Ascension of the Monster Queen

"Nessa," He said and she looked at him.

"Your highness," She replied.

"What are you doing here at this time?" He asked.

"I was just making sure the king had everything he needed before I left," She responded and he sighed.

"You are really stubborn, whatever, good night," He said.

"Good night," She replied, then left and he looked at her with his eyes narrowing before going to his room.

After Nessa returned to the inn, she had dinner, which was compliments of the inn as well as breakfast and lunch since she had been staying there for a while.

When the girl finished eating, she went to her room, closed her door, then went to freshen up since she was tired and was only thinking about one thing, which was sleeping. After Nessa finished taking her bath, she got dressed then got into bed and Akio appeared by the side of the bed to sleep.

"Good night, Akio," She said.

"Good night, my lady," He replied and within no time, they both slept away.

When Nessa awoke the next morning, she stretched and noticed Akio standing by the window.

"Good morning,"  She said and he looked at her.

"Good morning, my lady, it's a nice and sunny day today," He replied.

She got out of bed, went to the window, and smiled as the cool breeze caressed her cheeks. She patted him on the head, and he wagged his tail.

"Are you going to work?" He asked.

"Yes, I am, soon we will be going home, Akio," She responded and he exhaled deeply.

"That's good to hear, I've been wanting to go home for a while now, I'm just a little worried about them," He said and she looked at him.

"I understand," She replied.

"My lady, there is another thing I wanted to tell you," He said and she looked at him.

"What is it, Akio?" She asked.

"I hear a lot of people talking about the monster town lately," He responded and she sighed.

"Don't worry, I am sure they are fine back home, those who pass through the land and saw the town must be spreading the news, that's not a problem though, let the world know for all I care," She said as he stared at her.

"I am not so worried anymore," He replied and she chuckled, then grabbed her clothes and went to freshen up.

'She is so different from other people, she never backs down, a person worthy of a throne,' Akio thought as he looked up at the bright blue sky.

After Nessa finished her morning routine, they both went down to the lounge and had breakfast before Akio vanished into the shadows and Nessa left to work at the castle.

"Good morning, guys," Nessa said as she entered the castle, and a few of the servants greeted her. Before she could go to the kitchen, she noticed the prince in the living room, going through some papers, and he looked at her.

"Good morning, your highness," She said.

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"Good morning, Nessa, are you in a hurry?" He asked.

"Nope, just going to get the king's breakfast ready," She responded.

"Get mine first," He said and she smiled then went to get him his breakfast.

"Good morning, Nessa," Tina said as Nessa entered the kitchen, and the girl sighed.

"Good morning, Tina; could you please pass the prince's food to me?" She asked as she began to prepare coffee for him.

"Sure," Tina responded, handing the girl his food, and when Nessa finished making his coffee, she took it to the living room and placed it on the table in front of him, and he looked at her before collecting the cup of coffee and sipping it.

"Ah, that's good, go on," He said, and she scoffed, then returned to the kitchen and prepared the king's breakfast, and when she was done, she took his to his room and knocked on the door.

"Come in, it's open." The king said, and she entered. The king smiled as usual when he saw her, and she handed him the tray, which he took.

"Good morning," She said.

He replied, "Good morning and thank you."

"No problem, your highness," She said as she gave him his medications and he began eating his breakfast.

While the king was eating, Nessa went and stood in the balcony which looked over the city and she smiled as a few birds flew by her, chirping.

Nessa wondered if the king's children would arrive soon because she didn't want to fight the prince and cause too much trouble.

"Where are you lost this time, Nessa?" When the king asked, she jumped and turned to look at him and he smiled.

"What's the problem?" She lowered her head when he asked.

"Nothing, just thinking about life," She responded and his eyes narrowed while looking at her.

"You are not lying to me are you?" He asked.

"No, I have no reason to do that, your highness; continue eating your food, and don't worry about trivial matters." She responded and he sighed.

"All right, if you say so," He said before continuing to eat his food.

'I can't keep lying; he's starting to suspect me,' Nessa thought as the king finished his meal and sighed.

"That was really good coffee, tastes different from my usual coffee, did you make it?" The king asked and she nodded.

"Well, for some reason it's better than the ones I usually have," He responded and she smiled as the prince walked into the room and Nessa looked at him then he sighed.

"Good morning, uncle, how are you?" The prince asked, and the king remembered Nessa's desire for it to be a surprise.

"I am trying kid, that's all I can say," The king responded and the prince smiled at him.

"That's good to know; I hope you get well soon; your people miss you more than you know, all they want to see is their king to know if he is doing okay or not," He said and the king sighed.

"Yeah, they're nice people," He replied.

"That's true, they are, I will leave you to it, Nessa try not to disturb him too much," The prince said and she looked at him as he left.