Ascension of the Monster Queen

"Are you trying to kill me?" Mazen asked before coughing.

"When he said that just now, he meant all of us which includes you, dummy," She responded and they laughed.

"She is correct, and that includes you; you know I've been thinking you look really familiar," Mazen smiled as the king spoke.

"I've been delivering things to the castle; you've probably seen me before," Mazen replied, and the king sighed.

"You are probably right, I am so forgetful sometimes," He said and Mazen smiled.

"OK, kids, let's go to the dining hall and have dinner together," They smiled as they left the throne room, following the king to the dining hall.

When Nessa arrived at the dining hall, she noticed Tina and the other servants putting food on the table and smiled at the girl.

"I heard you're a leader as well, which is fantastic," Tina said as she bowed her head.

"There's no need for that Tina; she also helped us a lot," Nessa replied, and the king smiled at Tina.

"Thank you very much, Tina," The king said and the girl smiled brightly.

"You are welcome, your highness; it's good to see you guys are back to normal again; it's been far too long," She replied.

"Yes, it has been; now, I promise, things will begin to return to normal around here." The king spoke, and she smiled and bowed her head.

"That is good to know your highness, dinner is served, enjoy your meals, I will go home to my family, it's a good night," Tina said and they smiled as she left after which, they sat down and Leon sighed.

"It feels light tonight," Leon said.

"You're right, it does feel good after a while, but I'm glad, I'd like things to return to normal, and Leon, will you be staying?" Eli inquired, and Leon sighed before turning to face the king, who smiled at them.

"It's fine, I understand if you have to go back now, I will be fine," He said and Leon lowered his head, then looked at Nessa before smiling.

"I will be staying for a while," Leon replied and Eli smiled brightly.

"Really?" She asked.

"Yes, we just got out of a lot of trouble; I don't want another one to start; I'll stay and help for a while, then I'll leave," He responded.

"Thank you, guys," The king said and his children looked at him.

"There is no need to thank us, father; this is our duty," Leon replied, and the king smiled and sighed as they all took their food and began eating because they were both hungry and tired.

While eating, Nessa sighed and closed her eyes briefly, and Eli glanced her way.

"Are you all right?" Eli inquired, and Nessa smiled as she looked at her.

"Yeah, I am fine, just thinking about a few things, I have to leave to get back to my nation," She replied and the king looked at her.

"When do you want to go?" He asked.

"Now that everything is settled here and I've been gone for over a month, I want to leave tomorrow; I can't have them do everything by themselves and they are my responsibility now," She responded and the king smiled.

"I don't know what it's like to build a nation from the ground up, but I can see that it's difficult and requires a lot more than effort, you have guts kid, I will support you, and I believe you can build the nation you dream of," The king said, and Nessa looked at him then smiled.

"You are correct, it is not easy; however, I have no intention of giving up; they have placed their trust in me, and I will live up to their expectations; I don't care what other people think; I will get stronger and protect them myself if necessary, but thank you for your support, your highness," She replied.

"You are welcome, you truly are admirable, and I wish you the best of luck on your journey because it will not be easy for you, a lot of people will look down on you, not just because you are young but one is because you are girl, so don't care about them," He said, and she grinned.

"I am not going to worry about those who will look down on me, I will do whatever it takes to preserve my nation, I took on a huge responsibility and I am not going to let anyone down, monster or not, they are my people and I will destroy whoever tried to harm them," She replied as the king stared at her.

"That's good to hear, you a good leader so far, let's eat," He said and she smiled.

The king was even more certain after hearing what Nessa said that he had made the right decision in forming an alliance with her.

A while after they finished eating Nessa got up and they all wished the each other a good night and went to their respective places.

After returning to the inn, Nessa sat down on the bed and looked at Akio who was wagging his tail and she patted him on the head.

"We now have a nation supporting us, we will be going home now," She said.

"What about your friend, Mazen? Is he really going home?" He asked and she sighed.

"I believe he is, and he should be if he wants to get over this phase with his family; we will be returning home as well," She responded. novel-hosted-NovelFire

"You are correct, we do, and I intend to complete them as soon as possible," She replied, and he nodded.

"Are we really leaving tomorrow?" He inquired.

"Yes, we have to, we've been here long enough," she responded. "I don't want anything to happen to them, and I am not there to protect them back home, plus I have a bad feeling."

"Well, then, we should return as soon as possible, my lady," He said.

"Yes, we should, they are waiting for us to return, Akio, good night, I will go freshen up," She replied as he laid down on the couch and Nessa went to freshen up.