(From Detrius's Perspective)
Today, not just the palace, but the whole kingdom was preparing a celebration. It was so noisy everywhere. I could not even tell them to stop because my wife had been very excited about this day.
Though today was not the day, they were preparing everything for tomorrow. I was quite tired. After my wife told about what her father said, I could not rest well. Continue reading stories on empire
What if she believed him? Although she told she did not, there was no guarantee. I could not read her mind. All I could do was listen to her.
Would she think that I lied to her? But I did not. I never lied to her about my past. If she believed her father, that would be very disappointing. After all, she had known for ten months now, while she had known her father for only a few months, a lot less than .
Today, for the first ti, my wife told to go out to get her sothing. It was very unusual, but I was very happy that she demanded sothing from . I always wanted her to do so.
She wanted a rare flower that only blood at night. We did not have it in our palace garden. Since she wanted sothing directly from for the first ti, I went out to get it myself.
I went out in the evening. It took a long ti to find it. At last, I found an old lady who had it. She was not even a florist. She lived alone in a little house. I saw the flower in front of her window and told her that I wanted to buy it.
"Does the lord want it for a lady?" she asked.
"Yes," I nodded. "My wife wants this flower."
"The lord's wife must have an eye for beautiful things," she said. "But this flower is not for sale."
"I will give you as much money as you want."
"As the lord can see, there are only two flowers. These flowers are too rare. I have cared for them for a long ti and thus could grow two of them. How can I sell them?"
"Then, where can I find them other than here?"
"Perhaps nowhere," she replied.
"Tsk…"
"Maybe I can sell one of them to the lord…"
"… Don't stop without making sense."
"But can the lord help with sothing in exchange? I don't need money. What will this old lady do with money anyway?"
"What help do you need?"
"I have made cookies. Can the lord taste them and tell how they have co out?"
'What the hell? What kind of weird request is that? She doesn't even know that I am the King and doesn't have any bad intentions. She truly just wants to taste her cookies. But why?'
"… Alright, but you must give one of the flowers," I said.
"This old lady does not lie, my lord."
She led inside her house. The space was very little which was understandable. But why was all the furniture so short? Even if the person was short, all the furniture was usually of normal height. It was my first ti seeing a table that short.
"My house might be shabby for the lord's taste. But bear it with for now," she chuckled.
"Shabby is not the point. I have more things to care about than judging others' houses. But why is all the furniture this short? This table, the chairs… I think even my five-year-old niece will think it's too small for her."
"Oh, this? My husband was rather short, so he built the items this way. That old bastard never had a taste. I had to bear with him because I did not have anywhere to go. Now that the old fart died, I don't have the motivation to make new furniture. What will this old lady do with new furniture anyway?"
"…"
'Ugh, I don't even want to know about her husband. Just by hearing this much, I can guess what kind of person he was.'
"Here are the cookies, my lord," she said, handing a plate full of cookies. They had a weird shape, but the sll was good. "Please taste them."
"Can you get a glass of water?" I asked.
"Sure, please wait a second."
She went to pour a glass of water. In the anti, I took out the bottle of antidote from my pocket and drank five drops of the liquid. Even if there was poison in the food, it would have no effect on . Though it was advised to take it soti before the consumption of the food, it would still have an effect even if I took it right before eating.
"Here you go, my lord," she said, handing the glass of water.
I drank the water first. That was when I realized it. I had forgotten to thank her. "Thank you," I said.
"My lord seems to be less mature for your age. It's like the lord is learning so things now, which should have been taught when you were a kid. But it is great to see the lord trying," she said. "Is it the lord's wife?"
I ignored her and focused on the cookies. I liked the sweet food. So people said it was a sha if n liked sweets. But I did not see the problem. So n hid it if they liked sweet foods. But it was just too illogical.
I still did not understand why they did so.
The cookies, despite their odd shape, were indeed very tasty. I did not taste anything like this before. It was very hard to discover the flavors too.
"How is it?" she asked.
"They are good. I like them," I replied.
"Oh my, I am glad," she smiled. "You see, I always liked to cook food for my kids. But they have their own families now. The lord reminds of my elder son. So, this old lady beca greedy."
'It's a different type of greed though. Are people supposed to feel this way? I will ask my wife. She knows about these kinds of things.'
After finally telling her every bit about the taste of the cookies, I got the flower. I still did not know why my wife asked for this flower all of a sudden. As far as I knew, she did not like flowers much.
'Well, I don't need to think like that. Either way, if she asks for sothing, I will give that to her.'
It was eleven at night when I returned to the palace. I was surprised to find Blue waiting for at the gate.
"Why are you here?" I asked as I got down from my horse.
"You were being late, so I was worried," she said. "Oh, what is that?"
"This… is the flower you asked for," I said, giving her the flower. I had wrapped it in scented paper.
"You… you found it?" she asked, shocked.
"You thought I would not?" I chuckled.
"… Thanks," she mumbled. "It ans a lot to … really. Thank you so much."
"You don't have to thank so earnestly," I said. "But if you really want to thank , why don't you do it in a special way tonight?"
"Dem! There are people… Let's go in," she said loudly, pulling with her as I laughed.
"Are you embarrassed, darling?"
"I am! Who won't be?"
"But I have worked so hard to get the flower for you. Shouldn't you reward tonight?" I smirked. "Just kidding. Having you by my side is more than enough."
She brought to the dining hall. Usually, I took a small shower before eating. It was not like I was sweaty, so it was fine, even if I ate first.
I pulled her chair out and helped her sit. Just when I was about to go to my seat, she pulled my hand and brought my face down. A small peck fell on my cheek.
"Wha…?"
"I… I will reward you tonight," she mumbled, looking down on her lap.
"… Honey, do you want to eat you right now and right here?"
"… Let's eat first. Then…"
"Oh, fuck…!"
"Don't swear at the dining table!"
"Alright, alright," I said. "Don't make wait after this, okay? I am holding back enough already."
After dinner, she kept glancing around as if she was looking for sothing. "What's wrong?"
"I want to know the ti… I am looking for a clock. There was a clock in the dining hall, right?"
"There was. That one is not working anymore maybe," I said. "They will change it quickly. I have a watch though. It's almost twelve."
"Oh, you are wearing that watch?"
"I like it the most. My wife's gift is the best."
"You are flattering ," she mumbled. "Oh, there are only two minutes left… Co on, let's go to our bedroom."
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