Warnings: grief, language, heartbreak, weapons, mentions of blood, fire and violence, I shall grant your heart no mercy
Words: 2ish long fast scrolls
Summary: The war is over. Obsidian has retreaded once more behind their borders and Chevalier can finally return to the palace. There he gets news of a brutal fire at the hospital y/n helped out. The initial report states there are no survivors.
Bureaucrat 1: It seems Duke Frederique is trying to marry his daughter to his majesty the king.
Bureaucrats 2: He is wasting his time. Anyone who saw King chevalier and queen MC together can say that he would never take a second queen or even a concubine.
Bureaucrat 1: Well i feel like prime minister Sariel and head butler Rio would kill him before he even got the time to think about it.
Bureaucrat 3: The Duke came this morning to try to convince us to talk to his majesty about getting a second queen.
Bureaucrat 1: So annoying. He claimed that queen MC did not produce a heir to the throne despite the fact that she have been queen for a while.
Bureaucrat 2: Well that IS true. But thanks to her majesty, king chevalier is way less scary. Before she became queen every day used to be so stressfull. I’m forever gratefull.
Bureaucrat 3: Me too! Hail to queen MC! Now lets get back to work before the demon comes back.
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Meanwhile, somewhere in the palace rose garden, 4 maids were taking a break.
Maid 1 : As i was cleaning the corridor by the bureaucrats office, i heard them talking about Duke Frederique. It seems he is trying to pressure king Chevalier into taking his daughter as a second queen.
Maid 2: Haha. He is wasting his time! How dare he tries to replace our queen!
Maid 3: King chevalier is so smitten, there is no way he’ll ever look at another woman.
Maid 2: Thats right! The other day i saw them sitting on that bench over there. Her majesty was reading a book while the king was looking at her with loving eyes. They held hands and from time to time the queen would look up toward him and smile, he would smile back at her and squeeze her hand. They were so into their own word, they did not even notice all the palace workers watching them.
Maid 1: King chevalier used to be so scary but its like he’s been complitely tamed my her.
Maid 3: I am worried about her majesty though. They always spend the night together but even after such a long time there is no sign of pregnancy.
Maid 2: mh….maybe they do not actually “sleep” together that often if you get what i mean.
Maid 1: No way! Her majesty’s body is always full of hickeys when i help her dress up in the morning. We always have to choose dresses that hide her neck.
Maid 2: kyaaa~ as expected they are so in love! Watching their daily life is like reading a sweet romance novel.
Maid 3: But then, why is she not pregnant after all this time? If this goes on i fear the nobles will pressure the king into getting another woman.
Maid 4: Um….actually….it seems like Queen MC is drinking herbs to prevent pregnancy. I heard head butler Rio and Her majesty talk and she said her and the king decided it was too early for them to have kids. She said they wanted to enjoy each other’s compagny some more.
Maid 2: Is that so!!
Maid 1: I’m so relieved! As expected they are both so in love !
Maid 3: Oh my! Look at the time! Lets get back to work! I have a date tonight!
Maid 2: With prince jin?
Maid 3: No way! One night stands are not my thing!
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The next day, at the city marquet
Shopkeeper 1: Have you heard? The king is getting a second queen.
Shopkeeper 2: what are you saying? There is no way thats true.
Shopkeeper 1: But i heard it from a palace maid. We were on a date yesterday when she told me that Duke frederique is trying to marry his daughter to the king.
Shopkeeper 2: I dont believe that crap. The royal couple are just so in love with each other.
Bookstore owner: Thats true. The other day they came to my store on a date. They came wearing commoners clothes and capes but i recognised his majesty’s aura and her majesty’s beauty right away. They were both having a great time while picking books together.
Shopkeeper 1: Look at him bragging.
Shopkeeper 2: Well i would brag too if had the king and queen as regular customers.
Shopkeeper 1: I heard the queen was also a bookstore owner before she married the king. I also heard that store is still under her name.
Bookstore owner: Yes, it was actually a book rental store. Her majesty has been contributing to the country way before she was queen. As expected she’s so wonderfull.
Shopkeeper 2 : It feels like you have a crush on her or something.
Bookstore owner: How can i not? I never met someone so pure and beautiful. Her smile is enough to ease all my pain.
Shopkeeper 1: Well, i advise you keep those feeling to yourself and move on if you dont want the king to cut your head. People seem to have forgotten about it since he is way calmer now but he used to be called the brutal beast before he met her majesty.
Shopkeeper 2: That’s right! Let’s go have a drink tonight to forget about how bad our love life is!
Bookstore owner: I’m in!
Shopkeeper 1: No way! I have a date again tonight.
Shopkeeper 2: With that palace maid? But you just saw her yesterday?
Shopkeeper 1: And i already miss her.
Bookstore owner: Tch~ traitor.
It was another peaceful day at Rhodolite, full of roses, love and gossip.
