The Werewolf King's Bride

Chapter 260: Discussing Lacuna

(From Blue's Perspective)

"I cannot believe you want me to have lunch with you out of nowhere," Luc complained as soon as I entered the dining hall.

"It's not just me. Evan is going to be here as well," I said.

"Evan? You mean, King... Ah, right, Evan..."

Evan entered right after I entered. No one was to sit before me and they maintained that rule. I sat in one corner of the table and both of them sat near in opposite directions. The other corner was for Demetrius, the King of Querencia. So, even if Evan was a King, he was not supposed to sit there. Besides, he was pretending to be a noble only, not a King.

"Hello there, Lord Luc," Evan said.

"King... Sorry, Evan," Luc said. "Why aren't you greeting Her Highness properly?"

"We are friends," he said. "We are being informal with each other, right, Blue?"

"When did I say that I am your friend?" I objected.

"What will others say if they hear you calling Her Highness by her name?"

"It's fine, Luc. Others know that he is a close friend of mine," I said. "Thanks though. And you can be like before as well since we all are working together."

"If you say so," Luc sighed. "That said, what do you want to discuss?"

I remained quiet until the food was served. After that, I motioned for the servants to leave. Perita had come to take over the duty to serve us instead of another maid since she was trustworthy. Ruby was trustworthy as well, but I did not want it to be her since Luc was here too and they were going to get married soon. It would be weird if Luc's future wife was serving all of us right in front of him.

"I want to talk about Lacuna. Mainly, I want Evan to know the matter with Lacuna," I said.

"I heard some news through my spies. But let's hear the real ones from the Queen," Evan said.

I had told him about the rebels before. But I told him about them and their family backgrounds again and Dem's and my suspicion of the King of Lacuna being controlled by a dark mage.

"It can happen, based on the incidents," he said, thinking deeply. "I think I know what you want me to do."

"It's not about what I want you to do. You will do what you think is right. I am only suggesting," I said.

"Please tell me in words what you suggest," he said.

"A team from our kingdom will visit Lacuna soon. I haven't told Luc this as well, so listen to this. It is a yearly visit and the King of Lacuna will spend time with our team during meetings and other events. Luc is going to go with them," I said and looked at Luc. "I know it will be too much for you. But right now, it is important.

If you go, the King will surely spend some private time with you since you are the master of the magic tower of Querencia. He can't ignore you. And you can also get some information out of him, or at least see if he is being controlled. There is also a chance that you won't be able to see the black mana if he is controlled just a bit which I highly doubt is true.

To prevent that from happening, I suggest that Evan go with you."

"It's too much work. But if you say so, I will go," Luc sighed. "You are the Queen after all. I can't ignore your order."

"I am not ordering you, but I am glad that you agree," I said. "What about you, Evan?"

"... It won't be impossible. I was thinking that you would say it," he said. "There are people who can take care of my work temporarily. They are trustworthy, so it won't be a problem." Find your next read on m_v l|e-NovelBin.net

"Trustworthy?" I sniggered. "Most of them are controlled by you."

"Haha, that's partly true. But not all of them," he chuckled. "There are people who are truly reliable and trustworthy. Though they are very less in number, I still need to say that they do exist."

Evan seemed to be around the people who were too selfish. I wondered how it must feel to be around people who were controlled by you. It was just like being around a bunch of dolls and playing with them, creating conversations in mind.

I did not know that feeling well. In the past, the people around me were not dolls; they were cruel but very active. Right now, I had many enemies and there were people who wanted to kill me. But most people wanted me to be happy and accepted me. The people I worked with were loyal and liked me. I wished it would remain this way forever, even if it was too much to ask for.

"I suggest that you go there as Luc's assistant. I will mention your name in the letter we will send with the team. The King won't suspect anything as long as we do not leak our plan somehow. As you will be his personal assistant, it will be natural for you to be with him all the time. No one can suspect anything. You might be able to track the black mana that Luc might not be able to track," I said.

"And if you can track the black mana, it means you can absorb it as well. We do not know if the King of Lacuna is surely being controlled or how much he is controlled. But if he is, even just a little, we need to make sure he is free from the dark mage's grasp. If he wants to start a war against us when he is in his right mind, let him do that, but not when he is under that dark mage's control.

It can also happen that he wants something different from the dark mage. If we are right, this dark mage might be my father. We cannot let him achieve any of his goals."

"... You have made a detailed plan, I see," Evan chuckled.

"Well, she is our Queen," Luc said.

"Yes, yes, she is indeed very capable. It is surprising how quickly she adjusted to everything and even taking care of important matters," Evan said. "It is really admirable."

"Do you agree? Or do you want to change any part of it?" I asked. It was a bit tiresome to receive compliments and embarrassing as well. Most of the time, I felt like I did not deserve it. So, it would stress me out to accept a compliment.

"I like the plan. Send me a letter regarding the date," Evan said. "Wow, the soup is really nice."

"I am glad it's to your liking," I said. "By the way, are you okay with the whole plan, Luc? Let me know if you want to change any part of it."

"No, it's alright. You and I think the same way anyway," Luc shrugged. "When I said that you should be my sister, I was not joking. You don't even know what happened."

"What?"

"When I met Father a few days ago, I made a slip of tongue and ended up saying that you are very much like my sister and even Demetrius said that we are like siblings. Now they are being crazy. I mean, my father and mother. Now they have been sending me a lot of letters."

"Why?"

"Well, you see, they always wanted a daughter."

"Uh-huh, you mentioned before."

"After I told them about our friendship, they have been crazy and kept sending me letters so I would convince you to accept their request that you become their adopted daughter," Luc sighed. "I did not spend much time with them because of that. Now, they are sending letters."

"Oh my, really? I did not know they want a daughter that much," I chuckled.

"They don't just want a daughter, they want you to be their daughter," Luc said. "I know my parents. They have been doting on me since I was little. They still do because they say I am cute which is very embarrassing. Anyway, after they heard you and I are quite similar, they have been obsessed with the idea of taking you as their daughter."

"You have a nice family. It's a good thing," I smiled. "Can I meet them? I am curious to see them in person."

"You are busy. You don't have to make time for them," Luc said dismissively. "Besides, you can meet them at the wedding ceremony. They are going to be there for sure. You will know, since they will come running towards you, ignoring me."