(From Blue''s Perspective)


    "Where will you be going, Your Highness?" a maid asked while choosing my dress.


    "To the magic tower. I want to meet the master and the mistress of the magic tower," I replied. "Hmm... I want to wear something ck and golden. Has the new dress that I ordered arrived?"


    "Yes, Your Highness, it has. Your Highness ordered three dresses. Which one do you want to wear?"


    "The one with petal sleeve and heart-shaped neckline. The dress is ck and has a slightly big skirt. The whole dress has a golden design," I exined.


    "Ah, that one... We will get it."


    "Your Highness will wear elbow-length gloves?"


    "Yes. I don''t really like to show my hand that much," I said. I liked to wear long-sleeved dresses usually and if I wore short-sleeved dresses, then I always wore gloves. It was my personal preference.


    After getting ready, I went to my office. I finished part of my work in the bedroom because I waszy. Dem had tired me out too much.


    As always, I had to wear too much jewelry. It was like it needed to be made obvious that I was someone different than others. It was ufortable, but since other Queens always wore so much jewelry as well, I could not do otherwise. Besides, I wore a lot less than them, yet they felt too much. The design of my dresses was different from their dresses as well.


    It must be because I told my designers to focus onfort along with beauty.


    "Perita, bring Flint here," I said to Perita who was guarding me today. Calix would guard me at night. They switched ces ording to both of their agreement. I did not care. If one of them guarded me any time of the day, it was fine.


    "Alright," she nodded and left.


    "I wonder if that child is really alright," I mumbled to myself. I had sent a letter in the morning to Luc and he said that the child was doing alright, thanks to Ruby who was affectionate towards her. I did not expect anything from Luc on this. I was not worried because Ruby was there. But I still needed to see with my own eyes to be sure that she was alright.


    "You called me, Your Highness? How many papers do I have to copy now?"


    "I want to go to the magic tower. Right now. Take me there and thene back to get to work. There are a lot of things to do."


    "Yes, Master."


    "Don''t call me that," I said tiredly.


    Flint teleported me to the magic tower, straight to Luc''s bedroom. "What the...? Don''t you all have any kind of normal thinking ability? Oh my god! Who teleports to someone else''s bedroom? Who does that, huh?" I yelled, pulling Flint''s ear.


    "Jeez, are you beating him up?" Luc muttered,ing up from behind.


    "Haa, go back, Flint. If you ever do this, I will reduce your sry."


    "What?! I''m sorry! I won''t do it again!" he said quickly.


    "Where is the child, Luc?" I asked. "And sorry for barging into your bedroom. It wasn''t my intention. That Flint..."


    "That''s alright. I''m used to it because Demetrius used to barge into wherever I was except the bathroom. I can''t even get his smell because he is an Alpha. I''m kinda used to it," Luc muttered. "And that child is with Ruby. Come with me."


    I followed Luc along with Perita. He took us to a nearby room. He opened the door without knocking just like Dem. I sighed. These two did not have even just the least amount of politeness.


    "Ruby, Blue is here," Luc said.


    "Your Highness!" Ruby eximed.


    "Your Royal Majesty?" Athena mumbled, seeing me.


    "I havee to check on Athena," I said. "How are you, sweetie?"


    "I''m fine. The marks disappeared from my body!" she said as I touched her forehead.


    "Yes, the doctor gave you medicine. If given the right medicine, it doesn''t take long for the bruises to go away," I said.


    "I was scared when I did not see Your Majesty... Then that lord came and patted my head. I like thedy too. She is very good," she said.


    "Thatdy is the mistress of the magic tower. You know the lord already, don''t you? He is the master of the magic tower," I said. "They are my friends. They won''t hurt you."


    "They said so too," she nodded. "Thedy even gave me cookies... Chocte cookies..."


    "Is that so? That''s great. Then, finish the cookies you are eating. I will talk to the lord and thedy a bit," I said.


    "Yes!"


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    "Well, Ruby, thanks for taking care of Athena. And Luc too. You both helped a lot."


    "It was nothing, Your Highness. I''m d I could help. Besides, Athena is such a nice child,'' Ruby said.


    "I did not want to disturb your married life just when you got married a few days ago...," I mumbled.


    "Well, I am the one who suggested bringing her here anyway," Luc said.


    "That''s right. It would have been a problem to keep her there. There are a lot of empty rooms in the magic tower. So, it''s much safer to keep her here. No one will find out," Ruby said. "Your Highness, please take a seat.


    I will bring some tea for you."


    "Aww, I missed the tea you make," I muttered.


    "Haha, I wille to visit Your Highness as well and make you tea. I am worried about Your Highness''s health. You never eat well," Ruby said.


    "That must be the reason Blue is so skinny," Luc said.


    "Yes. Have you seen how less Her Highness eats? She eats like a bird."


    "I know. I have had dinner with her before," Luc said. "When Demetrius was near, he was telling her to eat more again and again. I have to admit that guy is right. You eat too less, Blue."


    "I will go and make some tea then. Do you want some, Luc?" Ruby asked.


    "Yes. And get my favorite cookies too."


    "Alright."


    "You guys are doing well," I chuckled. "Ruby even calls you by your name so easily. I thought it would take time."


    "She called me once Lord Luc in the bed. I said that it was not happening. I mean, who wants to be called that way by his own wife, especially in the bed?"


    "There is a kid here."


    "She won''t understand. Hey, kid, you have heard what I said, right? Do you know what it means?"


    "Luc!"


    "Um, it means thedy used to call the lord Lord Luc when you go to sleep and you don''t like it," Athena said innocently.


    "That''s right," Luc smiled at her. "That''s exactly what I mean. See, Blue? You are worrying for nothing."


    "You are really something...," I sighed. "But it doesn''t matter what she understands or not. Just don''t say this kind of thing."


    Ruby came back with tea and cookies. After she became the mistress of the magic tower, the tower looked better and cleaner than before. Ruby hated dirty things more than anyone. She would definitely not tolerate such an atmosphere.


    "Please enjoy, Your Highness," Ruby said.


    "I told you to call me by my name," I said.


    "How can I do that, Your Highness? You are the Queen after all," she said.


    "But we are friends too. You don''t work for me anymore. It''s alright for us to be friends and you can call me by my name too, just like Luc and Iris," I pointed out.


    "Yet... I feel guilty," she said. "I am used to talking to Your Highness this way. I think I prefer it."


    "Ha, alright. If that makes youfortable..."


    "Thank you, Your Highness," Ruby said and then looked at Athena who was adorably eating a cookie. "Do you like it, Athena?"


    She nodded. "Chocte is my favorite. So, I like chocte cookies."


    "Is that so? That''s great!" Ruby smiled.


    "Why is her name Athena now? Wasn''t it Amber?" Luc whispered to me.


    "She doesn''t like that name and I gave her this name then. She likes it," I replied. "Don''t mention the previous name in front of her. She seems to despise it."


    "Well, given what kind of parents she has, I would have despised the name they gave me as well," Luc grumbled. "Those trash like bastards!"


    "Don''t swear in front of a kid!"


    "That''s right, Luc. Don''t swear in front of a kid," Ruby said.


    "It''s alright. I''m used to it," Athena said.


    "Oh no, sweetie, he did not say it to you," I said quickly. "He was talking about those bad guys. And besides, don''t think it''s alright even if someone says it to you. Because it''s not alright. Why will they swear at you? You did nothing wrong.


    And it''s not okay to swear as well."


    "Hmm," she gave a nod.


    "Sweetie, do we scare you?"


    "No... It''s strange. The... the priests were scary... Whenever they told me something, I... I would get scared...


    But it''s different here... Your Majesty, the lord, and thedy- all are very kind. His Majesty is scary looking, but he did not seem to want to hurt me..."