Ascension of the Monster Queen

"Are you okay, Nessa?" Tina asked as she tered the living room, and Nessa smiled at her.

"Yeah, I'm fine," She responded.

"Are you certain? You seem a bit pale, which is unusual for you," Tina said and Nessa patted her on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, I am just fine, relax," She replied and Tina sighed.

"Well the prince is in his office now and it's hours after lunch, you two spt a while at that meeting, I am going to take his food to him for you, relax a bit," Tina said.

"Thank you very much, Tina," Nessa replied.

"You have be taking care of the king better than anyone here, it's the least I can do for you," She said th left and Nessa sighed before laying back on the couch and closing her eyes.

"My lady," Akio said as he appeared before her and she glanced at him and th patted him on the head.

"Are you going to be okay?" He asked, and she sighed.

"Yeah, I will be fine, it's just a bit of a headache, that's all, there is no need for you to get so worried, one minute," She responded as she got up.

Nessa wt to the kitch, and Akio followed her through her shadow. Wh she arrived, she gave Akio food to eat while keeping an eye out for anyone else.

After a few minutes, Akio finished eating and she looked at him.

"Full?" She asked.

"Yes, I'm full, and thank you for the meal," He responded, and she chuckled.

"Did you hear everything they talked about?" She asked.

"Yes, I heard everything clearly, and I can tell you this much, my lady, they are up to no good," He responded and she sighed.

"I thought as much Akio, they are a serious problem that's not going to be dealt with easily," She said as she poured herself a glass of orange juice and drank it.

"Wh do you think we'll be able to return home, my lady?" He inquired, and she turned to face him.

"Miss your pack?" She asked.

"A bit, but you still have a lot to do, am I right?" He asked.

"Yes, you are correct, and we might not make it back by the d of spring, but we have next year," She responded. "In the meantime, I will just teach them everything I know about farming, and for now we will focus on other things."

"I agree with you," He said as he ssed someone approaching and th vanished and Nessa saw it was just Tina.

"Did he give you a hard time, Tina?" Nessa asked, and the young lady sighed.

"Not quite, he collected his food without a fuss, and there's another thing, he wants you to go to his office now, he wanted to talk to you, for some reason I find that guy strange," Tina responded as Nessa stood up and looked at the girl.

"Huh? Strange in what way?" Nessa inquired.

"Don't mtion it, but ever since he came here, certain things, well a lot of things has be differt and I don't know what to say, to be honest, I have be hearing things a the city lately and they are not good," She responded.

"It's fine, Tina, I understand all too well; we'll talk about it further later; for now, I'll see what he wants," Nessa said.

"All right," Tina replied, before Nessa left and wt to the prince's office, where she knocked on the door and he let her in.

"Did you want to see me?" He looked at her wh she asked.

"Yes, sit," He responded th Nessa sighed and sat down as he stared at her.

Nessa was unsure what he wanted, but she had no choice but to sit and list.

"Do you want a day off or something?" He asked and she looked at him as her brows furrowed.

"Day off? Why?" She asked.

"You are not feeling well, right?" He asked and she sighed.

"I am fine, I was just tired, I guess," She responded and he smiled.

"It's amazing how you can work, you have tak a liking to the king, hav't you?" He asked and she looked at him.

"Yes, I have; is that a problem?" He scoffed wh she asked.

"No, I just don't want you to get too close, he isn't going to be here forever, especially in his currt state," he responded, and she clched her fists.

"How do you know that? Maybe he will recover," She said and he looked at her.

"I'm just saying, Nessa, that the chances of him recovering are slim, I love my uncle, you know," He replied as he lowered his head, and she sighed.

"If you do, I suggest you have a little hope; you will be surprised if he recovers, and the first person to get a nice welcome will be you," She said as she stood up, and he looked at her.

"You seem agitated," He replied, and she scoffed.

"That's your fault, the way you spoke just now got on my nerves, you seem hopeless, I don't care if I'm being rude, I call it as I see it and I don't care who likes it or who doesn't, do as you please, no problem," She said and he chuckled.

"Now you are quite a spicy young lady, it wouldn't be a bad idea to keep you as my mistress, if only you'd just give in," He replied, and she sighed before holding onto her head and smiling at him.

"Is that all?" She asked.

"I'm serious; do you want a day off?" He asked.

"No, I don't think I'll need one, but thank you for offering; that was quite gerous of you." She responded and he smiled at her as she stared at him

"You are welcome; go on, get some rest; I won't need anything for the time being; wh I do, I will call on you, you will have to leave whatever you are doing and get to it, so be alert," He said th she left ev angrier with him after what he said.