Personal Servant
Luna gently placed a cup of tea down in front of me: “Your Majesty, it is not good if you get to work straight away after returning to the North. You should rest first. If you are too sleepy, head back and sleep. Sleeping in your chair is not good for you.”
I sat up in a hazy state. I looked outside. The flames were still burning. I looked back at Luna: “Luna, what time is it?”
Luna bowed: “Have you forgotten? After you finished dinner, you sat here and fell asleep. Consort Lucia told me not to wake you, and let you sleep for two hours before waking you. Everyone has returned to their rooms. You should go back to your room to rest at night. I have notified Consort Lucia and Consort Nier. They will not disturb you tonight.”
I grabbed hold of Luna’s hand. She looked left and right in a flustered fashion. In a soft voice, she protested, “Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Not now! Someone will see us!”
“I want you to sit down, and have a cup of tea with me. What are you thinking?”
I looked at Luna feeling confused, while she went red in the face. She lividly admonished me with her gaze. She whipped her hand, sat down in the armchair opposite me and grumpily looked away. I passed her the cup of tea in front of me. I walked over to her. I gently caressed her hair and tenderly said, “Sorry, Luna, if it’s tonight, we can…”
“What are you saying? Why do I not understand? Were you not going to get some good sleep tonight?”
Luna turned onto her side and looked at me with a polite smile. I smiled back then walked back to my armchair and sat down. Luna didn’t say anything else. She was most probably still upset. I didn’t have any spare energy to pamper her, so I leaned into my chair and spaced out as I stared at the crackling flame.
A short moment afterward, Luna turned to face me. She couldn’t hold it in any longer. She questioned, “Your Majesty, did you not go to the elven lands and humanity’s to have a break? Why are you so worn out after coming back? Also, I heard an accident happened at Troy City. As I am a maid, I did not dare to ask any further questions. What exactly happened?”
“Troy City was burnt to the ground.”
My simple answer shocked Luna. She followed up: “What was the reason? There has been no news from Troy City in a long time. What exactly happened there?”
“I, personally, burnt it to the ground. Lots of things happened there. If you want to know, go and ask Freya. I don’t want to talk about it again. I went to the elven lands and humanity’s to have a break; however, Mommy Vyvyan and Mommy Elizabeth seemed to forget what my goal was… Nonetheless, the biggest problem is that things I had to get involved with happened.”
“For example, the new child? She is a dark elf, correct? Your Majesty, she is very rare. I thought dark elves had gone extinct. The last time I heard the mention of a dark elf was from you.”
“Oh, yes, if I’m not mistaken, she’s the last dark elf. She’s just a kid with a childish rage and desire for revenge. If we must name her part in it, she would be considered the person who lit the spark that led to the destruction of Troy City. But nonetheless, she didn’t do it on purpose. Whenever dark elves are mentioned, I recall I let Mera down, and I can’t find it in me to be ruthless enough to punish her.”
I was honest. I could never be fair with dark elves. Despite knowing that the girl’s mana potion was the reason Troy City was destroyed, I didn’t want to punish her. Whenever I saw her fearful eyes, Mera’s final gaze would surface in my mind.
Luna consolidated her thoughts. Then, she sauntered over to me and gave me a gentle hug. My face got intimate with her chest. She hugged my head in a tender manner and stroked it as a mother would. I didn’t move.
“I truly feel somewhat jealous of Mera. She spent such a short time with you, yet she etched such a deep mark in your heart. Your Majesty, I also died once. Did I leave you with any sentiments?”
“You etched a mark just as deep. It’s so deep that it’s still heart-wrenching whenever I think about what happened to you in spite of me now being able to see you and touch you.”
“Really? I am glad to be able to have left such a deep mark in your heart. Your Majesty, I have always been a weak individual. Resistance never crossed my mind no matter what I did. I was scared. Still, I did not do anything but cry in the corner. After meeting you, you gave me courage. I still do not regret not running away. If I had to go through the same thing again and was told that I could not be revived, I would still stand at the door without any hesitation.”
“I won’t let you stand there alone if history repeats itself.”
I looked up from Luna’s chest and touched her face. She looked at me with an affectionate gaze: “Are you not afraid someone sees us? It would be practically impossible to not reach Consort Nier and Consort Lucia if somebody sees you doing this with your personal servant.”
“You scared?”
“That is obvious. If the two of them were to get mad, I would have nowhere to go.” Luna gently grabbed my hand on her face. She gently, yet resolutely, removed my hand. She patted her maid uniform and smiled: “Your Majesty, I shall not disturb your sleep time. You did not get to have a good rest in the elven lands or humanity’s. Therefore, you should rest in the North now that you are back. Just let me take care of you. After all, I have not worked for two months now. I can begin work again.”
“Really? It seems that you were satisfied with the two months. How about I find another personal servant so that you can continue with that lifestyle forever?”
“… Your Majesty, you have just set the record for angering me twice in an hour. How amazing, huh? If you already have a new candidate for your personal maid, I shall happily leave! You are a liar, too?!”
“I was joking. I was joking. I honestly don’t have a new personal servant! I don’t! I was just joking! I was just joking!!”
At that same time, the White Deer King suddenly shivered from head to toe. She suddenly woke up from her dream. She blearily looked around and pondered, “Everything looks the same as usual. Why did I suddenly wake up? What happened?”
The White Deer King irritably moved her leg then looked in the direction of the Imperial Palace.“It’s definitely his fault,” thought the White Deer King.
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