(From Blue''s Perspective)


    Luc came this morning. He checked me to see if I truly could take the pills now. In my dream, I heard that I could. So, I had a feeling that it was true.


    "You can take them now," he said, after checking everything thoroughly. "Your husband will surely be the happiest, that horny..."


    "What are you saying? We are married. It''s natural for him to want it," I said. And it was not just him who wanted it. "You will find out soon since you are marrying."


    "By the way, congrattions, you two. I wanted to congratte both of you at the same time," I said. Ruby stiffened up hearing it. She was cleaning the couch in the bedroom for the fifth time today. I could see her ears turning red.


    "Thank you, Your Highness," she mumbled.


    "Luc, you are supposed to say ''thank you'' when someone congrattes you for something," I said. "Come on, practice saying so to me. You have to say it lots of times after all."


    "Thank you, I guess," he murmured.


    "Cut that ''I guess''. There is no guessing in thanking someone. You thank for real, or you don''t thank at all," I said. "That said, did you two discuss the date?"


    "No... I told youst night that we did not. Why are you saying that now?"


    "Lord Luc can proceed with his previous n. I don''t need a wedding ceremony anyway," Ruby said, without looking this way.


    "You even mentioned it in front of her?" I asked Luc with my eyes.


    "I perhaps said it once or something somehow," he seemed to be saying with his eyes.


    "Then tell her you also want to have a wedding ceremony," I urged him with my eyes.


    "But I don''t want it. I am doing it for her sake," he said with his eyes.


    "But you are not supposed to say that! Tell her that you want it as well!"


    He sighed and looked at her who was still looking the other way. "I actually want to have a wedding ceremony. I mean, we are marrying once, right? So, it''s better to do it in a grand way, when we still have time. What do you think? If you don''t want to, we don''t have to..."


    "No! I would love to..."


    "Yes?"


    "I would love to have a wedding ceremony as well," she said.


    ''Cool!''


    Luc nced at me and I nodded at him. I wished they would open up to each other more and try to get along properly. I was hoping that it would happen after their wedding.


    Luc left after describing everything to me. I also told him all about the dream I hadst night. He thought the same as Demetrius. Both of them thought that it was not just a dream, rather I truly saw a part of my brother''s experience.


    "Your Highness, no disrespect intended, but have you told Lord Luc to do these things for me?" Ruby asked almost right after Luc left.


    "No," I replied nonchntly. "It''s none of my business what you two do. You both are adults, so it would be wrong of me to meddle. Isn''t that right?"


    "It''s not like that... I would not mind Your Highness expressing your opinions about us," she said quickly. "I was just worried that Lord Luc was doing something that he did not want to."


    "Don''t worry, don''t worry. Luc is not someone to do something that he does not want to do," I said.


    "So, you don''t have to worry at all. Just prepare yourself to get married, that''s all. Mental preparation is very important after all."


    Mental preparation was something I could do before my wedding. It was a very hasty situation where I did not have any say about anything. Even though it sounded very bad, my marriage was forced. Nothing would have happened even if I said no., I just had to marry Demetrius no matter what.


    It was not like I regretted my marriage since I came to love my husband and found a husband who loved me very much as well.


    But I wished that I could choose him on my own, without being forced to choose him.


    Well, if I spoke honestly, then I would not have chosen Demetrius if I had not fallen for him madly. He was handsome, but his personality was morally questionable. He was scary sometimes and the things he said and did were scary as well. But now that I was with him, I was trying as hard as I could to make our marriage work without any problem.


    "Yes, that is true...," she said.


    "You can stop working, for now, Ruby. Take a seat," I said. "You have been very focused on cleaning the couch since morning, even though it''s not your job."


    Cleaning all the furniture and rooms was part of other maids'' work. Ruby only needed to be with me and take care of me. Still, to hide her flushed face, she chose to clean the couch since morning and it was just too clear.


    "I was just..."


    "It''s okay. You don''t have to exin anything," I said. "Come on. Sit down."


    Ruby sat down on the bed in front of me. She looked a bit confused. I wondered if it would have been the same for me if the situation was normal. Back then, I just did not know what to do or think and I was scared. I had the constant fear that he would hit me or hurt me because that was what I was expecting.


    "You can tell me what you are worried about," I said.


    "I am just worried about everything actually," she said. "What if Lord Luc says no at thest moment?"


    "Why would he do that?" I asked.


    "He is the master of the magic tower. He holds a lot of power and is a very renowned and respected person. But I... I am just a maid..."


    It was true that a lot of people were going to be surprised when they would find out that Ruby and Luc were mates. People would look down on Ruby just because she was a maid. I could even think of some situations that were going to take ce. But Demetrius and I supported the marriage. Well, Dem did not care, but he said he was going to support it after I told him.


    I had a feeling that even if I did not tell him to, he was going to support it anyway since it was Luc''s marriage.


    Since Dem and I were the king and the queen, we could shut people''s mouths. And if we attended Luc''s wedding, then we would publicly support the wedding. No one would dare to say anything opposing it in public anymore.


    "Ruby, it''s not where wee from that matters. What matters the most is what we want to be," I said, resting my hand on her shoulder. "You don''t have to care about anything. Besides, it''s not like you are actually amoner. It would not have mattered even if you were. Luc would still want to marry you and we would support your marriage."


    "It does not matter much even if I am a noble. I am from a fallen noble family after all," she mumbled. "We have nothing."


    Ruby was the daughter of a count. But they went bankrupt and lost everything overnight fifteen years ago. In this world, only status did not matter. Money was an important thing as well.


    Ruby had to be an Imperial maid to help her family. After I became the Queen, I started to bear the expenses of her family so she could use all of her ie for herself. She refused a lot of times, but I forced her to agree. Read further on m_vl em,pyr


    To make sure that her reputation was not hindered in any way, I would just have to help the count''s family rise again. I had nned to do it anyway. I was going to give them enough money to rise to their position again and make it look like they earned it. Because if I helped them publicly, people would not take it lightly. So, I needed to do everything in secret.


    Luc did not care much about public opinion. He had no idea what public opinion meant for Ruby. Ruby would get hurt if she was targeted. So, I took it on myself to help her get through it.


    "I am going to help your family, get your position back," I said. "I will meet them soon. After you and Luc fix the date, I will meet your family as soon as I can. It should be kept a secret. Do not tell anyone about it. After that, it will be only a matter of time before I can make everything work.


    So, you just rx and get ready to marry."