The Werewolf King's Bride

(From Blue's Perspective)

After having some food, we went to look around again. We found Ruby and Luc. They apparently were looking for me and Mom and Dad. They had not yet found Mom and Dad.

"What happened to your lips and nose? Why are they so red and big?" Luc asked.

"Your Highness had something spicy, right?" Ruby asked suspiciously. She was against me most of the time about having spicy things. She thought it would give me a bad stomachache.

"Just a bit," I said. "Enough about me. I am fine. What about you two? Did you two enjoy yourselves?"

"It's too noisy, but it was fun. We saw a man making random things in a moment with mud. Then, there was another woman who can literally put her hand in hot oil."

"What? Hot oil?" I asked, surprised.

"Yeah, you won't believe it if you don't see it. She just cooking literally with her hand," Luc said.

"Actually, I have seen a guy do this in my world," I said. "Not with my own two eyes though. Someone at school showed it once on his phone."

"Oh, is that so? Isn't that impressive?" Ruby said. "What's a phone by the way?"

"It is. I was surprised too. And a phone is an electronic device people use to talk, message, take photos, and a lot of other things," I said. "Have two eaten something? Sorry I ate without you. I thought we would not be able to meet up again here."

"Nah, we had something; some fried chicken," Luc said. "And some of that thing too… I don't know the name. There is a sausage inside and cheese."

'Corn dog?'

"Is it a heavily dipped in cornmeal batter and deep-fried sausage on a stick?" I asked.

"Yeah. Have you had it before?"

"It's corndog. That's what we call it in our world. It's tasty," I said. "It's quite filling too."

"It is. I don't think I can eat anything else," Ruby said.

"I can though," Luc said.

"Why are you always so hungry?" Ruby muttered.

"What can I do? I have a good appetite."

"I am full now. You can go eat," I said. "I will go look for Mom and Dad. How is that?"

"Will you be okay alone, Your Highness?" Ruby asked. Your journey continues at empire

"Calix and Abel are with me."

"Wait, when did you come here?" Luc asked, pointing at Abel.

"It has been a while," Abel replied.

"Why though? Aren't you the King's knight?"

"His Highness ordered me to guard Her Highness for two months. I am carrying out that order," he replied.

"He has sent you?"

"Yes, Lord Luc," Abel gave a nod.

Luc looked as if he could not believe it. Then, he laughed. It was more like he was so confused that he did not know how to react.

"His Highness must be so worried about Your Highness," Ruby said.

"But she literally has an entire knights' force behind her in the palace. The knights who went with Demetrius are his knights only. And besides, not all of them," Luc pointed out. "What's the point of sending one of his knights to guard her? What difference will that make?"

'Well, it's not just to guard me after all. Abel is here to make sure I don't run away. I was not planning to do so anyway. Why would I run away from my own husband? But he doesn't understand that. It's sad that he can't trust me about this thing.'

Luc and Ruby went to the diner we ate at earlier. I, along with Abel and Calix, looked around a bit more while looking for Mom and Dad.

"Oh my, Your Highness, the Queen is here… What an amazing fortune!" someone exclaimed in the crowd, causing all of them to look directly at me.

Abel took action very rapidly. He quickly covered my head and face with his cloak. It would be a bad thing if everyone knew that I went out sometimes without too much protection. And not everyone in the kingdom needed to know what I looked like. The fewer people knew, the better.

"The Queen is here…?"

"Her Highness? Is that Her Highness?"

"What nonsense! How can the Queen be here?"

"But that guy is saying it's the Queen. He works at the Imperial Palace garden. How can he not know?"

"It's that fucking dwarf!" Calix yelled, striding to him very rapidly.

"That creepy guy…?" I muttered.

Abel led me out of the crowd very quickly before they could approach me. Calix went to deal with that man. Why would he call me that way suddenly even if he recognized me? That was very rude when I was the Queen.

A crowd of people tried to follow us, but Abel quickly found a way to escape and we ended up in a dark alley.

"Are you okay, Your Highness?" he asked. "My apologies if I have startled you. I did not mean to touch Your Highness without permission."

Even last time when he held my hand to make sure I was not lost, he had asked for permission with his eyes and I had nodded in agreement.

"You don't need to apologize. It's okay to touch me in an emergency situation without my permission," I said.

"Still…"

"It's fine, Abel."

"I see. Then, it's okay," he muttered.

"Have we beaten them completely?"

"I have sent a signal. I contacted Flint before coming here. He is the one I have sent a signal to. He will come soon. We have to wait here till he comes. A lot of people are running here and there in hope of seeing Your Highness.

It's dangerous to go out," he said. "Any of them can attack you. We don't know who are rebels among them."

"You are right. But it's surprising you have contacted Flint beforehand. That guy is still at the palace?"n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Yes, Your Highness. He was working," he replied.

"Hmm…"

Was Flint going to ask for a day off again? I would not let him take any more days off. I had had enough. Even if he gave the excuse of his daughter being so cute, I would not let him have his way this time.

'Dela is actually very cute. She looks a lot like Flint. I have met her a few times. It seems she likes me as she always spreads her arms and makes cute noises whenever I go to meet her.'

"Can I ask you something, Flint?" I asked after a while.

"Your Highness does not require my permission to ask me something. I am your servant," he said.

I had tried to tell him that it was not the case. He was not my servant. I would rather treat him like my friend. But his loyalty took over him and he could not see me as anything more than his master.

"Why do you eat so less? I mean, I am not judging. I am just worried about you. You are a knight and wasn't that a bit too less?"

"I am okay though. That much is enough for me," he said.

"You had only salad though," I said.

That said, Abel looked a bit unhealthy compared to before. It was like he had lost a lot of weight very suddenly.

"I think I am gaining weight too much, so I am eating less. It is filling though."

"Gaining weight too much? It's more like you are losing weight, Abel," I said. "Who said you are losing weight?"

"I…"

"Ugh, I can't believe I have to come here right now! I hate crowded places!" Flint grumbled, appearing out of nowhere. "You Highness…! Are you okay?"

"I am. Take me back to the palace quickly. And Abel hasn't answered me yet…"

"It's nothing, Your Highness. It is a very insignificant thing," he said.

It looked like Abel did not want to talk about him. I did not push it. People had many secrets they did not want others to know. But I wished whatever he was facing would get better soon.

Flint teleported us back to the palace in my office. I sighed in relief, finally arriving at a peaceful environment.

"Ah, finally…!"

"Why were people screaming like that? It was like something happened," Flint asked.

"One random guy said that Her Highness was there. He was looking directly at Her Highness, so everyone looked at her too."

"Well, you covered my face up with the cloak. So, no one could see my face," I said.

"Who is that person? How does he know Her Highness? That bastard increased my work!"

"Shut up, Flint! It was just a matter of two minutes," I said, rolling my eyes. "Aren't you making a big deal out of it? And why are you here even though it's so late? Are you planning to ask for another day off? It won't happen, okay?"