A Princely Duty (AidenDorian and Nonbinary.Witch)

[AidenHolley]

Landon Jackson woke up to small cries. He had just fallen asleep after a night out in town. His head throbbed, probably from the small bit of alcohol that he had. He groaned a bit as he got of bed. He knew that his younger sister had a nanny, but he was still worried about her. He threw on a tight off white shirt that somehow managed to clash with his dark sweatpants.

With him being an alpha, a single one at that, he knew that his time to find a mate was coming. He was of age for a mate. His whole body was pining for it. It was one of the reasons he started to act out and go out at all times of night.

He slowly made his way to his sisters room. It was on.the other side of the castle from his. In a separate wing. He slowly opened the door. The cries from the small child stopped as she reached out for him. He gave her a gentle smile and picked her up from the bed.

She put her head in his neck, sucking her thumb quietly. The cries had stopped for the moment. He rubbed her back in small and gentle circles. He began to pace around the room. He wasn't sure how long it usually took her to go back to sleep after one of her nightmares. He had never done this before.

Landon eventually sat down in the rocking chair that was in the corner of the room. It was taking what seemed like forever. He didn't remember taking this long as a child, even with his nanny helping him.

 

[Nonbinary.Witch]

Luca Thierry had put the little princess he was a nanny for to bed; after a story and a lullaby, she’d seemed to have gone to sleep fine enough. However, sometime in the night he was awoken by the sound of crying echoing through the halls.

With just a nightgown on, he promptly left his bedroom, not even bothering with his usual protective collar since he assumed he wouldn’t need it so late at night. Being close since he was expected to care for the girl 24/7, he rushed to the nearby wing of the palace that held children’s bedrooms, just praying the poor girl wasn’t too scared all alone.

He was scared not only for her well being but also his own. If the king or queen were to hear her cries, he’d likely get reprimanded for letting scary ideas get into her head, and he sure as hell didn’t want to get punished just for a nightmare.

Halfway there, the crying stopped and he feared the worse: assassination. He picked up his pace, quickly reaching the door and opened it with a panicked expression. As soon as he saw the prince, however, he calmed down, though paranoidly looked to the window for any signs of entering.

Thankfully, it seemed to have really just been a nightmare, and he gave a relieved sigh before approaching. “Good evening, your highness. Did she wake you?” After the brief salutation for politeness, he began worrying over her again. “Is she ok? She didn’t fall off the bed or something, did she?”

 

[AidenHolley]

Landon looked up when he heard the door open. He studied the man before himself. His eyebrows furrowed a bit before he realized that it was just her nanny. He had almost fallen asleep himself with her in his hands. He shook his head a bit. "I wasn't asleep long," he replied, giving him a small smile.

He looked down at his sister. "I don't think she fell. She was just having a nightmare," he said quietly. He gave him a small smile. It was nothing that he hadn't delt with before. He tried to hand her off to the nanny, but she whined and almost started screaming.

It was as if she didn't want anyone else at that moment. Landon quieted her once again, rocking her gently. "Does she have these often?" he whispered to him. He was trying to figure out what was happening with her.

He looked down at the young princess before looking back at the nanny. "I don't think I've ever caught your name." In truth, he probably had but with everything going on in his life, he had forgotten it. Hadn't stored in his mind. Why would he need to?