Ascension of the Monster Queen

Chapter 87: Farewell gifts

After finishing her bath, Nessa dressed, went into bed, and covered herself with the blanket before turning off the lights in the room.

That night, Nessa fell asleep with a nagging sense of dread that bothered her, but she had no idea why.

Little did the girl know that even more trouble was on the way for her, ones that threatened everything.

The next morning when Nessa woke up, she yawned and stretched off, then got out of bed and saw that she had slept in and she smiled before going to freshen up while Akio woke up and stretched off.

After Nessa finished taking her bath and doing her morning routine, she got dressed and began packing their bags.

When they were finished, they both left the room and went to have breakfast in the lounge, after which Nessa checked out and left the inn, where she noticed Mazen standing outside, talking to a guy.

He said, "Good morning."

"Good morning, Mazen," She replied.

"You weren't going to leave without saying goodbye, were you?" He inquired, and she smiled, before the man with whom he was talking to left, and he sighed.

"I was planning on saying goodbye," She responded and he scoffed.

"If you say so, come on, the prince and princess would like to see you, they came looking for me early this morning, let's head to the castle now, I am going to tell them how you were about to leave without saying anything," He said and she chuckled as he walked away and she followed him. novel-hosted-NovelFire

"Please don't because I was not going to, I had no  intention of just leaving without saying anything after knowing you guys for so long, tell me are you leaving today as well?" She asked and he glanced at her and then sighed.

"Fine, I will believe you this once, yes, I am leaving today as well, I made up my mind, I want to get this over with, my family is a pain, a royal pain as one might say," He responded and she chuckled then patted him on the shoulder.

"Hang in there, you can do this, I believe in you," She said and he laughed.

"I am glad you do, I believe in you as well, I believe you can build a great nation, you have the heart for it, you have the guts for it, and you are brave and willing to take on any challenge you get, those are more than admirable qualities," He replied, and she sighed.

"Thank you, Mazen, not just for this, but for your assistance," She said.

"Don't worry, you don't need to thank me, you did most of the work, who knows what would have happened if you hadn't come along, everyone is really glad you came along, the king survived, Nessa," He replied, patting her on the shoulder as she lowered her head and he looked at her.

Mazen tripped and nearly fell because he wasn't paying attention to where he was going, but she grabbed his arm and held him up, keeping him from falling and he exhaled deeply.

"Are you okay?" She asked.

"Yes, I am fine, thank you," He responded as they arrived at the castle and she smiled at him.

"It's fine," She said as the prince and princess approached them after they entered the castle.

They said, "Good morning."

"Good morning, guys," Replied Nessa and Mazen.

"Come on, let's go," Eli said as she walked away, and they quietly followed her.

"Hey, were you about to leave without telling us anything at all, lady Nessa?" Leon asked and she sighed.

"No and please just call me Nessa, not lady Nessa," She responded and he chuckled.

"You are still not used to that, are you?" He asked.

"It's difficult to adjust to," He patted her on the shoulder as they entered the living room, where she noticed the king sitting.

"Your highness, good morning," She said and he smiled at them.

"Good morning, Nessa, Mazen, take a seat, let's talk before you leave," He replied then they sat down.

"Is there something wrong?" Nessa inquired.

"Nothing is wrong, everything is fine; how would you feel if I sent someone with you carrying gifts for your people?" He asked as she fixed her gaze on him.

"I would be delighted, your highness," She responded.

"Delighted, huh? However, I have a feeling there is a big but coming after that, and if there is, I will just ignore it and do as I please. There are a few kingdoms that I can think of that might be willing to form an alliance with you, but you will decide on them later.

For now, there is a carriage of things by the harbor for you to take, the men are loading it on a ship, and the two of them are willing to go with you to help with that if you want," Nessa sighed as the king spoke.

She was well aware that no matter what she said, the king and his family would not listen.

"Don't worry about that, they don't have to come along I have an ability of mine that can take care of that, they don't have to come along, thank you for the gifts," She replied as Leon's eyes narrowed while staring at her and she smiled.

"What exactly are you staring at?" He sighed as after she asked.

"That was easy, you are not going to throw those gifts overboard are you?" He asked and they laughed as she sighed.

"I'm going to throw you overboard; that's what I'm feeling like doing right now; come with me and you'll see for yourself, Leon," She responded, and he chuckled.

"No, I think I'll pass on that," He said and she smiled.

"Good, I am glad you did because you would have regretted that for sure," She replied and he scoffed.

"Don't worry, I would have saved myself," He said, and she smiled.

"All right, now I'm glad you came here, Nessa, thank you for your help and you, Mazen, here," The king said as he tossed a small heavy pouch to both of them each, which they caught, and Nessa sighed when she looked inside.