Word of Mainards death reached king Leol after he didn't return from the mission he gave him. King Leol sat on his throne with his head in his hands his wife tryed to console him but all he could do was just mutter "Mainard our finest soldier captain of the royal guard dead like that just dead so much talent and potential wasted nothing left of him but just a red stain on the ground."
The queen felt awful she sent Mainard out after the man only for him to die she put on a loving wife consoling her husband act but really she couldn't care less. The queen may look human with her long wavy honey blond hair and her hazel eyes not to mention her perfect hourglasse figure this is actually the thing that made the king want to marry her but for all intensive purposes she was a beastwoman to be specific a lionesses beastwoman.
After years of breeding amongst humans she and a few of her relatives took on a human appearance but she wasn't completely human she was what you call a therianthrope a human that can shapeshift into a werebeast. Therianthropes are a relatively new species appearing about 90 years ago she was a lionesses therianthrope and like any lionesses she only wanted to produce offspring with the strongest male she could find.
Of course the king never knew this after all this kingdom practices human supremacy any other races are considered less than garbage they are put into slavery and killed. If your a woman like a beautiful elf then who knows what will happen to you especially if you are bought by a disgusting noblemen Guuuuuuhhhhhhhhh just thinking about it makes me sick.
She spent most of her life hiding amongst the humans like all other therianthropes untill she caught the kings eye she saw it as the perfect way to stay alive if she was the kings wife no one could touch her but she was intrigued by this man who so easily killed some of the strongest men in the kingdom. She would observe him if he was strong enough to protect her she leave this weak sniveling old man in a heartbeat queen Mereoleona had no attachment to him the king was but mearly a tool to her one she was always trying to find a replacement for.
When Julius came in crying like that she wanted to beat the hell out of him for being so pathetic to a lionesses like her making strong offspring was her only goal but breeding with this weak man only produced snooty brats who she hated but all she could do is smile and keep up her loving mother and wise queen act untill she found a stronger male to mate with then she leave and never come back she would also make sure to teach her so called husband a lesson not to mention her bratty children.
All in due time she thought all in due time. While that was happening Rubi made his way to the mountains but he stopped a shuddered for an unknown reason "guuuuuhhhhhh I think someone might be talking about me. I have a really bad feeling and I don't know why?"