Alissia almost tripped over her own feet, hearing the Queen as she thought: 'What does being someone's daughter in law have anything to do with going upstairs?' It if was not for the fact that she was the Queen and told her to, she would not be calling this woman mother at all.
"Ummm… Mother…. We all just got off the carriage after working all morning, so I figured it would be best to unload a few things and take a small break." Alissia explained as she began climbing the stairs. "By the way, which floor are the rooms on? I noticed four floors to this place."
"Princess, the top floor has three bedrooms that are all about the same size. The third floor has ten bedrooms of decent size. The second and first floor have shared servant quarters along the library, the kitchens, the apothecary, and magic research labs." One of the maids stepped forward to explain.
"Oh?" Alissia looked over the maids who were all standing there and saw that there were six in total plus the three Princess Fina brought with her. "Then, change the servant quarters into storage rooms. You girls use the rooms on the third floor. There is no reason for you all to share bedrooms when there are plenty to go around. I am not too big on the whole servant master thing anyway. So just think of it as having a live in job."
"This….?" The maid, who looked like the leader, turned and looked at the Queen, unsure how to react, only to see her nod. A bright smile formed on the maid's lips as she said: "We thank Princess for her kindness!"
All the maids bowed their heads at the same time. Alissia nodded her head in approval. Not at their bow but at the view, she was getting. She had to admit the Queen knew how to pick them. But her praise was soon taken back when she heard: "Oh? So you are already taking them in as concubines?"
"When the hell did I say that!?" Alissia yelled out. She didn't want people thinking she was some kind of hard core player!
"You didn't? Ouch! Fina!" The Queen yelled out. She could swear to the gods that her daughter had just cracked her shin.
"Don't pick on Alissia! If you keep doing it, you can go home!" Princess Fina yelled out. She disliked the way her mother was picking on her friend!
"Fine! I'm going. Your father is probably tearing his hair out right now since I am not there." The Queen said with a huff before turning around, but after taking three steps, she stopped and looked at Alissia: "Make sure you christen the house well tonight. And if you get Fina pregnant, you better let me kno…. Ouch!"
"How the hell could she get me pregnant!? She's a girl!" Princess Fina yelled out in anger. Everyone decided to pretend that they didn't just see the crown princess beating up the Queen.
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Back in the palace, wearing a pair of his underwear on his head while holding a glass of wine in his hand. A certain King had his cheeks flushed red as he listened to the music coming from the magic music player. "Hahahaha! She's gone! I hope she never comes back! Hahahaha! I will dance and party all day and night! Maybe I will even call this freedom day!"
"Oh? You look very free~" The King froze when he heard the voice of the devil behind him. Before he could even react, he was dragged off, heading towards the room of torture where he knew he would never escape from again.
His pleading screams filled the halls of the palace, but not a single servant dared lift their head. They all knew what was happening. The King was about to climb the stairs of hell with the demon queen.
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Sometime later…..
"Oh, not bad!" Alissia looked at her room. The other girls all went to inspect their own rooms as well. So it was just Alissia and the maid who spoke out earlier.
"Is it to your liking, Princess?" The maid asked.
Alissa turned around and took a good look at the girl. She had black hair and an Asian look about her, with pale white skin that fit well with the short french maid skirt. "It indeed is. What is your name?"
"My name is Hime." The maid replied while bowing her head.
"Then Hime. Tell the other maids they do not need to wear those kinds of maid uniforms anymore. They can wear a regular one if they so wish. I do not wish to force you, girls, to wear something you're not comfortable in." Alissia explained.
"But if Princess likes us dressed like this, we do not mind…." Hime replied with a blush. She had seen the looks her new master had given them when she saw them dressed like this. She was not blind.
"Suit yourself. I do not care either way. But let everyone decide what they want to do." Alissia answered.
"As Princess wishes." Hime replied with a bow before stepping forward. "Princess, just to let you know that we are trained in many things including full stress release…."
Alissia raised an eyebrow and looked at Hime who was indeed a beauty and nodded. "That would be great. What do I do? Lie on my stomach?"
"Yes but it would be best if you took your armor off. Also please excuse me while I get the proper oils." Hime replied and went to turn to walk away when Alissia stopped her. "Can you call Millie for me too? I want her to enjoy this stress relief."
Hime turned around and bowed her head once more. "As you wish Princess."
"To think I can get a full body massage. I wonder if she will give me a happy ending too? Would Millie even be able to take a happy ending?" Alissia tried to picture the girl dealing with such things but could only shake her head. "Might be a bit difficult for her."