(From Detrius's Perspective)
"Co with sowhere else," she said. "I want to tell you everything in detail."
This was sothing I wanted as well.
"Yes, we need to talk as well," I nodded.
We went to the roof, where she ca here alone yesterday, and took a bath in the rain. I wished I could see her like that. But King Ford had seen her like that, in a nightgown and wringing wet.
Seeing a woman like that, and who was also as beautiful as her, what kind of thought did that guy have?
I shook my head and tried to get that thought out of my head. The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. If I got angry now, it would be hard to focus on the present matter in hand.
"So, white cloak... We both are thinking the sa thing, aren't we?" she said, leaning against the railing.
"White is the royal color of Ataraxia. So, wearing white will normally an that the woman is from Ataraxia. And then again, she can wear it normally, without thinking about anything else. A regular woman would not want to kill you. Why would she bother? She is soone from the Royal family or soone working for the Royal family.
Or she is from another kingdom but wanted to make it look like soone from Ataraxia did it. Or perhaps she is pure dumb and did not even predict that you will stay alive," I said.
"Right? That's exactly what I thought," she said, her blue eyes shining brightly. Whenever I looked into those eyes, I would feel alive again. "I don't think there is a way to know who it is for now."
"Hmm," I murmured. "But we have to be careful."
"I was careful, right?"
"Yes, you were," I said. "But we need to be more careful. Keep your eyes on everything and if you find anything abnormal, inform right away. I'm glad you sent a letter right away."
"And I wanted to tell you sothing else as well..."
"Yes?"
"Well, this morning... Perita told that she heard the Queen of Mazazine saying bad things about like I am not worthy to be the Queen of Querencia and stuff like that, you know."
"Should I take steps to teach that woman..."
"Jeez, no! Listen up first," she said quickly. "So, Perita also heard soone defending . Can you guess who?"
"Another Queen?"
She shook her head. "King Ford."
"Are you saying that he did it for...?"
"I have my suspicions. First of all, he can do it to show that he is on our side and wants to be on friendly terms with us. But Trouvaille cannot be allies officially because of the geographical positions. We are on completely opposite sides. Then he ans privately if I am right. Or perhaps he did it just because he wanted to."
"The first one- that's why he did it. He is not soone to do it just because he wanted to," I said.
"Yes, I think so too. And then, he knew Perita was there."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes," she gave a nod. "Perita was returning after dueling with the commander of Ataraxia knights. She is positive that both of them noticed her."
"It ans you have to thank him," I said. "You don't have to do it if you don't want to. I will take care of it."
"I have done it already."
"Already? You went to et him?"
"No. I sent a letter through Perita."
"That was a good thing to do. You should not et him, alone or not," I said. It was not just because he was King Ford, but also because I did not like her eting unknown people much; n or won, especially n.
"He sent a reply as well. Perita said he wrote it right then."
'Right then? That quick? Usually, kings and queens take at least half a day to send a reply to another king or queen.'
"I was surprised too," she said. "He said- Of course; I will surely stand up for soone of my own kind, especially knowing that you and I can be great partners- don't think anything bad because I have no interest in soone who is married, at least, not romantically."
'I like the sound of the last part.'
"Own kind? What did he an by that?"
"I don't know. I am a human and he is a werewolf. How can we be the sa kind?"
"Own kind... Perhaps he knows that you are a dark mage," I said.
"How will he...? Only Luc, you, and I know about it. And none of us would spread a single word outside," she said.
"Rember I told you that Trouvaille has great spies?"
"Even so, it's impossible for them to find out. When we talked with Luc, he always shielded the place with his magic so none of the words we spoke would go out that barrier. And our bedroom... it's soundproof. And Dem, who would dare to sneak on the king and the queen in their freaking bedroom?"
She had a point. Then how would King Ford even find out about it? My wife's situation was kept a secret and there was no way it would slip out of any of our' mouths.
"Well, then, let's say he ant the matter of being a dark mage. But what about him? An Alpha cannot be a dark mage," she said.
"I know about it too," I said. "But I once heard a rumor of finding traces of the usage of black mana inside the palace of Trouvaille. And King Ford is the only one alive in the Trouvaille imperial family."
"It must be soone else. Because King Ford is an Alpha. He cannot possibly... unless..."
"Unless..."
"I am thinking too far. I think my mind just wanders on its own these days," she sighed.
"Just tell about it."
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