"Your majesty!" Katherine frowned when she heard the soft worried whispers around her. She had sent all her maids to the palace of the crown prince so that she would not be disturbed anymore.
She opened her eyes slowly and found a few maids staring at her.
"Your majesty, shall i help you in going to bed?"
"....." huh! Only then did Kathrine remember that she was still on her office chair and the files of the budget were scattered on the table with a lot of parchments filled with her handwriting.
She was using them as a disguise last night.
"You should not work too hard, my lady. How about you hire an aide like his majesty. He even has a chancellor and a vice chancellor to work with him and support him." said the head maid as she came closer with a tray in her hands.
She placed the warm tea cup in front of her with some cookies while her eyes were filled with worry.
Most of the time they are scared of her and never come forward. What had changed them this time? She stared at them and then at the cup of tea as she picked it up and took a sip.
The warmth of tea after a cold night without a cover while shivering every now and then was so welcoming. Her face relaxed instantly as her eyes closed and she enjoyed the holding of a cup in her cold hands as she leaned further on the chair without a care about the staring eyes of all the maids who looked shocked by her raw actions.
Their majesty was a cold woman who did not spare an ounce of emotion even if a person died in front of her. She never smiled, cried or showed any other expressions except cold frowns even at their slightest mistake.
She was known as the ice queen. She had only known how to punish them if they make mistakes and throw money at them when they do good. But not a word of inspiration has left her mouth that was why they never felt attached to her and showed her their loyalty.
They only were scared of her as she could command hanging them with a blank look on her face. They never knew what she was thinking. But after a week, she had changed.
She smiles and talks, shows concern and even asks foolish questions like what a kid likes!
But then she asked all of them to leave instantly so they thought that it was just her new whims or she had gone crazier.
But then when they returned last night with the crown prince, one of the maids that was still left in the palace told them that the lady had been changed and she was even preparing for the meals of the princes personally.
They were shocked to know and wanted to see for themselves . That was why all of them came personally to help her in the morning but they saw a white face. Though she was an ice queen, she always had those rosy cheeks with a beautiful complexion and soft and supple skin.
Her hair was radiant and so was her looks. She looks no less than a fairy with her ethereal looks. But today, she was looking no less than a ghost.
Her face was so while and her body was shivering with cold. Had she always been so busy with work that she did not get proper sleep? They felt bad for her! Which they have never thought that they would!
Just when they were feeling bad for her, Katherine opened her eyes and panic was filling them.
"Oh my, if all of you are here then who is serving the princes! They must be starving and cold."
"......." starving and cold? Wasn't this too much of an exaggeration for the crown prince and that notorious second prince?
One of the maids gulped as she had seen the second prince eating pancakes and eggs leisurely without a care where his mother was and the crown prince practicing his sword but even his breakfast was already laid on the table and he had most probably eaten it already.
And here she was! Looking this sick and yet worrying about those kids! Suddenly she felt angry at the kids for not asking about her even once when they were in her palace!
"Umm, your majesty, the princes already had their breakfast and now went to their classes. You do not need to worry about them.
We will make sure that they do not suffer any grievances while living here.`` Katherine nodded her head.
What was she even thinking? How had she even expected that they would ask for her before having their meal? She's the one who was late and they have classes to attend. They are not free to care about her.
It was her mistake that she did not wake up on time and then joined them. It's all because of that fool! She has spent so much for her magic to stop him from intervening in her life this time.
"Is there any message from the central palace for me or for Lennox and Lucio?" She did not even know if it was successful or not since her condition was not good.
She had never thought that she could be this pathetic!
"Yes, we received a letter that the envoys coming today would only be able to come next week because their master is entangled in some matters. But I heard the guards saying that it is their emperor visiting himself and he is suffering from food poisoning and bad health while staying in the estate of the baron of Cafishire."
'One week huh! I will gain enough strength to kill you after this week!'