That weekend, Kira's chiefs were chosen and she officially began her duties as a queen. She helped women in the kingdom and little children.
"I knew ruling a kingdom is not easy but how do you keep up with it?" Kira groaned sitting next to Melchoir after a busy Sunday.
"Oh, it's already apart of me. You'll get used to it very soon." Melchoir chuckled.
"I hope that very soon comes soon. I'm exhausted here. And I don't think I do as much as you do." She sighed.
"What do you think? I know you can do it sweetheart. All you need is the right motivation." He smirked.
"Don't even think about making out again." She rolled her eyes and he chuckled.
"Actually I was about to show you the gallery of Vitalia and her achievements." He laughed.
"That better be it." She snorted and he took her hand leading her out of the room.
They walked down the hallway with Oran and Cade following them. They still made sure they kept their distance from Kira so that they wouldn't go through hell again.
"It's been long since you trained. Will you like to train with me tonight?" He asked.
"Sure....if I can move be myself out of the room to even pick a sword. I ache all over." She whimpered and Melchoir chuckled before scooping her in his arms and heading to their direction.
Before they could get to their destination, Ralph disturbed them.
"My queen." He bowed. "I'm sorry to interrupt but his Majesty's attention is needed urgently."
"Oh." Kira looked up at Melchoir who just snorted.
"I'll be back. Go back to your room immediately." Melchoir put her down and she walked away with her guards.
Kira sat in her garden looking at the falling snow outside the castle.
"Would my queen like to have a cup of relaxing tea?" Yuna asked.
"Yes thank you." Kira smiled collecting the tea from Yuna. She has to admit that Yuna is a very good servant. "Yuna, are you married?"
"Yes my queen. I have a child." Yuna replied.
"How old?" Kira asked sipping her tea gently.
"Six years if age my queen. She lives with my husband in the village." Yuna replied.
"When do you visit her?" Kira asked.
"Every three months when I get my two days off my queen." She replied.
"Wow, that's very little long. I bet she'll miss you a lot." Kira frowned.
"Oh, she's getting used to it my queen." Yuna smiled.
"I'll talk to my king about allowing her to stay in the castle till she is matured enough to work for herself. It's really important to have one's mother at that age." Kira replied and Yuna fell on her knees.
"You'll really do that for me my queen? I don't know what I did to deserve this my queen." Yuna sobbed gently.
"It's okay Yuna, and besides you've been a great maid along with Sara. It's the least I could do for you." Kira smiled.
As soon as Melchoir returned to the room at night she told him about her suggestion about Yuna's daughter coming to stay at the castle.
"And why is it her daughter out of all the maids children?" Melchoir asked.
"I don't know. But I'll do something about the other maids children. Maybe allowing them to visit their mothers every two weeks for a whole day." Kira looked up at him. "If that's okay. Because I know commoners aren't allowed in the castle."
"If that's what you want. I'm so proud of you my little queen. And the free education you set up for young girls is amazing." He pecked her cheeks and she giggled.
"Thank you my king." She hugged him and he smiled.
"We should get to be early because we'll be leaving for Zephiyah tomorrow." Melchoir said.
"Oh yes, I totally forgot." Kira sighed. "Good night then."
"Goodnight my queen." Melchoir pulled her close and watched her slowly fall asleep before going to sleep himself.
"Melchoir please don't leave me..... I'm sorry... I'm sorry I left you...."
"You did the right thing sweetheart...I love you..... please take....."
"No Melchoir.....no don't leave me." She watched him take his last breath and his hands fall.
"No... Melchoir."
Kira shot her eyes open again. It was that terrifying nightmare again.
"Kirana are you okay?" Melchoir asked.
"I'm fine.... it's the nightmare again." She panted.
"We really need to do something about that nightmare. Why do you keep having it every night since I came back?" Melchoir frowned.
"I don't know." Kira sighed resting her head on his chest. Then she noticed his heart wasn't beating. "Melchoir?"
"Yes sweetheart?" He looked down at her.
"I thought you said your heart will return once I accept you." Kira asked.
"I said once you accept me and become one with me. Don't you get the one I was talking about?" He smirked.
"No." She nodded innocently.
"When you finally become mine. When I finally show you there's heaven on earth. When I finally make you my woman." Melchoir whispered to her ear.
"Show me heaven on earth?" Kira raised her brows still not getting it. "Show me.....What the!"
Melchoir laughed at her expression when she got it. Her cheeks turned tomato red immediately she got what he was saying.
"It'll return when we make love. When we take each other high." Melchoir replied.
"Does demise have to make love with their weakness before they have their hearts back?" She asked.
"No. Only the demise with a person as their weakness." He replied and she nodded. "So when will I get back my heart?"
Kira bit her tongue looking up at the ceiling. She didn't want to say anything because she might say nonsense. It's not that she doesn't want him but the fear of the first time is very obvious.
"Don't worry sweetheart." He pecked her hot cheeks. "I'm fine with whenever but I'm promising you that you'll truly accept you're mine that day because I'll make sure you remember we made love the previous night throughout the following day."
"That doesn't sound sweet. The only way that can happen is that if you're going to make me sore?" She didn't know when it slipped out.
Melchoir threw his head back in laughter. "Something like that but it's going to be in a sweet way."
"I am starting to wish that day should not come any quick." She frowned and he chuckled.
"We'll see sweetheart, we'll see." He smirked.
Not long after Melchoir had his bath and quickly went to check on something before their leaving for Zephiyah.
"Which dress would you like for today my queen?" Sara asked as Yuna helped her out on her chest band.
"The golden one." Kira replied.
"Okay my queen." Sara gave the dress to Yuna before going to fetch the jewelries.
Kira walked to have breakfast when she met Uma also dressed up for traveling.
"I told you you're always stuck with me. Melchoir invited me to come along with you." Uma smirked and Kira just rolled her eyes.
"Let's just have breakfast. I can't believe he invited you when I was thinking I would have a week off your trouble." Kira snorted as they took their seats to eat.
"Well, I was the one who asked to go. Zephiyah has lots of fine dresses and cute guys." Uma smirked.
"If you even get married to one of the Zephiyah men you'll have to move there and I'll be happy for the rest of my life without your bugging." Kira replied eating the piece of meat chopped meat on her fork.
"Who told you I won't be able to bug you?As k ng as I don't marry the prince I can drag him here to Vitalia with me." Uma replied and Kira sneered.
"Like he's going to agree to leave his birthplace because if you." Kira placed down her fork and cleaned her lips with a napkin.
"Oh we'll see." Uma smirked.
"I just pray it's the prince not some ordinary guy." Kira stood up and Uma did the same.
"Whatever." Uma rolled her eyes.
"See, I won." Kira chuckled darkly.
"My queen." Melchoir called as they walked out of the dining hall. "Hey Uma."
"Your majesty." She bowed.
"I told you it's okay to call me Melchoir." He replied.
"Why did you have to invite her along Melchoir? She's a pain in the neck." Kira frowned.
"You don't totally mean that." Melchoir smirked.
"You two aren't any different." Kira snorted.
"Come on. It's almost go time. We have a long journey ahead." Melchoir put his arm around her waist before leading her away.
Uma just snorted watching both of them display affection outside. Then she heard a cough behind her.
"My lady." Ralph bowed.
"My Lord." She curtsied.
"You can call me Ralph." He smiled sheepishly.
"I'll call you that only when you start calling me by name." She raised her brows.
"Okay then. Uma." He said.
"Thank you Ralph what do you need?" She asked.
He couldn't find his tongue for a few seconds because of the effect of how his name sounded on her lips.
"Uhm... It's time to prepare for leaving." Ralph rubbed the back of his neck.
"Okay. Thank you for informing me." She smiled before walking towards her room to check if she needed anything else.
As she walked along she thought about Ralph's behavior towards her. He was acting soft and timid when with her. She noticed it the other day she saw him talking to Melva. He never act like the way he acts towards her. She thought maybe he doesn't want to display affection towards her in public but he had the same expression when talking to other people.
It can't be that he likes her no? It can't be possible. He is married to Melva so how can he possibly be in love with her unless he just wants to use her.
Uma walked out of the castle in a coat to keep her warm once she got outside. She met Ralph at her carriage.
"You'll be taking a carriage alone my....I mean Uma. Their majesties wanted a carriage alone." Ralph informed her opening the carriage door for her and helping her up the stairs.
"Thank you Ralph." She smiled before walking entering the carriage.
"No. It can't be." Melva grumbled as she watched Ralph through her mirror. "He's falling for her already. The spell is washing away. I have ignored this for long. How could he know she's his mate."
Kira and Melchoir walked down to their carriage and sat next to each other. Kira was still grumbling about Melchoir inviting Uma along with them. The girl always find a way to disturb her.
"Oh come on sweetheart. It isn't that bad. We just need her a lot on this trip. Please sweetheart. I'll make it up to you." Melchoir pulled her closer.
"You better or else I'll punish you for it." Kira snorted.
"And how will you punish me?" He raised a brow.
"You can't stand me ignoring you so I'll simply ignore you till when I wish." Kira rolled her eyes.
"Well, I think I can work with that. I'll just simply teleport to Adele's room and make out with her. She would be beyond pleased." Melchoir said but it sounded more like a threat to Kira.
"Oh really? You can just do that right now uhn." She sneered.
"Oh really and I'm really sure my wife would be jealous I'm with her worst enemy instead of her." Melchoir smirked.
"Do what you want and just let me be." Kira frowned.
Melchoir saw she was taking it seriously already so he pulled her into his arms and pat her back. "I was just kidding. No need to take it seriously sweetheart."
"Mmn." Kira hummed.
"Am I forgiven?"
"No." She hissed.
"Come on sweetie. I'm sorry." He pulled pleaded.
"Fine." She rolled her eyes and he pinched her cheeks playfully making her smile.
"Now that's my girl." He smirked and she giggled.
Not long after, they got to the ship taking them to Zephiyah. It was the most beautiful ship Kira has ever seen. It was made with gold and silver which she knew was bountiful in Vitalia. It had the the royal crest on each sides. The crest was a silver statue of Vitalia with phoenix wings.
"Wow." Kira gasped.
"I've seen this in books but not up close." Uma gasped.
"It's the royal ship we take to other kingdoms. It shows our large amount of resources. Vitalia is the only land with this much gold and silver." Melchoir said.
"Don't other kingdoms want the gold you own?" Uma asked.
"They do. That's why some fight us thinking if they conquer Vitalia everything will be theirs but Vitalia's spirit never leaves us. If things are getting out of hand she fights for us." Melchoir said with his arms behind him.
"Now that's amazing." Uma nodded and they were lead into the ship.
If they thought it was beautiful on the outside, it was mind blowing on the inside. Everything was made out of gold. Everything in it was mind blowing.
"Ralph, why don't you take Uma to her room." Melchoir said.
"Okay." Ralph replied lazily leading Uma away.
"Tell me what's going on between you Ralph and Uma." Kira frowned.
"Oh Kira. Why are you becoming this picky? Come on let me show you our room. You'll love it." Melchoir lead her away.
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Hi guys
I omitted a chapter and I just realized it now.
Reread chapter fifteen and sixteen to follow the story's correct arrangement