The Werewolf King's Bride

(From Blue's Perspective)

"I apologize deeply for behaving that way, Queen of Lacuna. That was embarrassing," I apologized at the breakfast table.

"Ahaha, it is nothing," she laughed it off. "It can happen if someone is drunk. It seems Queen of Querencia is not good with alcohol at all."

"It is very embarrassing," I muttered. "I did not know the wine was that strong."

"The wine here is indeed made very strong. The people of Lacuna have great alcohol tolerance after all. Normal wines are like flavored water to us."

"Queen of Lacuna should make sure to handle the side of our deal," Dem said.

"What deal?" I asked.

"Yes, yes, of course," she replied, nodding.

"I asked for wine to be delivered to our palace in Querencia," he replied nonchalantly, cutting his sausage.

'You literally used a fake agreement paper and tricked Queen Laetitia. Now, you even want wine delivered to our palace? I don't know if it's because I am not used to it, but I am feeling very guilty. Moreover, she is not too bad of a person.'

I stared at him in disbelief, then averted my gaze quickly in case Queen Laetitia suspected something. I still could not get over how I behaved last night. That was way too embarrassing.

Dem told me this morning that Queen Laetitia was bisexual. I had suspected so anyway. Last night, it was just confirmed.

He told me he knew since the banquet in Ataraxia. But he never cared. It was so much like him, so I did not even get surprised.

"Last night, Queen of Querencia was drunk, so perhaps you do not remember everything, do you?"

"No, I do," I replied. "My answer will remain the same, Queen of Lacuna."

"Oh my, Queen of Querencia seemed to have read my mind," she chuckled. "I see then. In case the Queen of Querencia ever changes her mind, please let me know. I will be waiting."

"It won't change!" Dem said sternly. "She prefers men and more than that, she prefers me only. Right, darling?"

"Yes," I nodded in affirmation. "I wish to be with my husband only forever."

Dem looked rather satisfied as I refused more than once and kept saying that I wanted to be with him only. This morning, he went wild in the bath and it was surely because he did not like the fact that Queen Laetitia was interested in me sexually. We were stopped only after one time since the maids came to invite us for breakfast.

Queen Laetitia gifted me a traditional necklace and a nose accessory. I did not have my nose pierced, so I never wore any nose accessories. So, I was not sure if I would ever be able to wear it.

"I know that. That's why I have prepared a special nose accessory. It doesn't require the person's nose to be pierced," she said. "Most women don't have their nose pierced outside Lacuna, after all."

"I see. Thank you very much for the gifts," I said.

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"I thank you for the gifts as well," she said.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

I had gifted her a hair accessory and rare tea leaves which were found in the Imperial garden of Querencia only. The soil was very special for it and it required too much care. The weather of Querencia was perfect for it to grow, but even so, not much could be grown. So, it was a rare item that only the Royal family of Querencia could enjoy.

Dem did not like tea much but drank with me. Before, it was only Dem's mother who enjoyed it. Now, it was me.

Dem also gifted Queen Laetitia. It was customary to gift the King and the Queen of a kingdom of the King and the Queen of another kingdom visited them. We did not gift her as a couple, but rather as the King and the Queen, just as we were supposed to. So, our gifts were different. Dem gifted her a rare breed of birds; it was my suggestion after I heard that she liked birds.

Dem was not good at gifting others, so he asked for my opinion.

The bird had black and golden feathers, which represented our kingdom and it had mismatched eyes, just like Queen Laetitia. These birds were not that clever, but they could sing. I personally did not like the sound, but most people liked them.

Regardless to say, Dem did not like it as well since he hated noisy things. But Queen Laetitia liked it. She was a bird lover and had a vast collection of birds.

Queen Laetitia gifted two bottles of the best wine in whole Lacuna. It was made in the Imperial Palace of Lacuna and was rare since it took longer than normal wines to make. Dem deeply appreciated the gift.

"Do you still need more wine delivered?" I whispered to him when we were getting ready to teleport back to Querencia.

"Yes, I need every single type of wine," he said.

"… You don't even drink much."

"But…"

"Yes, yes, I know. If I am going to drink, even just once, I would rather have the best wine," I said. "Isn't this what you are going to say?"

He grinned.

"My offer is valid, Queen of Querencia. I will wait in case you change your mind," she said just as the light of teleportation flushed, blinding my vision. It was blue, just like the last time.

"Why is she so fixated on that?" Dem grumbled just when we reached his office in our palace in Querencia. "Are you okay?"

I panted and tried to breathe properly counting in my head. I would feel dizzy and there would be a shortage of breath whenever I teleported somewhere. Luc said it would get better when I would be able to teleport by myself.

"Just give me a sec…"

He quickly poured me a glass of water and helped me drink it by pressing it against my lips. It took a while to calm down properly. Dem's mage helped a bit too by sharing some mana. If a mage shared some mana with a werewolf, it would help them relax a bit. It would disappear quite soon from the werewolf's body. It could be used when someone was having a panic attack or something similar.

It helped more when a mage shared some mana with another mage. It helped a mage more and sometimes could keep a dying mage alive for a while. The more mana shared between mages in an emergency, the better.

But if shared too much, it would risk the first mage's life.

"Have you calmed down yet?" he asked.

"Yeah… It always gives me a bad feeling. How are you so alright?"

He did not answer, just gave me a smirk. I chuckled. "Thank you, uncle mage. You worked hard," I said.

Dem's mage gave me a smile and nodded. He was not a man of many words and he was also one of the few old people who worked for the Imperial Palace. He liked it when people younger than him called him uncle. I found out about it and asked if I could do the same. Since then, I called him 'uncle mage'.

"This was nothing. Please call me any time you need something," he said.

"You can go now, Garrot," Dem said. "Do the work I left for you."

"Yes, Your Highness," Garrot nodded.

'Aren't you gonna give him at least five minutes to rest? He just used teleportation. It takes a lot of mana and energy to do so. His mage doesn't seem to have any problem either. Considering this, my employees are living in heaven.'

We returned to the bedroom and I changed into one of Dem's shirts and wore baggy trousers. Those types of trousers were not worn by either males or females. I gave the descriptions to my tailor and she got ten pairs made of different styles. She made them just the way I imagined them to be.

I went to my office to work. No one cared anymore about what I wore which was a matter of relief. I could wear whatever I wanted.

I finished my work as early as possible by working too quickly. Calix made me tea twice and made me drink water four times. Perita could not guard me because she was sick. She had caught the fever, so Calix was to guard me all the time.

I wished she would get better as soon as possible. I sent her flowers and her favorite sweets as well as told the assistant cook to make her favorite dishes.

She was hugely favored by me. After all, she was my personal knight. It was obvious that she would be treated more specia than other knights.

"Finished, finally!"

"Why are you in a hurry today, Your Highness? Shouldn't you take it easy? After all, you have come back just now."

"You don't know, Calix," I smiled. "It's magic time!"