20 Minutes Early,
At the Royal council Meeting, while his vasal argue about winnery right before winter, the King was sitting on the throne and tapping his fingers impatienly like he's waiting something clear would happened.
The King's tapping while obseving his surrounding. His vasal expression and gesture. At one glance he already know them,
'How boring! They already stated who Will win and who Will lose. Why did they make me hear their argument, when they don't really need my opinion? This is wasting my time.' he thought.
In his obsevation, he saw a black shroud cloth levitate like curtain in front of the door. His vasal seems didn't care like they used to it or they really can't see it. When the King stop tapping his fingers and pay attention to the black shroud cloth, it fly off and dash to his side.
'Psssk... Pssst... Ssshhkk!' the cloth release a distubring sound like a ghost wishper in the King's ears.
"WHAT?!?" The King stand and exclaim angrily. While the black shroud cloth fly off and disappear into thin air. Then all the vasal in the meeting room shut silence.
"Your Majesty?" Marquess Healington ask in confusion.
"This meeting is over. Dismiss!"
"Ha?" Every body in the room confused but no one dare to question the king. They glance at Marquess Healington asking for help, but the King' s word his order faster.
"Marquess Healington, Viscount Clement, the two of you would follow me!"
Then the two opposing faction that arguing before can't say anything accept,
"Yes. Your majesty!"
Then they follow the King to the direction of Rose Labyrint.
At the front of the Rose Labyrint, the King welcomed by Verne Family knights with dignity before he entrance, but suddenly,
'Hachuu!' Vice Captain Curtis can't hold and sneeze.
"CK!" The King click his tongue and more angry
'Even her subordinates have no maner! How could she be my Queen's bodyguard before? She is so worthless!' is what the King's thought.
The King and his vasal come inside the Labyrint and he take out a pendant from his robe. He glance at the blue flowers at the green wall and spins the pendant. The pendant changed color every spin and the King stop spinning it when the pendant turn blue.
'Sraaaak!' the Labyrint suddenly changed and open a straight path shortcut in front of the King. They then continue walk in and not long after reach the center of the Labyrint.
The King heard his Queen's sound and some ladies laugh. Then he heard,
" I will teach you how to flirt! Hohoho!" the Queen's sound.
When the King heard that, he become extremely angry and walked faster. He then saw Dame Goth Elle was grabbing the Queen's hands and he shout,
"Flirt with who?!? Exactly??? "
Every body freeze silent and Dame. Goth Elle release the Queen's hands
"Oops!" Viscountess Clement finally understand the situation and exclaim.
'How could you just OOOPS now? Viscountees! Help!' Dame. Goth Elle thought while glance at her.
Whether she or anyone could not help Dame. Goth Elle this time. Everyone just stand and freeze.
'Sret!' the King take off his glove in one swop and 'Whuuush!' he throw it fast to Dame. Goth Elle
'Bruuk!' Fortunately, Dame. Goth Elle avoided it instigtively and the gloves drop on the floor.
"I'm sorry your majesty. That is a reflex. Please try again!" She says while controling her expression to not panic, as promise not to avoided the other gloves that the King want to throw.
"Dame. Goth Elle, I chal-"
"My King!" The Queen's loud call stops his hands. "What brings you here? Has the meeting ended?" Her voice become soft after she get his attention.
The King sulk and didn't says anything because his Queen cut his word. The Queen then walks to approach him to calm his temper. She grabs his hand and take the other gloves then keep it away.
"Did you miss me, my King? So, you come here?" The Queen smile graciously.
"My Queen! You don't seems Miss me. When you have time to flirt with someone else?"
"What do you mean? It's not me! We're just talking to make a program lesson for Dame. Verne. I'm thinking for looking to teachers, so they could give her a lesson about flirting." The Queen says as she circle around her King's arm.
'Pardon, me?' Dame. Goth Elle thought. 'How could an information collecting become that way?'
"You know? Dame. Verne is a bit too dicipline about everything. She even need formal invitation, so I could drink tea with her." The Queen hints about her letters and invitation that never arrived at Dame. Goth Elle's hands. She asking the King whether he know something or even involve in it.
The King glance at the invitation on the table and cynically stares at Dame. Goth Elle
"She needs etiquet teacher to teach her manners more than about flirting! She and her subordinates!" The King's says
'Hahhh!! So, that's how you play? the King of Jelousy? Well, Fine!' Dame. Goth Elle thought, holding her irk feeling and she smile.
"Thank you for your generosity, Your Majesty the King. I Will hone my etiquet, my flirting ability, and also my SWORD techiques too. So, I could be OF USED for this kingdom."
Meaning: I would defeat you in sword fighting when you challenge me next time.
"Don't be haste to learn everything in one go! If you're not aware and fail, even an Exile won't enough!"
Meaning: If you try to defeat me, you would not only be Exile, but I can hang you for treason.
"Thank you for your advice, Your Majesty. I would remember it."
The King seems want to say other thing and argue with Dame.Goth Elle but the Queen answer her quickly.
"You're welcome, Dame. Verne."
The King stare at the Queen who only smile and link her fingers at his. She then ask,
"So, would you like some tea, your Majesty?"
"Yes, please!" The King finally yield at her.
"Viscountees, please prepare two more tables, while me and his Majesty take a walk to look for the blue roses."
"Right away, your majesty!" Viscountees answers.
The King smile when he heard the Queen want to spend time with him. He kiss her hand and drag her to the bushes with blue roses and leave his vasal waiting with Dame. Goth Elle while the tables, new batch of tea and cake set up. When the two of them walk far enough and didn't make a sound, the rest who left are signing in harmony,
"Haaaah!!!" The four of them say in sync.
"Why did his Majesty always like that?" Viscount Clement complains.
"At least we know who make him angry this time." Marquess Healington comment while give a glance at Dame. Goth Elle.
"Viscountees, let me help you so we can finish faster. So, some one won't blame you too." Dame. Goth Elle ignore his comment.
"Thank you, Dame.Verne." Viscountees Clement says.
"Marquess Healington, it is not wise to look for a scape goat at time like this. Doesn't his Majesty always extreme when it is related to the Queen? We all know this already." Viscount Clement said with pity to his daughter's friend.
"Viscount Clement, we are in the middle of important meeting. You are the same as the rest, complaining before we came here. Why are you being hypocryte now? What's so important about a lowly Noble knight become a country Lord? Make His Majesty angry and ignore her superior now?!?" Marquess Healington complains.
"I believe his Majesty really trust the two of you then he drag you here. So, if there rumors running around about what happened in Rose Labyrint here, the two of you might be in trouble." Dame.Goth Elle says with a smile.
"How dare you threaten me!" Marquess Healington exclaim angrily.
"How could I not dare? Seems in this capital, my rumors already running around quite wild too. If his Majesty heard a rumor about the Queen here, I believe that I won't be a scape goat next time because I am a victim of rumors."
Viscount Clement chuckle and his daughter hold her laugh. It's because they know exactly who make the rumors while they refuse to be the part of them and say they're being neutral.
Who wouldn't know about rumors that's going around after Dame. Goth Elle granted the Crownaisans Land? Everyone was curious about the reason for a Grand General who win every war to be set aside so quickly in her glory. There is a rumor that she was doing something lesse majesty so she can't be qualified as the Queen's bodyguard anymore. They says that she capture every woman's heart who try to befriend with the Queen and pretending as a male knight. While the real reason is because it become more dangerous for the Queen if she still around. The women in rumors are actually candidates tobe the King's concubine. They're all sets by Healington sides. Because his candidates failed he make up the rumors to attack the Queen.
Marquess Healington grunt and gritted his teeth can't denny his fault.
"Just keep our mouth shut, shall we? The Queen already save our dignity here. We need to appreciate her effort." Dame Goth Elle says while finishing the table arrangement.
Not long after that, the King and the Queen come back from their walk. The Queen wearing the King's robe while his appearance looks a bit deshelved. Their faces are red blushing with a bit of excitement that they try to hide.
"Your Majesty. The tea is ready!" Vicountess Clement give her report.
"Thank you Willowbelle." the Queen Says, "Now everyone, please take a seat! "
Every body sit after the King and The Queen sat at their couple table. Then Dame. Goth Elle clear her throat before everyone else start complaining,
"Ekhm! Your Majesty the King and the Queen, I actually bring something for you from my land. I hope you would like them."
Dame. Goth Elle give two big box from mahogany block. The Queen open one of the box and she fell amazed when she found a display of Maple tree made from a stag horns.
"What a beautiful miniature!"
"Yes. Thank you, Your majesty. This piece is designed by the one who is outside, my Vice captain."
"Owh, Right ! I remember. Didn't he the one who helped you design the silver sword I order for his majesty's birthday, did he? Do you remember, your majesty?" The Queen says with sparkling eyes asking for praise from the King because she knows how much the King cherished the Silver Sword.
"Yes... That is a beautiful sword."the King smile at the Queen and bend his expression again when see Dame. Goth Elle while says,
"Why didn't he just become a designer instead of a knight? "
'Gkhh! My Goodnes, My Queen. What did you see from this garbage King? Except his face, is there anything whort it? You're even clever than him.' Dame. Goth Elle cursed in her mind.
"It's because this kingdom needs more Knights when in the era of war." Dame. Goth Elle answer.
Meaning: You are the one that buried his talent by sending him on battlefield.
"Your Majesty, what is in the other box? " the Queen really trying to save her friend before her husband explode.
The King open the other box and found white pelts that has silky soft fluffy furs after proper maintains with professional hand. As her plans before she came to the capital, Dame. Goth Elle gave the Polar Bear furs to the King.
"We still have some boxs of the pepts on my knights' hands. I brought them here in considering the winter would come. They might be of used for warm coats or gloves."
"That would be perfect! I could call for designer for Your Majesty right away!" the Queen says.
"Not so fast, my Queen!" the King says made the Queen stop and sit back. "You generously bring these pelts thinking a coat for my Queen, so she didn't freeze during winter. Why didn't you just use them for your people? Why bring them to us? What's the catch?"
'Surely you want something!' he thought.
Dame. Goth Elle smile, 'I know you would respond that way!' she thought.
"Well, if you ask me that, I have to start from where I get those pelt first. I know you must feels it strange when I bring polar bear pelts here while my land are warm enough to be encountering such a species who loves freezing cold mountain."
"These are polar bear pelts? " the Viscount and the Marquess disbelief it.
"Well, what actually happened is... "
Then Dame. Goth Elle report about the attack in her land. She also reported the suspicious activity and culprits of summoning are from the Tower. Also how the magicians insist to get their justification from the King as they didn't work under the Lord's authority.
"So, now. What I want to ask is how would Your Majesty punish the tower? "
'Duesh! ' the King smash his fist on the table. His seething aura show how mad he is.
"Impudent! How dare you questioning the King, Dame. Verne! " the Marquess shout for his King. "The matter about punishment and rules of Kingdom is own by the King and outsider does not need to question them!"
"I apologized for crossing my boundary, Your Majesty, the King." Dame. Goth Elle stand and lower her head. " I wouldn't dare to question your Majesty's authority. I won't question about the Rules or Punishment anymore. My concern for the people in my land, is to ask Your Majesty about Compensation for them."
"Compensation? We didn't even finish the meeting to coordinate for winter (because of you!) how could you ask an allocation for compensation?!?" again, the Marquess shout at Dame. Goth Elle.
The King raised his hand. "Stop! " then the Marquess keep silent
"If Compensation is what you ask, you could take it from the Tower, isn't it?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. You're so wise. But the people who became victims need more than money for compensation."
"What is it that you really need?"
"Saintess, Your Majesty."
"Saintess? For what purpose?" the King asked.
"Yeah! If you need healing, the Tower could do Healing spells or make healing potions like they do for the military." the Marquiss protest.
"Is it for ceremony?" the Queen asked.
"Yes! (exactly!) Your Majesty indeed wise."
The Queen chuckled softly behind her fan. She noticed Dame. Goth Elle call her husband a wise man and call her 'INDEED WISE' on purpose. It is because she always says the Queen smarter than her King.
"The victims at my land, didn't trust the perpetrator who in fact came from the Tower. If we proceed like Marquess Healington suggested, the fear and terror would linggering longer than the winter. So, if the one that heal them is the saintess, the more the better if she blessing the land with a ceremony, they would feel secured. Because Saintess is the symbol of the Savior."
The complaining Marquess fell silent at that with a beet red face. While the King fell annoyed because he have to deal with the Temple. The Saintess is famous for hostile against magician. If she knows she have to wipe a mess cause by the Tower, the Kingdom could lose her favour.
"This is my report about the case, Your Majesty. The Magicians of the Tower would cooperate as long as Your Majesty give them official order, and the Saintess would be honor if Your Majesty give her official invitation to Crownaisans Land. " Dame. Goth Elle says.
'Yeah, come on! You just need to write letters! I already extort and collect the money. I don't need your Royal treasury coins, keep them for your self!' she thought.
(Note: You could imagine her acting like a hooligan extorting money from robed guys with pointy hat. 🧙 💰)
The King still didn't budge to agree to make an invitation for Saintess. He didn't find where is the benefit for the Kingdom to poke at a sleeping lioness just for some fur before winter. When no one dare to intervene, the Queen open wide her hard fan and touch her King's face to come closer to her.
"Your Majesty, how about I help you write those letters tonight? Then you can review the letters I wrote to your liking. If you find any miss in them, you could punish me." she wishper at his ear.
The King smile and try to tempt her further.
"What do you want as your punishment, my queen?" he wishper back behind her hand fan.
"You could ***** or ****** and then ******. Which ever you want. If I don't have enough ability to assist you, Your Majesty." she wishper.
'My Queen... This is one of the reasons why I agreed to be sent to Crownaisans. You don't look so dignify when you're with his Majesty. You have to throw away your pride for him! ' Dame. Goth Elle though and see the Queen with pitiful eyes.
'Puk! Puk! ' Viscountess Clement tap at Dame. Goth Elle's shoulder and wishper,"I know how you feel! I too feel the same and I saw that every day, but we have to support our Queen's desicion." They nod in agreement.
"Haha ha!" the King laugh with joy. "Alright, Dame. Verne, you're allow to invite the Saintess to your land, but after compensation your man not allowed to intervene with the tower's development anymore!"
"Thank you for your generosity, Your Majesty. We would wait for the news for the Saintess."
Thus, Dame. Goth Elle reach her goal for coming to capital and get the King's approval for Saintess to visit. She then go back to her land right away with her knights because the King would be irritated if she there longer. After promise to write letter and give the rest of the pelt boxs for the Queen, she off go with her carriage.
Mean while, the King's back to the meeting room, sit back on his throne. He didn't accompany with his vasal who argue about winter allocation, but instead a group of hoodie men in black who cover their faces. The King's look furious compare to when he was with the Queen and then he say,
"Schatten D Macht! Keep my Glory and my Reigh intact! Dame. Goth Elle Nichole de La Verne. Kill her! "
"As you command, your Majesty! The Glory of the Kingdom in your Reign! "
Then those hoodie men turn into shadows and dissapear like the wind.