Instantly the queen's eyes filled with tears. "Of course, you can." She turned to Amelia. "That goes for you too!"
Amelia leaned over to rest her head on her mate's shoulder. "I would like that."
Brennus turned to Izzy then Amelia practically pouting. "Then I insist on being Papa."
Izzy felt her heart turn over. It had been years since she lost her parents, she honestly didn't think she'd ever have another mama or papa again.
"Cord feels like a Sebastian, like a super mom," Meryn declared.
Behind them, they heard a loud crash. "Oh my, I'm sorry," Cord said, sounding flustered. Meryn turned in her chair. "I meant that in a good way," she explained.
Cord's eyes welled up with tears. "Now I understand why Sebastian fussed over you so much. He must have fallen head over heels in love with you and I have a feeling I won't be far behind him."
Meryn scrunched up her face. "But like, no sex, right? That's for Aiden."
Cord gave a deep belly laugh. "By all means, keep that for your mate, but allow us poor squires to dote on you."
Meryn rubbed her hands together. "Yummy squire food."
Ryuu sighed. "You can't be hungry already."
"I think the cinnamon woke my stomach up," she replied, then looked at him eyes wide.
Ryuu nodded. "I already spoke to Cord in the kitchen, we have arranged for a large shipment of fae cinnamon to be sent to Sebastian this afternoon."
Meryn sat back. "Thank you."
The queen sipped her tea. "I heard about your pudding addiction. Thanks to you, I hear we're getting shipments from Noctem Falls."
Meryn blushed. "Sebastian said he was going to send me pudding and meat kebobs."
Cord served his queen first then Brennus before moving around the table. Izzy smiled up at him as he placed what looked like two biscuits in front of her with some sour cream.
When he placed the plate in front of Meryn, Izzy watched in amusement as she tilted her head a bit. "What's this?"
Cord cleared his throat. "That would be the cinnamon scones and clotted cream I was telling you about."
Meryn poked at the scone with a finger before picking it up and dunking it in the cream like a chicken nugget into bar-b-que sauce. Everyone stared as Meryn took her first bite. Her eyes widened. "Oh my God," she whispered reverently. She picked up the small bowl of cream and began a rapid-fire dunking and chewing process.
Aiden who had delicately cut his scone in half and spread the cream diligently eyed his mate in envy.
The queen chortled and picked up her scone with her fingers. "Might as well join her Commander. It looks like she found the quickest and easiest way to inhale Cord's amazing scones."
Aiden sighed in relief and picked up his treat before beginning his own dunking process.
Brennus scowled down at his plate. "Why have I never thought to do that?"
Law shook his head. "Meryn is a genius at seeing things clearly."
Meryn stopped mid-chew. "Whaaa?" she asked, her mouth full.
Izzy realized that it never dawned on Meryn that she wasn't supposed to eat it with her fingers.
Amelia patted her arm. "Nothing darling, just eat your scones."
Meryn shrugged and continued chewing.
"While you eat, I can tell you a bit about the city if you wish," the queen offered. Meryn nodded and kept eating.