Alice found it hard to accept. Knowing how much cunning they could be as well as dangerous.
The answers of Flora brought an unspeakable uncertainty in her heart, where she found it had to determine whether to hear her brain or not?
Why does her heart sense something fishy in her statement?
"Marrying a vampire.. has many implications. Are You sure that you are willing to follow them?"
Just to remind her, Alice brought the topic out of the blue.
As those words slipped out of her mouth, Flora's smile slightly halted to ask, "What kind of implications are you talking about Princess?"
"That you can never mate. Maybe never be able to give the kingdom a child… are you sure that you're willing to marry those creatures?"
Despite knowing that this is an alliance, she wants to be alerted. None can't deny that there will be some hidden and unseen motives, indulging both the people.
In return, Flora gave her a sweet smile, as her body relaxed. "I know everything. I know that I'm not the crowned princess in our state… but at least I'm getting the opportunity to be the Queen."
"Queen of Vampire Kingdom." Alice corrected her.
She has no such a wish, to learn that this lady ends up in trouble and blames her father and brother for the same.
Just to be on the safer side, all Alice wished was to see her resistance towards this wedding.
Unfortunately, nothing like this ever came in front of her.
Taking Alice's hand into hers, Flora gave the lady a squeeze with a determined look present in her eyes. "I'm willing to do whatever I can for my Kingdom."
That was enough to make Alice seal her mouth. Noting the expressions of the lady, she found no level of discomfort.
'Whether she's a brilliant person to act..or whatsoever… she can just be part of any theatre play for sure!' Alice had much more to say but nothing seems to come out anymore.
Neither did her eyes tear from Flora's flushed face as if she was ready to step in this pit of fire by herself.
There was once again the knock on the door by Mrs. Ira, who looked impatient after waiting for some time outside the chamber already, said, "If Princess is done...can I spend some time with my daughter?"
Without tearing her gaze from Flora, Alice just nodded her head.
"Sure! Spend your precious time..before she leaves this place and becomes... A Vampire Queen.."
Her words were no less than any statement where Alice's words were only welcomed by Mrs. Ira as well as Flora. They both gave her a bright smile, to which Alice just nodded her head.
Taking a few steps back, she passed them a faint smile, only to leave their chamber as quickly as possible.
Her departure was long-awaited by both mother-daughter duos who then stared at each other.
At the same time, Mrs. Ira's expression took a drastic change from being a sweet aunt to a clever mother.
"She came here to get some hints in her hands.. isn't it so?" Flora asked with slight cunningness dripping from her smirk.
"Yes! Unfortunately, her expression told me that you really were successful in keeping your mouth shut. Isn't it so?" Mrs. Ira asked with the slight intuition to which Flora purely nodded her head.
"I never opened myself. No information, and nothing. The emptiness was the best thing she would take from here." Flora's eyes glued with the proudness that lingered in her eyes.
But Ira had her own work in her mind.
Without replying, the lady moved towards the dresser when she took out one of the combs and signaled Flora to sit on the bed.
Following her mother's request, Flora sat on her bed when Mrs. Ira took out the flowered band from her child's hair and started to brush it with her light hands.
"Dear, you know… this kingdom can't give you whatever you want to have.."
"Until and unless this girl is there, I'm sure that we can never have what we wish for," Flora replied with sarcasticness and nodded her head.
"You are absolutely correct."
Ira said she took the free strands of her hair from the behind of her ears, and brushed it in a soft and conscious manner, trying to remove all the tangled hairs.
But Flora had her bunch of insecurities and questions. "But mother.. Are you sure that I Will does not marry that monster?"
A smirk on Mrs. Ira's lips curved when she smiled back, "You think that I will give my precious daughter to a mere man… a monster and a vampire?"
"But mother if not me then who?" It was hard to decide since Flora had no idea what her mother had divided in her mind.
She didn't answer back immediately. Instead, taking all the time, she held Flora to brush her hair, and afterward, removing all the tangles she kept brusher back on the dresser.
Staring into the mirror in front of them, she stared at her reflection with her eyes already narrowed. Dangerous glace passed by when she opened her mouth, "This proposal was given by our dear Lord to the vampire lord."
"He thought I would allow my daughter to marry a monster for the sake of their kingdom? This was surely his dream." Turning around she faced Flora.
"You mean…"
"It will never be you who gets married." Mrs. Ira answered with a definite tone, where her eyes shined in confidence.
"But mother, if not me then who? What will happen?" Flora asked curiously but in return, all Mrs. Ira did was to laugh.
A chuckle left her lips. But no one can deny the cunningness that was very much clear in her eyes, showing how much hard she worked for her entire plan to work.
"Your father has to take this Kingdom. Will it be either Alice's wedding to that Crowned Monster of Gazelle or.. our Lord's head be beheaded in the middle of the town.."