Dhia's words startled Arcane and confused her. Her reverie stopped when someone greeted her from behind.
"your majesty, we have arrived," Freya looked at Arcane from behind, she noticed the change in Arcane's face.
'after this, we will discuss further,'
Arcane's words got approval from Dhia when she felt a slight tremor in her shoulder.
In the Sky Garden, all the designers are ready to gather while enjoying afternoon tea.
"Hellooooo! Beautiful people !!" Arcane called out to them in a hoarse and melodious voice while giving them a wide smile.
As soon as they realized the arrival of Arcane they immediately got up from their seats and gave a bow to Arcane. Tiana immediately approached Arcane and pulled up a chair for her, while Kirana prepared tea and cake for Arcane.
Tiana stand next to Arcane and slow swung a small fan at Arcane.
"We feel very fortunate with your majesty's invitation today," Lady Diandra began their conversation.
"But we are also concerned with your majesty's health, you have just come to your senses today," Lady Fiena conveyed her concern. In fact, they took the opportunity to win Arcane's attention.
She looked very much different from before,the way she behaved,spoke are different and it seems like this time they need to act nice in front of her.
"Ohh it's okay, my condition is very good, even if someone wants to kill me or bring me down, he will never succeed ..., why?"Arcane looked at the woman with a sweet smile.
"because I'll make sure before he acts I'll separate his head from his body," Arcane poked the cake on her plate with fork before she brought it inside her mouth and chewed it, she then laughed as she looked at their facial expressions that turned pale.
"It's as easy as that," they all fell silent as they stared at each other.
"it seems that as soon as your majesty regained consciousness, your mental condition became healthier," Madam Afia then chuckled. Her words got a sharp jab from Lady Diandra. She doesn't seem to like sitting down anymore. She's restless.
Upon hearing Madam Afia's words, Arcane stared her face before opening her mouth.
"Do you mean I was mentally unhealthy before?"
SILENCE-
Her laughing voice automatically died. Seeing Madam Afia's pale condition. She knew that old woman will soon got a heart attack if she 'teased' her anymore.
"i don't want to see any lifeless body in front of me,"with a flat expression she said. Then she bend her body forward and whispered.
"what i mean is it'll be better if each of you bring your own poison tester,because we can never predict what will happen in the palace, and of course as you all know i'm immune to any type of poison..," then Arcane straighten her body back.
As a royal with the blood of Dragon spirit of Snow Mountain, she had the ability of being immunes to any type of poison in this world.
"hahahahhahah, I'm just kidding! Laugh then!" finally they all laughed with nervous faces but at the same time putting back their forks...not intending to continue eating anymore.
"but i'm dead serious! maybe the one who want to kill me put the poison at the wrong plate! we never know!"
Tiana and Kirana just glanced at each other while silently crying inside.
'do you think we can survive?' Lady Fiena looked at Lady Diandra.
"if we just keep being a good statue here,then maybe we'll survive,"
The silent and gentle queen is no more, suddenly replaced with a queen looking like demon's clone.
Why Arcane treat them like this?
Because they deserved it, she just wanted to use their skills and let them know what they did back then,ignoring the queen is wrong!
It may sound simple but for someone like Hava who live alone in this gigantic palace for years,it's unbearable.
(Present time.)
*The part where she executed the duke and his family for forging her signature.*
Arcane finally arrives at the park to enjoy her lunch. She was followed closely by her maids and they quickly prepared her lunch.
It's been quite a few days since she woke up. Arcane look at the area of the park which was very calm and peaceful coupled with the sound of birds chirping and butterflies flying from one flower to another.
Arcane sipped the tea and put it down slowly. She raised her head to look at Vincent who was ready standing in front of her.
"So Vincent,what about the preparations for the match? It's going well?"
"Everything is going well your majesty! In fact, this competition has received a lot of response and support especially from the commoner,"
"Good! Do as I said!"
Arcane held a competition divided into 5 parts, martial arts with its prizes being selected to be royal knights, Litiriture, to be a royal advisor, Cuisine, to be a royal cook, Art, to be a painter and designer of the country , music, to be a royal singer and dancer. All this winner will be assigned to handle Arcane's daily activity.
"but your majesty, to hold the competition next week is a bit of a hurry. I think it would be better if we give the participants some time to get fully prepared,"
"So, when is the right time?"
"The next 2 months?"
"That's too long !! Do you want me to stay in this castle waiting for two months? I may even grow some beard later!" Vincent laughed dryly hearing Arcane's joke which was not as funny.
"your majesty, you don't have to worry because in the last 2 months,you has many things to do,"
"Okay go ahead .... I just decided to get out of this palace, he suddenly came and piled up all the work in front of me!" Arcane muttered softly as she glared at Vincent who was still smiling sweetly.
"with regard to the newly discovered gold mine, there are a few problems ...,"
"Panggg !! ..," due to the sudden strong blow from Arcane,
Vincent was startled and the book he held was unintentionally thrown and tossed into the air.
Tiana, Kiara, Vincent and Freya looked at the annual report book that soared high into the air and then spun around and ended up being thrown into a large tree in the park and stuck in that tall tree.
That four humans were stunned to look at the incident and of course except for Arcane who didn't notice the matter.
"Don't tell me that we've lost the gold mine Vincent!" she screamed loudly. Vincent, on the other hand, froze like a statue.
"Vincent!" Vincent was shocked by the her call.
"hahh no! no! your majesty the mine is still there ... it won't run anywhere!" with a voice that almost cried Vincent replied.
Listening to that, Arcane turned 360 ° to her normal self and sat back on her chair.
Vincent peered over the tree looking for his valuable book.
"So what's the problem?" Arcane asked calmly.
"we have a shortage of mine workers your majesty, most of the mine workers have already moved to work in the agricultural division,"
"Prisoners?"
"not enough your majesty, the mine is too big," after conducting an investigation into Duke Drake, they also confiscated an illegally hidden Gold Mine from the government. Duke Drake also had a large piece of land being cultivated for planting that was illegally obtained from traders from the Ulha Kingdom in exchange for Duke Drake putting the trader's name as the main trader in the Naperon Kingdom without owning a license.
The land was also confiscated.
Arcane thought for a moment when suddenly an idea crossed her mind.
She smiled widely as she was proud of herself alone.
"Smart! I never knew I was very smart! Leave the matter to me! I'll finish it right away! hahahahahah" Tiana looked at Kirana.
"Why did your majeaty's idea make me scared? I suddenly got a goosebump ..!"
"what ever happen next,may god bless us," with a worried look on her face, Kirana looked at Arcane who at that time looked very happy.
As soon as Vincent heard Arcane's words, his sweat did not stop flowing, his heart was beating fast.
For the last 10 days since Arcane awoke the palace was in chaos with her attitude.
One day they were awakened early in the morning, to the sound of the knocking of spatula and pan all over the palace grounds.
"pap! pap! pap!"
"everyone! get up! get up!"
"your grace, the queen is coming!" but as soon as they heard the second words, all the servants got up and ran everywhere to get ready, and they were startled by the presence of Arcane who at that time was already standing at the door of the room of the servants with pans and spatula in her hand. Just which ruler will come to the servants' quarter?
Apparently she wanted to tell that she wanted to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Queen Zendria's death. The crueled queen is the grandmother of their queen.
"your majesty..can you share your idea? maybe I can give an opinion,"
Arcane suddenly raised her palm and placed it in front of Vincent's face, startling Vincent and stepping back a little.
"No way! It wouldn't be a surprise if I shared that,"he has a very bad feeling about it.
"Since I am in a very good mood, I would like to say, a quarter of the gold in the mine will be distributed to the people!" with a wide smile she said.
"another quarter will be kept as the state money!"
"Another half your majesty?"
"Of course that's mine!" Vincent's face turned pale for Arcane's words. He was happy for the first sentence because it had never been done by the past rulers before, distributing gold just like that to the people but the last sentence surprised Vincent.
"your majesty,, wouldn't it be better if half of it was made the national treasury, the other quarter will became yours,"
"Why?"with a sharp look she asked Vincent. Her expression looked like she wanted to stab Vincent's alive.
"because all the gold does belong to my lord, but it is better that the country's savings are more because there are many things that we has to pay," well he's right
"hmmm .... good, but remember! that quarter is mine!"
"Good my lord!"
Arcane then looked at the area around the park. For this pass few days, there were a few things that annoyed her.
"Honestly, I hate all things about this palace even my own room except this garden," She observed the majestic and tall building behind her, there were already some creeping trees and the colour was also shabby.
'and yet she's been sleeping in that room for years..,'(Tiana
' I thought it's her favourite style...?' (Kirana)
'your majesty is always right!' ( Freya)
'i wonder what happen to my book?' (Vincent)
"This palace is very ugly, at first glance it looks like a witch tower, second glance it looks like an empty creepy building, third glance it looks like a building that is about to collapse," Tiana, Kirana and Freya could only bite their lips hearing Arcane's words. Trying their best to not laugh.
Indeed, that is what they have been thinking all this time.
Vincent just laughed at Arcane's words.
"so I have an idea!"
'another idea? What's the idea ?! I hope she doesn't think to change this palace into a clown palace! '
and unexpectedly Vincent's expectations were indeed true..
*not related but today is the national day of my country, i uploaded this chapter at 00:03 am! on 31/8/2021* hehe😁