Chapter 99: Awakening Trouble
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CHAPTER 99
At times, Vidor caught him but not today. He was too busy fascinating over Era to bother with his subjects.
'Tsk, the monster king is being attracted to the feminine charm of a woman. Splendid.' Lord Damian noted. 'He should be careful before his enemies exploit that weakness.'
As he said that in his mind, he looked over to his left, where Caspian sat down close to the king and eyed him.
'I must warn Era. She has no idea that Vidor has begun to fall for her charms and if this goes on, she would be more than a threat to Caspian and his useless good for nothing daughter.'
Casting his gaze away, he looked over at Era and caught her smiling sheepishly. He looked at Vidor and saw that the king too had a smile on his face.
Not as much as Era's but definitely worth taking note of.
'Now what did these two lovers whisper to each other? More like what did this naughty, cunning king whisper to his queen to make her act like a sixteen-year-old?'
No matter how had he thought about it, he could not guess it.
Era on the other hand was amazed by Vidor's new attitude and even though she did not want to show it, her smile betrayed her.
He had walked over to his seat and she wished he would be fast about it but what did she get was the fact that rather than sitting down, he leaned in close and was almost pecking her due to their closeness.
'You look extremely gorgeous, my queen. I love it.'
Even just recalling what was said to her was making her cheeks get flushed. Bummer!
She was tempted to slap her face and get back to reality but she could not. Not without attracting so much attention to herself and right now, she did not want that.
Left with no other choice, Era pleaded in her mind to compose herself and not give Vidor the chance he wanted.
"Please shall we begin?"
Everyone nodded and waited for Vidor to take the first spoon of food and once he did, the dining began."
Silently they ate their breakfast without restraint and no bad blood even though several thoughts lay waiting to be released but no one wanted to ruin the mood.
It was rare, so rare and unusual to see Vidor smiling and when he noticed the stares he was getting that they stylish stole at him, he had to compose himself to his usual demeanour.
'Better, Vidor but I guess it is too late for that. That smile gave you off,' Damion thought as he took a fork full of meat into his mouth. 'Just too late.'
"By the way, my queen. The apology would be given today at noon, am I right?"
"Very, your majesty."
"Okay, so have you…"
Just what are you playing at, Vidor? Leave her alone and stop trying to make the subject of attraction and envy. I know you want to make amend but unfortunately you do not know how to. Sigh! Men!'
He really felt like spanking this king sometimes as he did not know that there were certain consequences to his action, especially when he had a cunning fox-like Caspian by his side.
"At noon today, we would commence the apology," Era responded calmly.
"Okay. I may not be there, seeing as this is a matter for the women of the court to handle."
"Very well, your majesty. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to set things right," Era smiled.
"As long as it is court, anything concerning the affairs of the palace, kitchen, maids and involving women, it is in your hands by right."
'I would keep that in mind and try not to disappoint you."
"I never doubted that." He averted his gaze from her and looked at his subjects and Lords. "From today, the queen would resume all of her duties and by all, I mean all."
"Yes, your majesty."
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Just as they had already agreed on, Diona was present a few minutes to the stipulated time and so was Era. It was time to show everyone the right way to do things.
Not only did Era want to humiliate her, but she also wanted to make an example of her so that everyone could see that the rich could be punished for disobeying the law.
Just from hearing the announcement and how fast the news of the court had spread, many ladies trooped into the palace to see what was going on.
There was no one who did not know of Diona and her rude attitude, especially with her father being regent and all.
But when they all had a queen, they had hoped things would change but over time they saw no change and felt like Era was just another weakling who was going to be tossed around by Diona and her father.
Some believed that there was hope, others did not. Left with no other choice, they left their fate to surviving and not being in Diona's bad graces.
Now, what a thrill when they heard the lady of the palace was going to be punished. It might have not been a big punishment but for someone like Diona who loved her public image so much and always felt on top of the world, it was the ideal punishment.
For a while, Era did not say anything. She had her attention fixed on the beautiful ladies of the kingdom. But even from that few minutes of looking, she knew that they were having it hard.
Etheria might be one of the biggest if not the biggest kingdom but most of her income was going into more battle supplies and the people were suffering.
Giving time, she knew she would have to take Vidor upon it to change things especially the tax system.
"Ladies of Etheria!" Era yelled out, so they could hear her. "Greeting.. I know you all may be wondering about the reason you are gathered here today, well it is but a small matter."
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CHAPTER 99
At times, Vidor caught him but not today. He was too busy fascinating over Era to bother with his subjects.
'Tsk, the monster king is being attracted to the feminine charm of a woman. Splendid.' Lord Damian noted. 'He should be careful before his enemies exploit that weakness.'
As he said that in his mind, he looked over to his left, where Caspian sat down close to the king and eyed him.
'I must warn Era. She has no idea that Vidor has begun to fall for her charms and if this goes on, she would be more than a threat to Caspian and his useless good for nothing daughter.'
Casting his gaze away, he looked over at Era and caught her smiling sheepishly. He looked at Vidor and saw that the king too had a smile on his face.
Not as much as Era's but definitely worth taking note of.
'Now what did these two lovers whisper to each other? More like what did this naughty, cunning king whisper to his queen to make her act like a sixteen-year-old?'
No matter how had he thought about it, he could not guess it.
Era on the other hand was amazed by Vidor's new attitude and even though she did not want to show it, her smile betrayed her.
He had walked over to his seat and she wished he would be fast about it but what did she get was the fact that rather than sitting down, he leaned in close and was almost pecking her due to their closeness.
'You look extremely gorgeous, my queen. I love it.'
Even just recalling what was said to her was making her cheeks get flushed. Bummer!
She was tempted to slap her face and get back to reality but she could not. Not without attracting so much attention to herself and right now, she did not want that.
Left with no other choice, Era pleaded in her mind to compose herself and not give Vidor the chance he wanted.
"Please shall we begin?"
Everyone nodded and waited for Vidor to take the first spoon of food and once he did, the dining began."
Silently they ate their breakfast without restraint and no bad blood even though several thoughts lay waiting to be released but no one wanted to ruin the mood.
It was rare, so rare and unusual to see Vidor smiling and when he noticed the stares he was getting that they stylish stole at him, he had to compose himself to his usual demeanour.
'Better, Vidor but I guess it is too late for that. That smile gave you off,' Damion thought as he took a fork full of meat into his mouth. 'Just too late.'
"By the way, my queen. The apology would be given today at noon, am I right?"
"Very, your majesty."
"Okay, so have you…"
Just what are you playing at, Vidor? Leave her alone and stop trying to make the subject of attraction and envy. I know you want to make amend but unfortunately you do not know how to. Sigh! Men!'
He really felt like spanking this king sometimes as he did not know that there were certain consequences to his action, especially when he had a cunning fox-like Caspian by his side.
"At noon today, we would commence the apology," Era responded calmly.
"Okay. I may not be there, seeing as this is a matter for the women of the court to handle."
"Very well, your majesty. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to set things right," Era smiled.
"As long as it is court, anything concerning the affairs of the palace, kitchen, maids and involving women, it is in your hands by right."
'I would keep that in mind and try not to disappoint you."
"I never doubted that." He averted his gaze from her and looked at his subjects and Lords. "From today, the queen would resume all of her duties and by all, I mean all."
"Yes, your majesty."
***
Just as they had already agreed on, Diona was present a few minutes to the stipulated time and so was Era. It was time to show everyone the right way to do things.
Not only did Era want to humiliate her, but she also wanted to make an example of her so that everyone could see that the rich could be punished for disobeying the law.
Just from hearing the announcement and how fast the news of the court had spread, many ladies trooped into the palace to see what was going on.
There was no one who did not know of Diona and her rude attitude, especially with her father being regent and all.
But when they all had a queen, they had hoped things would change but over time they saw no change and felt like Era was just another weakling who was going to be tossed around by Diona and her father.
Some believed that there was hope, others did not. Left with no other choice, they left their fate to surviving and not being in Diona's bad graces.
Now, what a thrill when they heard the lady of the palace was going to be punished. It might have not been a big punishment but for someone like Diona who loved her public image so much and always felt on top of the world, it was the ideal punishment.
For a while, Era did not say anything. She had her attention fixed on the beautiful ladies of the kingdom. But even from that few minutes of looking, she knew that they were having it hard.
Etheria might be one of the biggest if not the biggest kingdom but most of her income was going into more battle supplies and the people were suffering.
Giving time, she knew she would have to take Vidor upon it to change things especially the tax system.
"Ladies of Etheria!" Era yelled out, so they could hear her. "Greeting.. I know you all may be wondering about the reason you are gathered here today, well it is but a small matter."
***********CHAPTER 99At times, Vidor caught him but not today. He was too busy fascinating over Era to bother with his subjects.'Tsk, the monster king is being attracted to the feminine charm of a woman. Splendid.' Lord Damian noted. 'He should be careful before his enemies exploit that weakness.'As he said that in his mind, he looked over to his left, where Caspian sat down close to the king and eyed him.'I must warn Era. She has no idea that Vidor has begun to fall for her charms and if this goes on, she would be more than a threat to Caspian and his useless good for nothing daughter.'Casting his gaze away, he looked over at Era and caught her smiling sheepishly. He looked at Vidor and saw that the king too had a smile on his face.Not as much as Era's but definitely worth taking note of.'Now what did these two lovers whisper to each other? More like what did this naughty, cunning king whisper to his queen to make her act like a sixteen-year-old?'No matter how had he thought about it, he could not guess it.Era on the other hand was amazed by Vidor's new attitude and even though she did not want to show it, her smile betrayed her.He had walked over to his seat and she wished he would be fast about it but what did she get was the fact that rather than sitting down, he leaned in close and was almost pecking her due to their closeness.'You look extremely gorgeous, my queen. I love it.'Even just recalling what was said to her was making her cheeks get flushed. Bummer!She was tempted to slap her face and get back to reality but she could not. Not without attracting so much attention to herself and right now, she did not want that.Left with no other choice, Era pleaded in her mind to compose herself and not give Vidor the chance he wanted."Please shall we begin?"Everyone nodded and waited for Vidor to take the first spoon of food and once he did, the dining began."Silently they ate their breakfast without restraint and no bad blood even though several thoughts lay waiting to be released but no one wanted to ruin the mood.It was rare, so rare and unusual to see Vidor smiling and when he noticed the stares he was getting that they stylish stole at him, he had to compose himself to his usual demeanour.'Better, Vidor but I guess it is too late for that. That smile gave you off,' Damion thought as he took a fork full of meat into his mouth. 'Just too late.'"By the way, my queen. The apology would be given today at noon, am I right?""Very, your majesty.""Okay, so have you"Just what are you playing at, Vidor? Leave her alone and stop trying to make the subject of attraction and envy. I know you want to make amend but unfortunately you do not know how to. Sigh! Men!'He really felt like spanking this king sometimes as he did not know that there were certain consequences to his action, especially when he had a cunning fox-like Caspian by his side."At noon today, we would commence the apology," Era responded calmly."Okay. I may not be there, seeing as this is a matter for the women of the court to handle.""Very well, your majesty. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to set things right," Era smiled."As long as it is court, anything concerning the affairs of the palace, kitchen, maids and involving women, it is in your hands by right."'I would keep that in mind and try not to disappoint you.""I never doubted that." He averted his gaze from her and looked at his subjects and Lords. "From today, the queen would resume all of her duties and by all, I mean all.""Yes, your majesty."***Just as they had already agreed on, Diona was present a few minutes to the stipulated time and so was Era. It was time to show everyone the right way to do things.Not only did Era want to humiliate her, but she also wanted to make an example of her so that everyone could see that the rich could be punished for disobeying the law.Just from hearing the announcement and how fast the news of the court had spread, many ladies trooped into the palace to see what was going on.There was no one who did not know of Diona and her rude attitude, especially with her father being regent and all.But when they all had a queen, they had hoped things would change but over time they saw no change and felt like Era was just another weakling who was going to be tossed around by Diona and her father.Some believed that there was hope, others did not. Left with no other choice, they left their fate to surviving and not being in Diona's bad graces.Now, what a thrill when they heard the lady of the palace was going to be punished. It might have not been a big punishment but for someone like Diona who loved her public image so much and always felt on top of the world, it was the ideal punishment.For a while, Era did not say anything. She had her attention fixed on the beautiful ladies of the kingdom. But even from that few minutes of looking, she knew that they were having it hard.Etheria might be one of the biggest if not the biggest kingdom but most of her income was going into more battle supplies and the people were suffering.Giving time, she knew she would have to take Vidor upon it to change things especially the tax system."Ladies of Etheria!" Era yelled out, so they could hear her. "Greeting.. I know you all may be wondering about the reason you are gathered here today, well it is but a small matter."
