(From Demetrius''s Perspective)


    Luc had already brought the Duke of Ataraxia in the magic tower. I came with my wife here since I could not let here alone. It would be a lie if I said I was not worried.


    "Is there a possibility of something going wrong?" I asked.


    "No, Your Highness," the duke replied. "If everything goes well, I would be able to awaken Her Highness''s power."


    "Have you ever done it before?" Luc asked.


    "Yes, twice," he nodded.


    ''But I am sure you won''t be able to awaken her powerpletely. She definitely is a very powerful dark mage. The amount of ck mana in her should be quite a lot,'' Luc thought.


    So, Luc did not tell him about it yet. If he decided that, perhaps it was a good thing not to tell him about it. Luc said beforehand that there was no risk anyway. Either her power would be awakened fully, or her power would awaken partially or it would not awaken at all. Luc was sure that the first part would not happen.


    No matter what was going to happen, it would not affect her health. So, I was fine with proceeding the n.


    I looked at my wife and asked her with my eyes if she was okay with it. She gave me a nod. These days, I did not even need words to ask or say something to her. She always knew what I mean just by looking at me.


    "Your Highness, please rx. Don''t think about anything too much. You just have to rx and let it all go. To awaken your power, it is very important," he said.


    "Yes, I''m trying," she murmured. She seemed a bit nervous, but she was holding up.


    "Will you stop eyeing her like that?" Luc nudged me with his elbow.


    "I am not eyeing her," I said. "I am just watching."


    "Yes, yes, I forgot the way you watch your wife when she is beside another man is kinda weird," he chuckled bitterly. "Honestly, she''s not cheating on you, for God''s sake. I think you should stop doing that. You are just... It will make her ufortable. You know, whenever she talks to me, she talks as if she loves you so much.


    And just turned that you love her and care for her. But you have to be a bit easygoing about a few things as well."


    "I don''t want to hear that from someone who does not know anything about marriage life," I snapped.


    Luc muttered something under his breath and in his head, he was cursing at me. It did not matter. It never mattered what someone else was saying.


    "Your Highness, please give me your hand," the duke said.


    She ced her right hand on his extended hand. I did not like others touching her. But I did not say anything since it was important now.


    "Honestly, you are really something...," Luc grumbled when he saw me eyeing them intently.


    "You will understand. You are marrying soon as well," I said.


    "Impossible. No one can ever be like you. It''s not normal," he said. "It''s like you''re obsessed with her."


    ''I am.''


    "It''s unhealthy," he added.


    I did not say anything, but chuckled. It was not like I did not know it was unhealthy. But even if it was unhealthy, it was fine. I was not hurting her after all. I only loved her. Perhaps my love was too much, but I did not want anything bad to happen to her, ever.


    She would be the safest with me. She also said that it was fine even if I loved her too much.


    As long as it was fine with her, I was going to shower her with love. I would never let her experience pain when she was with me. At least, that was what I was trying.


    "She doesn''t seem to have a choice."


    "Why do you care so much?"


    "You are my friend and she is my friend''s wife. Of course, I care! It''s not like I care about random people. I am just worried that you will end up hurting her badly."


    "I don''t hurt her," I said. "I will never."


    "Hurting does not mean giving physical pain only, you know. Someone can be hurt mentally as well. Sometimes, the scars that are in your mind can hurt more than physical pain," he said. "Just remember this. Love her, but make sure you don''t hurt her in the process."


    Was I hurting her mentally? Was I giving her pain? Sometimes, she made me feel that way even though she did not want to. But I never thought that it was true. What if what Luc said was true? If that was the case, then what should I do?


    I could not even think of loving her any less.


    "Dem!"


    Hearing my wife''s voice, I was jolted out of my thoughts. I looked at her and found her looking at me anxiously.


    "You were not answering," she said. "It''s done."


    "What''s done?"


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    "Where were you?" Luc grumbled.


    "Her Highness has a lot more mana inside her than me. I tried with all I could. I could awaken just a bit of you her power," he said.


    "I will check if it''s enough for her to take her pills again," Luc said. "The duke of Ataraxia can do no more."


    "Thank you, Duke," my wife said. "You helped a lot."


    "It''s my pleasure, Your Highness, Queen of Querencia," he said, kissing her left hand. "You are very humble and kind. I wish you all the best in your life."


    "The duke can leave now," I said, getting annoyed. Did he have to get so touchy with my wife? "You have some work to do, don''t you?"


    "Ah, I do...," he muttered. "I will take my leave then."


    He teleported after saying more unnecessary things to my wife. What was the need to be so friendly with another kingdom''s queen? He just needed to do his job and leave.


    "You should take some rest now," Luc said to Blue. "You better go back and sleep. I will check you tomorrow morning. Don''t disturb her tonight, Demetrius."


    "I won''t!"


    "Are you feeling bad or something?" I asked my wife, ignoring that silver punk.


    "No, I''m fine... I feel a bit lighter than before, but not in a bad way," she said, clutching my hand tightly. "By the way, when are you going to hold your wedding, Luc?"


    "Do I have to? I mean, she came to me this evening and told me yes. So, all we have to do is register our name, right? A wedding ceremony is not necessary, in my opinion. It''s just a waste of time. Well, we need to bite into each other''s skins in order to start the mating bond.


    But we can do thatter as well," he said.


    "What do you mean? Ha, you don''t understand...," she sighed. "I told you before too. Ruby is someone who always wanted to have a lover and a family. She has all these dreams as well where she is treated like a princess. If I did not have a wedding ceremony, I would not have minded because I never dreamt of it in the first ce.


    But it''s different for her. She might agree to whatever you will say, but she actually won''t be happy. It''s not like you don''t have any money. Kings, Queens and the masters of the magic towers have lots of money. You can easily hold a wedding ceremony. If not for you, do it for your future wife."


    I wanted to ask her why she cared so much for them. It was their life. They could do whatever they wanted. Was it how people were normally supposed to behave and I was just thinking in an odd way?


    "Are you sure I should do it?" Luc asked. He seemed to trust Blue a lot.


    "Yes! You definitely should! You said you are marrying to make her happy, right? Then do it to make her happy as well. Make sure she is treated like a princess just the way she wants to. Ruby is very prideful, but she is also considerate.


    She doesn''t like to ask for much things. I know it because I have been with her for almost four months. She works for me all the time, but never asks for a bonus. If only I give her a bonus, she will take it. She just never asks for it," she said. "That''s the type of person she is.


    Make sure to treat her well. I am sure you don''t know much about marriage life and stuff like that. So, right before the time when you decide to hold your wedding ceremony, you will meet me. I will tell you some necessary factors that you need to remember."