Ascension of the Monster Queen

After Riley took a snack from the tray, she ate it, then Liya handed her a glass of juice and she drank it as Nessa looked at her and noticed the girl seemed to be in a bit of tension.

Riley exhaled deeply, then thanked Liya before looking up at the sky and Nessa smiled at her.

"Riley, what's bothering you so much?" Nessa asked and the girl looked at her.

"As you know, a lot of places have found out about this nation, some don't know whether it's a rumor or not, some believe and some don't Kurson told me to tell you to be careful," She responded.

"Ah, so not everyone believes, but I bet to make sure they might send people here, I won't hide the nation from them, I want them to know, but don't worry, we will be careful," She said and Riley smiled at Nessa.

"Sai, you know what to do, don't you?" Nessa asked and he bowed his head.

"Yes, I know what I need to do, lady Nessa, don't worry, we will take full precaution of those from the outside," He responded and she smiled.

"Good, thank you," She said.

"Don't mention it," He replied.

Nessa glanced at Riley and saw that the girl was still worried and she chuckled, then Riley looked at her and Nessa smiled at her.

"Riley, that's not all is it?" She asked and Riley smiled at Nessa.

"No, it's not all, you noticed that some of the biggest kingdoms were targeted by the bad people right?" Riley asked.

"Yeah, each had their own conflicts, mostly within the royals, ones that could change the power of the kingdom," She responded and Riley chuckled.

"Kurson was right, you don't take long to pick up on things, that's nice," She said and Nessa scoffed.

"Why didn't he come with you?" Nessa asked.

"He had a few things to take care of, busy with his duties, so much that he doesn't..." She responded with her brows twitching and Nessa chuckled.

"Is he not spending enough time with you, Riley?" She asked and the girl's cheeks flushed as she looked at Nessa and the others wanted to laugh but held back.

"N- No, that's not it," She responded before lowering her head and Nessa exhaled deeply.

"Well, if that was it and I was in your spot, I would have been a little demanding if it's been long," She said and Riley's eyes narrowed and Nessa saw.

'Is she actually going to do that? Well, it is the best way to make sure he doesn't end up completely neglecting her, though I understand, both of them, I bet he doesn't even realize,' Nessa thought.

"That's actually a good idea, but, I wonder if that will actually work..." Riley mumbled and Riki chuckled since he heard her and Nessa smiled.

"So? Riley, what is the other reason you are here?" Nessa asked, but the girl didn't hear her since she was completely lost in her own thoughts.

'That idiot Kurson, pay a bit more attention, learn to balance your life, I am younger than you yet I know that much, next time I see you, I am going to step up my role,' She thought.

Nessa got up, then approached Riley as the others looked at her then she tapped the girl on her shoulder.

"Hey, Riley, you can think about Kurson later on, when you have a lot of time to spare," She said and the girl flinched, then looked at Nessa with her cheeks pink and Nessa smiled at the girl.

"I am so sorry, lady Nessa, this can be so frustrating at times," She replied. Nessa patted her on her head and she exhaled deeply.

"I know, I understand, that's why you guys have to make time, balance your life," She said. Riley smiled at her then bowed her head and Nessa moved her hand off of her.

"Thank you, lady Nessa," She replied.

"You are welcome, so what is the next thing?" She asked before stretching off.

Nessa began feeling a tad sleepy because it was getting late and they had a busy day. She sat down and looked at the girl then Riley sighed.

"You and Kurson have an interest in the next and probably final kingdom you want to form an alliance with for now," She responded and Nessa's brows furrowed.

"Yes, the next kingdom will be the last for now, to be honest, I mentioned it to him, I don't think I need another alliance for now, I said I will decide it once I get there, I won't push it though, what's his interest there, though?" She asked.

"The royals currently have their personal problems to deal with, he is afraid they might be targeted because of it, they are deciding on who to sit on the throne next, they are a good family, according to Kurson, these people who are causing all of us problems, they have allies in a lot of places and according to sources, they might have gotten control over certain things already," Riley responded.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Simply put it, they can throw a kingdom to the brink of self-destruction or war at any time, I have already interfered a lot, what exactly does Kurson want from me?" She asked.

"He is busy or he would have done it himself, he wants you to go there, he wants you to help the current king in dealing with this matter as soon as possible, they are good people," She responded.

Nessa looked at Riki and the others and they smiled at her then she sighed.

'What should I do?' Nessa wondered.

[You can gain another strong alliance not only that, it's better if they don't gain control over this kingdom, whatever they are planning, so far they have been succeeding until you came to this land, it's like you said, this is just the beginning, I can sense the changes lately and so can you, there might be a shift.]

Nessa exhaled deeply after hearing that since she knew that her system was right and she looked at the girl while thinking of what could be done and what she should do after everything that has been happening so far and intended to get the opinion of Riki and the others as well.