(From Blue''s Perspective)


    "How are you feeling, Ruby?" I asked.


    Ruby and I were getting a full-body massage today. We invited masseurs to the pce. Since it was fun, I invited Iris over taking Ruby''s permission since it was organized for her mainly. But she could note because she had back pain that she got from sleeping in a strange position. It was hard to even stand now.


    "It''s good. But is Your Highness alright? You were sick not too long ago," she said.


    "The massage makes me feel good. It''s amazing. Besides, I am not sick anymore," I said. Hey, what''s your name?"


    "I am Aria, Your Majesty," the masseur who was massaging me replied.


    "You are doing well. Before leaving, you all should have some cake," I said.


    "Thank you, Your Majesty. You are very generous," she said.


    "Why did Perita note, Your Highness?" Ruby asked. "She was excited..."


    "Well, she was misbehaving. So, I sent her with Flint again," I said.


    Perita fought with a knight in the hallway for some strange reasons. So, as her punishment, I sent her with Flint to deliver some letters to some important members. She hated to go with Flint, so it was a perfect punishment for her.


    "It would have been great if Her Grace, the Duchess coulde."


    "She has back pain. Her sleeping position sucks for sure. Dem said mine sucks too," I said. "That said, you and Luc have gone out a few times I heard... Is it improving, the rtionship, I mean?"


    "Yeah, we are kind of free with each other now. The awkwardness is not there... I mean, it has not disappearedpletely, but it''s less," she said.


    "I see... That''s good. There should not be awkwardness between husband and wife. You guys will get closer after the wedding, so don''t worry."


    "That said... Actually..."


    "... Don''t tell me..."


    "Yes, it happened."


    "Shit!"


    ''So, Ruby is on her period... I was fearing this...''


    "It''s the second day. So, there is no way it will stop tomorrow," she said.


    "Ugh, damn it!"


    ''This must be how Dem feels when I am on my period. I would not have known someone can feel this strongly about someone else''s menstruation. I was looking forward to hearing stories about her and Luc''s wedding night. Now, this idiotic menstruation ruined everything! Jeez, juste at a right time. Why now?''


    "Your Highness seems more annoyed than me," Ruby chuckled.


    "Come on, the wedding night is special for brides, especially when you and your fiancé have never been close enough to do it before the wedding. I feel bad for you. You must have been looking forward to this."


    "Well, I was," she said. "But we still have to do it."


    "What?"


    I sat up quickly hearing this. Were they going to do it when she was on her period? Well, people did it. But it would be messy.


    "It''s essential to do it on the wedding night for us to be marked by each other. It''s kinda gross, but we have to do it. I will exin everything to Lord Luc."


    "Then it means you guys have to do it until dawn, right?" I asked and she nodded. "Hey, let''s just push the date."


    "But all the things have been prepared. And the invitations have been sent already," she said.


    "Haa," I sighed. "Ipletely forgot that even if you are on your period, you have to do it. Such weird ways... I hate it... Anyway, talk to Luc as soon as possible. Let''s hear what he says.


    Then we can decide something."


    "Yes, I will."


    Ruby was not working as my personal maid anymore. Now there were at least five or six maids or sometimes more than that took care of me. I did not bother remembering their name. Dem said that even if someone among them was loyal to me today, they would still try to harm me tomorrow. So, it was better not to get close to any of them. I decided not to remember their name and call them by that.


    It would keep me from getting hurt emotionally if any of them tried to harm me.


    Ruby chose those maids, but since Dem told me to be wary of them, I was doing so. Even Ruby said that there were only a few people I couldpletely trust.


    ''For now, the people I can trust are Dem, Luc, Ruby, Perita, Flint, Reece, Calix, and Abel. They are the most trustworthy people in the pce. Dem trusted the beta, but even he knew less than these people knew. I was not close with the beta since he worked with Dem most of the time. But I heard that he was president of my secret fan club. It was just a rumor, but Ruby said that it was true.''


    After the massage session, Ruby left and went to meet Luc. Even though my mind was in chaos, my body felt spoiled because of the massage. It was amazing.


    ''I should do it again some other time.''


    Even though I had gotten better now, I was not allowed to return to work. Dem said that I could return to work after Luc''s wedding. I had no idea what Luc''s wedding got to do with this.


    "Greeting, Your Highness."


    "Beta... Where is Dem?"


    "His Highness is in his office. Mage Flint is there. They are cursing."


    "Well, they both have a bad mouth. But why?"


    "No reason," he shrugged.


    "Alright, I will go there."


    Though Dem did not curse in front of me much, he actually had a very bad mouth. He cursed the most when he was with his subordinates and the knights. It was Luc, who told me all of this. He liked to say these kinds of things about Dem to me. That was the reason Dem chased him out of our bedroom yesterday.


    I went to Dem''s study and found them discussing something. Dem got my scent immediately. Flint could not smell me, so he found out I was there only when I pushed the door open.


    At first, everyone around me would know I was there as they could hear my footsteps. Werewolves had very good ears after all. But now I could walk in almostplete silence, thanks to Perita.


    I was a human, so even if I learned swordsmanship, it would be hard for me to win against them because they were physically strong. So, I needed to move quickly and use tricks. Physical strength was not something I could depend on, so I needed to be tricky. She said that I should not make noise at all as well. It would confuse them and they would not know when and how I would attack sometimes.


    Thanks to the practice, I could walk without making much noise now.


    "Did I disturb you?"


    "No,e in," Dem smiled.


    "Yes, Your Highness. You have disturbed us," Flint said. "Anyway, greetings, Your Highness.


    "I have juste back after the massage session," I said, ignoring Flint.


    "Your Highness is ignoring me now."


    "Wow, what is that pir doing in your room? Why is that here?" I asked.


    "I am a pir now? How could you say something like that, Your Highness? I thought we were on good terms," Flint said.


    "You are the one who started fighting with me. That said, how is work going?"


    "His Highness instructed us, so it''s going well. Your Highness just needs to get better."


    "Wow, is Flint wishing for my good health?" I eximed.


    "Your Highness, please don''t use such expressions. Just pay me well because I prayed for you."


    "Dem, can this guy be dismissed?"


    "Yeah," Dem nodded.


    "You heard him. Leave already."


    "It also seems I need to leave as soon as possible since there is a huge possibility of a kids'' unfriendly thing happening right now."


    Before I could grab Flint''s ear, he left using teleportation. Dem wasughing for some reason. Did he find the whole thing funny?


    "If we have a kid someday, I think you will be like this with them," heughed.


    ''You have thought about that?''


    "I think it will be the other way around. I have a feeling that I will be very close to my child and the possibility is that he will torment you," I said.


    "He?"


    "I think it will be a boy if I get pregnant someday," I said. "It will be a few yearster. So, it''s fine. That said, do you know that there is a problem?"


    "What is it? Are you feeling bad again?"


    "No, not that. It''s about Ruby. She is actually on her period."


    "So what? It''s amon thing," he shrugged.


    "Ugh, I don''t mean that... They will still have to do it, right? I told her to change the wedding date. She has gone to talk to Luc now."


    "He won''t change it."


    "What? Why?"


    "I know him. He just won''t."