Ascension of the Monster Queen

After the prince had left, Nessa took the tray from the king, and he looked at her, wondering why she seemed concerned but not wanting to ask too many questions.

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

"What is it, your highness?" She asked.

"The prince just looked at you in an odd way, is everything okay?" He asked.

"Yes, everything is fine, he is just.... Uh... Overprotective with you," She responded, and he smiled.

"I understand, I hope to see you later," He said.

"You will, but for now, just relax," She replied before leaving his room.

Nessa went to the kitchen, set the tray down, and made herself a cup of coffee.

Nessa was drinking her coffee when she heard the prince shout, and she jumped, nearly spilling all of the coffee on herself. Tina rushed into the kitchen, and Nessa looked at her, puzzled.

"Nessa, don't go in front of the prince; he's in a bad mood and taking it out on us," Tina warned and the girl's brows furrowed.

"What is he up to this time?" Tina shrugged after Nessa asked.

"I'm not sure," Tina responded, "but he seems pretty angry, and his father is here to see him as well." Nessa sighed and sat down, but the prince barged into the kitchen and they looked at him.

"Nessa, bring some tea and biscuits to the garden," He then left, and she sighed before getting up and preparing a tray for him.

"He makes people want to kill him," Nessa said as she finished preparing the tray and walked away, and Tina laughed.

'He really gets on her nerves, she is a mysterious beauty,' Tina thought before returning to work.

Nessa went into the garden by the small pavilion and placed the tray on the table before bowing her head to the middle-aged man with the prince.

"Are you a maid?" The man asked, and the prince gave him a sidelong glance.

"She is," The prince responded.

"I see," He said.

"Do you require anything else, your highness?" Nessa asked, and the prince smiled.

"No, go in." He responded, and she smiled and left, or so they thought.

Nessa stood by the door that led to the garden, where they couldn't see her and she decided to listen in on their conversations.

"Why is the king dead as yet?" The man asked and the prince sighed.

"I don't know, you gave me those things to give him, it's just working slowly," He responded and Nessa's eyes shook.

'He is also a part of it, damn it, why are they doing this?' 'Just for the money?' Nessa wondered, and the man sighed.

"It must be working slower than I thought, this is wasting a lot of time, I want him gone," The man said and the prince looked at him and then sighed.

"And he will be once the thing works in properly, I can't just announce he is dead, that will raise suspicion, though I think that's already happening, the king's dogs are his people as well," The prince replied and Nessa gnashed her teeth while clenching her fists.

"Also, I have another news for you, the princess contacted me, she told me her father is sick, she just got the message and since she is not far from home, she is coming," The man said and Nessa sighed.

"How did she find out?" The prince inquired.

"I'm not sure, someone gave her that information; she's coming home; I'm not sure about her brother; get rid of her if necessary." The prince scoffed when he replied.

"I'll look into who gave her the information and handle her; don't worry, no one will mess this up for us," He said and the man sighed.

"Let's hope not, son, because then you and I will have problems, she might arrive here this afternoon or in the night, keep an eye out for her and don't let her meet the king no matter what," He replied.

"Got it, father," The prince said. "Don't worry, I won't let it happen."

"All right, I'll get going; I'll be at an inn provided by Nasil; see you later," As his father stood up, Nessa dashed back to the kitchen, and the man left.

"Hey, be careful, don't run, the tiles are wet," Tina cautioned as Nessa almost slipped, but grabbed the wall beside her and sighed.

"Thanks, Tina," She replied before sitting down and the girl sat with her after closing the door to the kitchen.

Tina noticed something bothering Nessa when she looked at her.

"Are you okay, Nessa?" Tina asked, and the young lady sighed.

"This just got a lot more difficult for us, Tina, because his father is in on it." She responded, and the girl lowered her head, her eyes shaking.

"That is not good news," Tina said, and Nessa sighed.

"I have more bad news," Nessa said, and Tina looked at her.

The girl didn't want to hear any more bad news, but she didn't have a choice because she wanted to help the king as well.

"All right, I'm listening; what other bad news do you have?" She asked.

"The princess contacted his father, she will be arriving this afternoon or if not probably tonight, he knows that someone gave her information about the king being sick, they are going to look for who did it and they will try to get rid of the princess before she can see her father and probably the one that told her as well," She responded and Tina exhaled deeply.

Because she was afraid of something happening to the princess, the girl got up from her chair and began pacing in the kitchen while mumbling a lot of things.

"Relax, I'll help her in any way I can, I will not let them hurt her," Nessa said as Tina came to a halt and looked at her.

"You will? Are you sure about this, Nessa?" Tina asked, and Nessa nodded. The girl smiled brightly before hugging Nessa, who sighed.

Nessa knew it would be difficult to assist the princess without being discovered, but she was willing to risk it in order to save the princess.