[George could kick himself for getting so caught up in the moment, in how easy it was just to talk to Lucy, to smile and joke. By the time he sees the party coming, the damage is done. He races for his boots, pulling them on and yanking the legs of his breeches down.
Rabadash is livid, George can see, but the prince doesn't dare beat any of his retinue here in the palace. He's courting Queen Susan the Gentle, so there can be no obvious violence here. Threats are made, of course, and George worries for whomever it is Rabadash decides to take it out on once they're back in Calormen, but he has no worse than a few bruises, tucked away under his leather breastplate where they will not be noticed.
The threat is castration, the same as it was the first time George had smiled at a girl in Tashbaan. George is far more valuable in tact, no one takes a eunuch warrior seriously, but if he destroys his value by filling the young queen's pot with his slave's seed then Rabadash will have no choice.
George has never figured out what he's supposed to do when royalty asks him to accompany them alone. He's not allowed to say no, but he's punished for saying yes.
When Lucy finds him, his face his schooled back into its fierce expression, and he holds his arms crossed over his chest.]
My master would prefer it if I did not speak to you, your majesty.
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Rabadash is livid, George can see, but the prince doesn't dare beat any of his retinue here in the palace. He's courting Queen Susan the Gentle, so there can be no obvious violence here. Threats are made, of course, and George worries for whomever it is Rabadash decides to take it out on once they're back in Calormen, but he has no worse than a few bruises, tucked away under his leather breastplate where they will not be noticed.
The threat is castration, the same as it was the first time George had smiled at a girl in Tashbaan. George is far more valuable in tact, no one takes a eunuch warrior seriously, but if he destroys his value by filling the young queen's pot with his slave's seed then Rabadash will have no choice.
George has never figured out what he's supposed to do when royalty asks him to accompany them alone. He's not allowed to say no, but he's punished for saying yes.
When Lucy finds him, his face his schooled back into its fierce expression, and he holds his arms crossed over his chest.]
My master would prefer it if I did not speak to you, your majesty.