I knocked loudly on the office door as I covered Xavier's ears. "I have Xavier with me!"
"Fuck come back later…" I hear him.
"Queen Noctas is on her way here." I called out.
There were two thuds and about 20 seconds later a very disheveled-looking Regulus opened the door.
"I am not even getting into how many protocols you two probably broke. We have the hag on her way, Logan has asked that we have a family dinner, yes Regulus you are invited." I said, passing him a dragon-shaped charm.
The look of shock as he looked from it to me then back. "I … Thank you." He said softly.
"I am going to put it this way." I said as I set Xavier on the chair. "If you and Father would have been mated when he found me as you should have, you would have been my Papa so don't think I would not have given you one."
"I um thank you." He said softly.
"Your welcome Papa."
"Can I make one?" Xavier asked.
"How about you tell me what you want to make him and I will make it for you." I told him. "I am not sure Mother, Father, or Papa want you near the forge and I don't want you there either." I told him. "Speaking of step-parents, where's the?" I stopped.
"I locked the dude in a room with three guards where one will get him food." Father said.
"I need to go get Loran but I want to see if Loran will take you to forge. They tend to keep example charms for young ones to pick and have a family member make for them." I told him.
"I would like that." He said with a smile.
"Good I am glad." I hugged him and leaned against the desk. "Would it be wrong if I asked Regulus to stay in our sweet house today?" I asked them.
"Considering who is coming I would say no it would not be wrong." Father said.
"Indeed I do not mind spending time with your Mother as we are going to be family." Regulus said with a smile.
"I would love that." I said with a smile.
"YAY!" We all looked at Xavier and then smiled at him.
"Yay, what?" I asked him.
"I have two kind dads and a great mom and an awesome sister..." He blushed.
They were blushing and I smiled at them. I love that you accept that."
"Well, mom said that you possibly had a family here so that makes them our family."
I love that you think that way buddy." I said with a smile.
"Momma always said the family was always first." He said. I smiled as I hugged him.
"I love you too." I said and sat beside him.
"I think you and I need you to keep that open mind since you're going to have a nephew that is a lot older than you." I laughed at him.
"Matthew?" He asked me.
"Yup." I agreed with him.
"I love that you have your happiness." I smiled at him and ruffled his hair.
I need to get Leo sent over to the delegates." I sighed.
"Can I stay here?" He asked me.
"Yea that is fine." Father tells me.
"Great!" I said, smiling at him.
"Also please understand that you two are in for a lecture after this." I told them.
"Of course my dear." Father said.
"I was hoping that you guys have fun." I smile as I closed the door behind me and I headed to Loe's room and sighed as I grabbed a knife as I opened the wing of the assassins. "WHO THE FUCK PUT A KNIFE SLINGER AT THE FRONT OF THE WING!?" I yell out. Ten doors open and their heads popped out of their rooms as they all came out of the room.
"My Lady are you okay?"
"Am I okay yes but what is this? Why the fuck is your lot thinking? What would happen if it was a little one that came in instead of me?" I snarled at them and held up a knife.
"That is Oscar's knife." Leo said as he walked up to us. And I walk over to Oscar.
"Oscar I am all for pranks to help keep your guy's skills up but not when you're putting other people in danger!" I hiss at him as I push him into the wall. "If a little one would have been hurt by this do you know what I would have done?" I asked him.
"Send me to the mine." He said.
"No, I would have taken one of your ears and threatened an eye Oscar since it was a prank gone wrong your intent was not to harm a child." I tell him as I shove him into the wall as I knick his ear. "Keep the knife slingers away from the main door."
"Yes My Lady." He said as I step back and hand him his knife. I turned and started walking to Leo
"Good. Now I need to speak to you and Marlic." I tell him and he stepped back.
"Why do you need to talk to the Boss, My Lady?" He asked.
"Queen Noctis." I tell him making every one of my Assassins hisses.
"The Hag is coming here?" Leo snarled.
"Indeed." I said.
"Come." He said as I followed him I know Logan didn't say anything about bringing them into this but I will be damned if I let this hag harm anyone in our lands. Leo knocked on the door. "Boss the Lady's here." He called out.
The door opened a crack as the young face looked at me. "My Queen." He said bowing as the door opened fully.
"Spymaster Marlic." I nod to him.
"What can I do for you, My Queen?"
"The Hag is coming." He stiffed and growled. "Can I kill her?" He asked me.
"No sadly may I come in." I asked him.
"Of course." He said let us in. "Please sit." He said waving me to a seat which I sat.
"What I need is my second and third top Assassins to escort her here even if it's just following here."
He made a face. "Why not Leo?" He asked me. "He is number one."
"Leo is going to be with the delegates." I tell him. "I would like a few assassins in the pages' wing and I would like one hanging around my sweet since my mother and brother will be there during that time."
"I can agree with that. When is she coming here?" He asked me.
"Two hours before sunrise." I tell him making him and Leo hiss at that.
"She has no respect!" He grumbled. "Leo go get Lyca and Rupert." Leo stood up. "And Gabriella."
"Yes, Boss!" He said as he scurries out.
"I will have Gabriella with your family, my Queen." He said softly.
"You know that is not my title yet." I tell him.
"You are my King's mate and the Leader of the Lady Knights, you are the Queen." He tells me.
I smiled at him. "Very well." I sighed as I leaned my head into my hands. "You know here?" I asked him.
"I do, I was the child she tried to take." I sighed.
"I am sorry." I said.
"Don't be." He said. "I will take the Page wing. Unless you need me somewhere else."
"I would be stupid to have you anywhere else but Logan may want you somewhere else." I told him. "He didn't know I was coming here but he was dealing with the pages."
"I bet that was entertaining. He tends to fall for their pranks."
"They had him tied up and running amuck in the great hall." I said.
"I love those guys." He laughed as he smiled at me.
"I do too and I know Frank is honestly a good candidate for an assassin but I am not sure Alice would let him go without a fight." I tell him.
"I thought little Alice would make a great Assassin." I laughed. "Now that I think about it they would make a good team…" He said as he tapped his fingers.
"You would have to talk to Logan if you want both of them." I told him.
"I know I but they would make a great team." He sighed.
"I like that idea of teaming the young ones up." I said.
The door opened back up and Loe, Lyca, Rupert, and Gabriella walked in.
"My Queen, Boss." They bowed to us.
"Hello, my little spiders." He said and I almost laughed. "Sit, sit my little spiders."
They all took their own seats. "Lyca, Rupert, you have an escort mission. I need you two escorting the Hag from the border to the castle. I would not trust her to not show up early please head to the border now and do not let her out of your site greet her at the border. Try to be an escort but if she refuses, follow her from the shadows, My little spiders." He told them.
"On it boss!" They said getting up and heading out of the room.