I smiled as I walked into the castle. "Diana!" Matthew calls out.
"Hey, Matthew what is it?" I asked as I turned to him.
"I wanted to give you this." He said pacing something in my hand. I blinked and opened my hand and I gasped looking from it to him then back to it.
"Are you sure?" I asked him.
"From what I have heard my mom would have loved you and you make my Dad happy. That is all a child can ask for is a stepparent." He smiled at me and I smiled and clipped the charm to my bracelet.
"Thank you, Matthew." I smiled at him.
"Your welcome just keeps making him smile and you and I will never fight about this." He tells me.
"Thank you, Matthew. Speaking of your Father, is he in the office, great hall, or training grounds?" I asked him.
"He's got the little ones in the great hall." He tells me.
"Thank you, I will see you later." I turned and walked toward the great hall.
"My Lady." Someone said.
"Yes?" I asked as I looked up at Knight Oliver.
"I just wanted to say thank you." He bowed to me. "I have not seen him this happy since the Late queen's death."
"You do not have to thank you, Knight Oliver."
"Please my lady for you like our king, it is just Oliver." He said softly.
"Of course Oliver." I nod to him.
"Thank you, My Lady." He bows to me before heading off. I sighed and continued to the great hall. I opened the door and ducked a plate.
"What is going on!?" I raised my voice making everyone turn and look at me as I walked in and gave the little ones and Xavier a look. "Who threw that plate?" I demanded.
"Love help!" I blinked and I moved around the table and blinked at Logan and I started to laugh at him. "This is not funny!" He hissed at me.
"Oh but love it is." I laughed at him as I moved over to him and worked the ropes free. "How did you end up like this?" I asked him.
"We asked him if he would test out some of our knots!" Alice called out with a giggle.
"Then you got what you had coming for you love since you know they are pranksters at heart." I chuckled and then I pulled him up.
"Oh I know but I thought…"
"You can't say that they won't get anyone since they will." I laughed.
"Of course." He sighed. "What can I do for you love?" He asked me. I smiled at him and took his hand and placed my coins in his hand.
"I came to give you these. I don't have my outing coins because I have Forger Tony costume making me a coin press with the Dragon crest." I explained to him.
"You made two family co..." He stopped as he looked them over.
"I couldn't not." I tell him softly. "I am from three clans and two families." I said softly.
"This makes sense to me." He bows to me, making me blush. "Thank you, My Lady." He said kissing the back of my hand and I smiled softly. The girls squeal making me jump and glare at them.
"Now that your prank is done you get to clean up!" I scold them.
"What but!" Luke whined.
"No buts get to cleaning!" I tell them. "How did you get rangled into watching them?" I asked him.
"Because Elder Reene got called to a family meeting with Loran." He tells me as we took a seat on the non-broken bench.
"Perhaps a family dinner?" I said after a moment of watching the pages and Xavier clean.
"With who?" He asked me.
"You, me Matthew, my parents, and Xavier at the manual. Possible Regulus." I answered him softly.
"Indeed." He said give me another coin and I smiled.
"Do you want me to handle the little ones?" I asked him.
"No, this gets me out of the office for a bit." I laughed at that.
"Ditching your responsibilities?" I asked him.
"No, most of the paperwork is done." He sighed. He tells me.
"I understand that." I chuckled
"You are my light." He tells me and I blush.
"And you are my night." I rested my head against his shoulder as we watched the kids.
"My King!" Someone yelled as they slammed into the great hall.
"What?" He asked as I got off him.
"We were sent a message that Queen Noctis will be here at least 2 hours before sunrise!" The messenger said and Logan sighed.
"Are you Fu…" I slapped his arm. "Please tell me this is a joke." He groans.
"I wish my King." He said as Logan sighed.
"When she gets here do not let her meet any of the outside delagest and I want extra guards on their sweets and I want extra guards out in front of the Courting sweet. I will not have that Bitch anywhere near Xavier." Logan ordered. "Also get some guards on the Pages wing I don't want that bitch anywhere near our kids."
"Yes My king!" He said bowing.
"I am going to kill someone." He snarled.
"What is going on?" Xavier asked as he came up to us.
"We have an unwanted guest coming that has in the past tried to kidnap one of our children." Logan explains.
"Why in the name of death is she allowed back here?" I asked him.
"Because the old hag is one of the oldest current monarchs. Your uncle is the only one older than her." He sighed.
"When did this happen?" I asked him.
"Just after my Dad took the throne." He tells me.
"I do not like this." I told him.
"I dislike this as well but it was just after the war but I do not want to think that they would try that again but I do not like her here." He tells me.
"We are done!" Alice said.
"Good." I said. "Now you guys are going to hate me but you guys are going to stay in your hall after your last classes because we have someone here that we don't trust."
"Is Xavier staying with us?" Alice asked.
"No." I tell them. "He will be with our Mom, Loran, and Magda." I told her.
"Oh." She said, seeming sad.
"You guys can hang out after classes." I told her.
"Speaking of which. It's time for classes off you get!" I told them and Xavier sat next to us.
"What is this?" He asked as he touched the charm on my bracelet.
"Oh sometimes like with Logan they can have kids from a different mateship and this charm is the children's approval of the new mateship." I tell him.
"Would you have given my Dad one?" He asked.
"I don't know kiddo… honestly for what I have seen no not a chance in death." I tell him.
"I wouldn't either." He tells me. "I love you, sis."
"I love you too buddy." I said, rubbing his back.
"I need to get with Father about who is coming." I sighed. "And setting up a dinner before the two families." I tell him.
"I will handle the dinner, you get our delegates informed and I will get the guards moved around." He kisses my hand.
"Okay I will let you handle that but…"
"Loran and her mate-to-be will be in with your family since yes I understand that you want your heart sister with your family and I would not deny that." He tells me.
"Thank you and I am sorry if I am."
"You're not, now go." He tells me.
"See you later." I said. "Come on Xavier."
"Coming." He said as he followed me. "So what are we going to do about the attempted kidnapper?" He asked me.
"Right now it's a royal meeting." I tell him.
"Okay." He said and takes my hand.
I knocked on the delegates sweet. "Hello?" Mother asked as she opened the door.
"Tell me every one is here." I said softly.
"Yes why what is going on?" She asked me as Xavier and I walked into the room.
"I need everyone here we have troubling news." I tell her.
"What is going on? EVERYONE TO THE LOUNGE!" She called out.
"What up?" Tacal asked.
"What is going on?" Norman asked.
"We got news." I sighed. "One of the oldest leaders and possible child abductor is on their way here and we do not what you all meeting her yet." I tell them. "Queen Noctis is known to be a bigger human hater than even the bloodborn kings. We are going to up the guards here our rooms and the pages' wing. We have Loran and Magda going to be helping cover Mother and Xavier."
"What about that Maxwell fellow?" Vicky asked.
"Sadly he's on me honestly he should be on the pages but still." I sighed and leaned against the table. "I will also have someone take over Leo's place for the couple of hours she is here."
"Why?" Vicky asked me.
"Leo may be a chief but he's one of our top assassins."
"Woah wait assassin?" They asked.
"The tournament has three classes. Knight, Assassin, and Scout." I said. "Most Assassins have other titles but none is more dangerous than Leo when those he cares about are in danger." I tell them. "So yes I need you all to stay in your sweet. I do not want her hurting you."
"We can definitely do that." Alexis said. "I set blood traps on our doors to where only those who have the blood matching the trap can enter."
"Agreed." Mother said.
"Also Mom." I said.
"Yes?" She asked me.
"Family dinner between us and the king and prince tonight if you and father agree…" I told her.
"Of course I do not mind." She smiled at me. "Besides, when you marry him Matthew will be my grandson."
I blinked then laughed. "You will have to tell him that he's never had a grandparent before."
"I will." She nods.
"Now I am going to speak to my Father." I excused myself.
"I want to see Papa!" Xavier said.
"Alright let's go see if we can find him." I picked him up.