The Werewolf King's Bride

(From Blue's Perspective)

"The quality of the documents is top-notch."

"Your Highness, that is too much, I think. That isn't even that good…," Ruby mumbled.

"Pour some sense into your sister's head," I said, nudging Reece on the elbow.

"I feel so bad. Your Highness did not need to come yourself. Just sending a letter was enough," Ruby said, getting flustered. "Even though I sent it at the wrong time…"

"Yes, it was not okay," Reece said. "But Her Highness said it's okay, right? Then, why are you being like this?"

"See? Reece is saying the right thing. Where is Luc when he is needed the most? Have you shown him the documents?"

"I haven't," she shook her head. "Your Highness is the first person I have shown it."

"They are great. The format is apparent. I like the way you organized every single piece of information. Designs also help because it looks neat. Not to mention, your handwriting is amazing," I said. "Dem praised you as well, you know.

He said it's great."

'Actually, Dem said it was worthy to look at. But he always talks like this. It actually means it is quite great.'

"Can you call Luc? Where is he?" I asked.

"He is napping," Ruby replied.

"Wake him up," I said, remembering how many times he had woken Dem and me up in the middle of our sleep. He had not done it just once or twice.

"Alright," Ruby gave me thumbs up, grinning. She also knew about Luc's behaviors. He had stopped doing odd things for a while now. That must be because he was busy being with his wife.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

I wondered if Luc told Ruby how he felt and vice versa. Luc did not talk about it again. He usually liked to say to me almost everything when we hung out; it was the same with Demetrius. It was actually not like he did not tell me, he just could not because we barely could meet for a long time. All of us were so busy that we did not have time to hang out.

"Blue! Can't believe this! I thought it was Demetrius as he always does immature things like this! Waking me up when I was napping?"

"You did the same many times to Dem and me," I said. "Don't be like that. Come here and take a look at these documents. Do you know the great things our Ruby has done? She wrote the very first document. Come on and check it out."

"She did…?" he mumbled and looked at Ruby in shock. "You did? Why didn't you tell me?"

"I wanted to show it to Her Highness first," Ruby shrugged. "You are always going on about this and that…"

"When did I even…?" he muttered. "Oh, my brother-in-law is here too. How have you been?"

"I am well. What about you, Lord Luc?" Reece asked.

"I am so tired… Anyway, take a seat."

"I am here as Her Highness's assistant, so…"

"Just sit down, Reece. I always tell you to do so, but you never listen," I said.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Reece sat down beside me, keeping a good distance between us. Calix also kept a distance. Perita was the only exception. She liked to be as close to me as possible as if I was her friend. I did not hate it. Rather, I quite liked it.

"Ruby's handwriting is very good, isn't it?" Luc chuckled.

"Are you mocking me because yours is better than mine?" Ruby pouted.

"No, I am sincere," Luc said quickly.

Luc had to be serious. Both Luc's and Ruby's handwriting were beautiful. Reece had clean handwriting, but his letters had weird shapes which did not match the regular shapes of those letters. Dem also had good handwriting. My handwriting was not that great. Dem always said it was cute, but that was just because he loved me.

Flint had bad handwriting.

"It is actually great," Luc said, surprised. "It's your first try, isn't it? It's so amazing!"

It might sound like we were exaggerating, but we were not. Writing a document about a mage's work was always difficult if the person who was writing it was not a mage. Writing about the master of the magic tower's work was twice as difficult. Ruby was not a mage and had never studied magic before. Yet, she managed to write a clear and correct report about Luc's work. It was amazing.

I was not good at writing reports even though it was not about magic. It was lucky that Reece was my assistant. Or, I would have a hard time dealing with my work.

"See? Luc says it too," I said. "Come on, Luc, just tell Ruby that she did very well again and again. She doesn't believe it."

"Why not? You really did well," Luc said. "So, does that mean you will start doing it for my work?"

Ruby gave a small nod. Her face was red, almost matching the color of her hair. I had always praised Ruby for her work when she was my personal maid. She took those praises well and did not look too flustered. But when she was praised for this, she was very surprised and could not take it without a doubt.

Before their marriage, I had known that Ruby would have problems with self-worth after their marriage and that she would feel she was not enough or worthy to be the mistress of the magic tower. That was the reason I suggested she worked alongside Luc because when she would start working, she would feel like she was someone important too and would not feel worthless anymore.

If she felt worthless for being the mistress of the magic tower, it was the same for me. I also sometimes felt worthless for being the Queen as I was a nobody before. It was after I had started working, I could accept it and not feel as worthless as before. Still, there were times when I wondered if I was doing all the things a Queen needed to do.

"Now that you know that your report writing style is perfect, why don't you make a schedule for your work and start working? Of course, it is up to you when you are going to work. None of us are going to force you. Just make sure to let me know," I said. "Remember, if you start working, you will have to go to meetings as well. Prepare yourself for that, hm?"

"I will try my best, Your Highness," Ruby said. "Thank you for everything."

"I have done nothing. You are the one who did everything," I said. "So, don't thank me when I don't deserve it."

"Don't talk like that, Your Highness," Reece said. "Your Highness helped all of us a lot."

"Not that again…"

"Our Blue is very kind," Luc said. "But this time, I have to admit that Ruby is the one who Ruby needs to thank. What I mean is, Ruby should thank her own self for working this hard. I have been with you the whole time, so I know how hard you worked. Because of that, at some night, we could not even…"

"Don't say it!" Ruby exclaimed, and shut him pressing her palm on his lips. "This shameless guy…!"

"That was indeed unimportant information that we don't need to know," Reece said, clearing his throat.

"Why are you so much like Dem about this? He acts like this too," I said. "Geez, are all men this shameless?"

"No, Your Highness. I can guarantee you that not all men are like this. I am not shameless."

"Yeah, not all men are that way," Ruby agreed. "I think they are a peculiar type of men. I thought knights are that way mostly."

"Not really. My Calix is very pure. He gets red easily," I said.

"Your Calix? Demetrius will kill him if he hears that," Luc said.

"He knows," I shrugged. "Calix is my knight. He feels like my son?"

"Pfft!" Luc laughed. "He is only two years younger than you, isn't he?"

"Two years and three months," I corrected him. "Calix was supposed to guard me today. But he got bitten on the nose by a bee. It looked painful, so I told him to rest."

"A bee? Where did a bee come from?"

"On the tree right beside my office; I don't know the tree's name. Anyway, Perita threw a stone at it this morning. I was not there and I have no idea what both of them were doing there when only Calix was supposed to be there. Perita is just really childish. Oddly, the bees did not attack her, and attacked Calix only."

"Perita still acts that way?" Ruby muttered.

Ruby did not like Perita that much because she was so noisy and childish. Sapphire did not like her for the same reason too. I did not mind that much.