”There is no reason for you to be putting yourself through that, and it certainly isn’t any way to live – you’ll put yourself in an early grave if you keep this up.” she said, her expression softening into a small smile. ”Let me help you. Send the kids up to stay with me and come here to eat and sleep. Then you can focus on your chores and not worry about the other stuff.” Oh, but he sure did get a stormy look when she spoke about Zariah. ”Ohhhh so you’re one of those angry gossiping folks, huh?” she said with a small smirk, lightly teasing him to break the tension. Phoebe walked up next to him and wrapped her arms around his waist, sidling up close to him. ”Where I grew up, we had a king and queen, and they didn’t know the vast majority of the people. And I am not so sure training everyone to fight and protect their home is such a bad thing just in case someone to fight does show up…and I already said I would look after your siblings and cook you meals and do your cleaning.” she said, tone soft and gentle, showing him her thought process on it. She leaned forward and kissed his cheek, lifting a hand to run her fingers through his hair. ”I’m not saying you don’t have a right to be mad or suspicious, and you have every right to ask questions. Her note did say she had audience hours, didn’t it?” She kissed his cheek again, trying to keep him calm to talk this through. ”Of course, you don’t have to agree with me. I just don’t like seeing you this worked up when there are so many other things on your plate you need to focus on.”