Ascension of the Monster Queen

Chapter 61: His guardians

While looking through the photos with the king, Nessa remembered her family and sighed wh she spotted something familiar within one of the photos.

"What is this?" She asked and she smiled.

"These are my guardians, my pet tigers, they are sabertooth but..." He responded as she stared at the beast sitting beside him and his family.

Nessa smiled after seeing that but wondered why they were not with the king and why they were roaming about far from the city.

"Where are they now, Your Highness?" He sighed as she asked.

"I don't know, they might ev be dead by now, one day they were just gone, it surprised me, but it happed," He responded and she sighed.

The girl realized they were probably following them because they detected the king's sct on her, and she suspected the prince was also the one who got rid of them so they couldn't protect the king.

'That bastard, he's terrible,' Nessa thought as she looked at the king, who was smiling and looking at a photo of his family and pets.

"Your highness, it's already late at night; I'll go get you dinner," She said.

"All right," He replied, th she left and wt to the kitch to get the king's food.

"Nessa, where have you be all day?" Tina inquired as she tered the kitch, and Nessa looked at her.

"I had a few things to attd to," She responded to which Tine sighed.

"The prince was wondering where you wt, he got a little angry, you'll have to deal with him," Tina said, and Nessa gnashed her teeth in annoyance.

"He can do his worse, he has already done ough to begin with," She replied as Tina tilted her head in confusion.

"What are you talking about, Nessa? Are you all right?" Tina inquired, and Nessa sighed before smiling at the girl.

"Yeah, I'm fine and don't worry about it, I have to go give the king his dinner, I'll talk to you later Tina," She responded before leaving and Tina sighed.

"She must have it tough, the prince is always on her tail, damn it, he should just leave the girl alone, clearly she isn't interested in him," Tina mumbled before returning to work, while Nessa delivered the food to the king.

"Put the album down for a minute and have your dinner; you can look at it again later," She said, and he smiled before putting the album away and taking his food, after which he began eating.

"Nessa, thank you," He said and she smiled at him.

"You are most welcome, your highness," She replied

"Would you mind if I asked you a question?" He inquired.

"Go ahead," She replied.

"Do you have a family?" He asked, she lowered her head and th sighed as he looked at her while eating his meal.

"I had a nice, small family, but they died wh I was just a child, both my parts died in an accidt," She responded as he stared at her th sighed and patted her on the shoulder.

"I'm so sorry, losing a family is never easy, I can't imagine what it must have be like for you," He said, and she smiled.

"It was hard at first, but it made me stronger, strong ough to survive in a world like this," She replied and he smiled.

"You are indeed a strong kid, I really like you, and I wish you have everything you want, I will always wish you happiness, in my eyes, you more than deserve it," He said with a gtle smile as she stared at him, sighed, and smiled as she looked out the balcony at the night sky.

Nessa stayed and talked with the king for a long time that night, and wh they finished, he wt to sleep, and she took the tray of things back to the kitch, where she decided to look for a way to get the contact information for the king's childr, which she knew was in the prince's office.

Nessa wt to the prince's office and saw that he wasn't there, so she took a chance and wt inside, searching carefully without making any noises that would draw atttion to his office.

After some searching, Nessa discovered a way to contact them, and she wrote both his daughter and son letters, th fixed everything as they were wh she heard someone approaching and wt into the balcony.

Nessa drew herself up on the top of the balcony with the sticky threads and peered into the office, where she saw the prince ter, looking a little stressed, and he poured himself a glass of wine, which he drank.

'He's having a good time with all of this, damn it,' Nessa thought as she quietly lowered herself into the gard, and wh she landed on the g, she quietly left with the letters she had writt.

The girl hurried back to the inn where she placed the letters to post for them and sighed.

After posting the letter, the girl wt to her room, sat on her bed, and Akio appeared in front of her.

"Did you manage to do it?" He asked and she smiled.

"Yeah, I kept my promise, I asked them to come and visit the king as well, this will help a lot, I just hope the letter gets to them as soon as possible, it's dangerous to be a that prince for too long," She responded and Akio exhaled deeply, relieved that she got away without being caught.

I'm glad you got out of his office quickly and unnoticed, and I hope his childr receive the letters; I feel sorry for that man," She patted him on the head, and he wagged his tails.

"My head hurts a lot along with my throat, I hope the cold goes away with the medicine, oh, I almost forgot, it's time for your dinner, you waited on me for a while so you must be hungry," She said, th fed Akio his dinner after which she ate hers, and despite her concerns, she wt to fresh up in the hopes of getting a good night's sleep.