Kira walked into Ella's room first thing in the morning and she found the young girl asleep. She was told Melchoir left the castle since last night and hasn't returned. She heard a large rock fell from the mountain and crushed into the village. She was worried it would hurt many innocent lives. She had to take her mind off it for some while and besides they were taking her things to the Queen's chamber right now. Lady Zeena was very serious about it and she was strict with rules.
"My Queen?" Ella asked as she opened her eyes.
"Good morning sweetheart. How was your night?" Kira asked smiling sweetly at the girl as she pat her hair.
"It was fine my queen. Why are you here?" Ella asked.
"I just came to check up on you." Kira smiled and the girl nodded gently. "How was your day with the king yesterday?"
"It was great. We had picnic and took a morning stroll in the garden." Ella replied and Kira nodded.
"My queen." Lady Zeena bowed as she entered the room. She was surprised to see the little girl's roo. She wasn't informed on the room but now this is beyond proper for a maid's child.
"What is it?" Kira asked.
"There are a lot of things to attend to and I suggest her majesty shouldn't waste time with the little girl." Zeena replied.
"That was an insult. You could have just said it politely." Ella frowned and the old lady snarled at her but didn't seem to frighten her. "I meant it."
"Let it go Lady Zeena. I'll be in my study once I'm done. Besides Uma would have been there by now so no worries." Kira replied.
"But the lady doesn't know anything about the kingdom. She wouldn't even understand a thing." Zeena replied.
"Uma knows a lot about kingdoms and this in particular. I trust her to handle things while I'm nit there."Kira replied trying hard not to speak to the old lady.
"But my queen...."
"It is an order, not just mere words." Kira said as calm as she could and Zeena nodded.
"Yes, it's an order." Ella frowned and Zeena snarled at the little girl.
"It's okay Ella. It's disrespectful to talk to someone like that." Kira pat her hair.
"I'm sorry." Ella looked at Zeena sincerely but the lady didn't reply.
"I'll tell your mum to come prepare you for the day. She's going to bring you to my study and maybe you would follow me to the court." Kira smiled and the girl squealed.
"Yes." She smiled.
Not long after Kira was already frowned in work. The more she saw how corrupt Amelia was, the more she got angry.
"This is driving me crazy. The funds given to the women by his majesty for years now has always been spilt into three, the largest two for Amelia and the smallest for the ladies in the kingdom. Young girls aren't even provided good facilities to learn. How is that a way to make a good kingdom?" Kira hit her fist on the table angrily.
"You'll see worse." Uma replied showing her the other file with her. "This said she traded five hundred female knights here for musgravites. Can you imagine."
"I think I've had enough already. Pack these files away and bring another one." Uma cleared all the files and got some new ones.
"My queen, I'm done with the book." Ella showed Kira the book with her.
"Okay. Sara." As the maid heard her queen's call from outside she rushed in.
"Yes my queen?" She bowed her head.
"Take Ella to the seamstress to get her dresses." Kira instructed. "Cade, go along with them."
"My queen, isn't this affection too much for the girl? She isn't your daughter and how do you want other maids to feel about this?" Zeena frowned.
"I know there will be gossips but my instincts and guts never fail me. I already arranged for their meeting with their children every weekend. Isn't that enough?" Kira looked up at Zeena.
As soon as Kira heard Melchoir was back, she quickly rushed to the room where he laid attempting to sleep.
"Melchoir?" She rushed to sit next to him. "Is everything okay? We're people hurt?"
"A few got lightly injured and some children too while some others were severely injured. Ralph and Vitalis are with the officials investigating what caused the fall of the large rock. It was like it was just made that yesterday." Melchoir explained.
"You must be exhausted." Kira pulled off her shoes and placed her legs on the bed. "You should get some sleep. You've taken a bath right?"
Melchoir nodded and she placed his head on her tummy and her hand on his chest. Melchoir adjusted comfortable making sure his head could touch her chest. When she saw this she chuckled and then placed his head on her breasts. Melchoir wrapped his arms around her like a little child making Kira giggle at his cuteness.
Not long after, Melchoir fell asleep with Kira still with him. She was patting his hair gently and she was disturbed by Zeena whose presence was announced.
"Pardon to interrupt my queen." Zeena bowed and Kira nodded with a little hum. As Zeena saw the couples she couldn't help but roll her eyes. "The ladies of the court are waiting at the meeting."
"Make that later. As you can see I'm with his majesty." Kira replied.
"But your majesty, this is a very important meeting." Zeena replied to the young queen. "Your majesty, this post isn't a joke my queen. Being in a queen doesn't involve sitting around with the king."
"And what is your problem with it Lady Zeena." Melchoir's voice said sitting up. His voice was hoarse because he just woke up from his interrupted peaceful sleep.
"His majesty knows her majesty has a lot of things to do. And Lady Uma can't possibly handle everything since she isn't the queen. The young queen doesn't know how hard it to be a queen." Zeena reported and Melchoir sneered.
"I trust my queen will get things done faster. I needed her here because you know as much as we do here that I didn't sleep with her tonight and your so called rules forbade me to sleep in the same room with her at night so kindly excuse us and don't disturb me. This is a royalty chamber." Melchoir said with a harsh voice.
"Melchoir talk to her politely." Kira nudge him.
"Not when she isn't talking politely to my queen." Melchoir replied.
"Apologies my king. I would take my leave." Zeena walked out of the chambers not a hint of anger in her. She knew things was new for the queen but they needed to cover things up quick before the end of the month when the whole officials in the court including the females meet together, but by the looks of it that is not happening by the end of this month.
Melchoir closed his eyes to get some more sleep as he placed his head on Kira's laps this time around. He listened to her soft hums and he slowly drifted to sleep. When Kira saw he was asleep she wanted to step out of bed but he grabbed her hands to prevent her from going.
Kira had no choice but to stay with him for a few hours he slept for. Immediately he woke up he lead her out of the room to her study a d apologized for keeping her for so long. Kira just smiled and went to join Uma in the study.
"So what's going to be my position in the court?" Uma asked as her friend walked in.
"Aren't you satisfied with the Queen's favorite?" Ira asked sitting comfortably on her seat.
"No. Favourites don't get to do these for the queen." Uma pouted.
"We'll be going for a meeting in an hour I'll announce it there. Then I guess Ella would be the favourite." Kira said. "How far on the work?"
"We have finished the first two years before Melchoir became king and now I've started with after he became a king. We should be done by weekend."Uma replied.
"That's faster than I thought. Well I wonder what Amelia does with this much matters she ought to attend to since all these years and she hasn't. I should go to his majesty for some funds to fulfil this long ones. I'll go see him." Kira stood up and Uma rang the bell for Lady Zeena who walked in after a few minutes. "I want you to see the king about the funds of the first two years."
"No problem my queen." Zeena bowed and they both headed towards the meeting room where Melchoir was with some of his officials.
"Her majesty, Queen of Vitalia, Her royal majesty Kirana."
As this was heard, the present officials stood up to greet the queen.
"Your majesty." They all chroused.
Kira waved at them and Melchoir gestured for her to sit at the other end of the large table opposite him.
"What brings my queen here, if I may ask?" Melchoir asked making Zeena roll her eyes. At least they are serious when it comes to the kingdom, nit showing love during a meeting.
"I came about our women. They've been lacking some vital things and we would need more funds than usual this month because I didn't meet the females and poor in a good condition." Kira explained.
"So you're saying Lady Amelia just collected the monthly funds and did nothing?" Melchoir asked.
"Yes your majesty. That is the case and we have lots of evidence from the investigation department." Kira replied.
The officials were surprised to see how Kira was fast with the ladies abandoned requests and investigations on who caused harm to the kingdom.
"So when will she be stripped off her title. As I know that is the rules of the ladies court." Melchoir asked trying to show his wife off before his chiefs. It was like Zeena knew, she just scoffed quietly.
"During the end of the months meeting when the court comes together." Kira replied.
"But isn't that a week away?" Melchoir asked.
"Yes. We would try to gather more informations by then." Kira replied and Melchoir nodded.
"Chief Jordan. You should provide her majesty with the needed amount with additional incase of anything." Melchoir ordered and the chief of finance nodded.
"Thank you your majesty." Kira stood up and walked out with Zeena.
"What a professional queen." He mumbled.
"So what are we dealing with first?" Zeena asked as they walked into the study.
"First we need to get rid of health issues. Then monthly food will be provided, so as unemployment. Then we'll be building school for the young female kids." Kira replied and Zeena nodded.
"Okay my queen." Zeena bowed.
"We will talk about the rest during the meeting." Kira replied sitting tiredly on her seat, checking files till it was time for her meeting with the ladies.