The Werewolf King's Bride

(From Blue's Perspective)

Queen Laetitia did not act the way I thought she would. She seemed like the person I imagined her to be after seeing her portrait. Then why did she act that way years back? Was it because she was young that she could not understand?

Then was I worried for nothing?

Though it seemed she still liked my husband, it was not as much as I thought it to be. It was acceptable.

Her behavior was okay too. I thought she would try to take me down, so I went prepared. But she did not try anything like that.

I could realize now how jealous I had been acting. Dem probably was making fun of me in his mind.

"What did I do? Why are you looking at me that day?" he asked as we were playing chess, sitting on the bed.

The meeting was an hour away, so we decided to spend the time playing chess. There was a chess set in our room; I got the idea, noticing it.

"Nothing," I mumbled.

"You are pouting. I did something wrong?"

"No, it's nothing," I said.

He stared at me suspiciously for a while, then sighed. "If you say so," he muttered. "That said, did she tell you anything bad?"

"No, she did not. Rather, the Queen was very well mannered," I said. "I thought… she still likes you and would try to take me down."

"So, you know that she doesn't like me anymore?"

"You should know it better than me. You can read her mind."

"That's true. In her mind, she said she doesn't like me as much as before," he said. "And she thinks you are cute."

"… Cute?"

"Yeah, and her reasoning is acceptable too because I find those parts about you cute too," he said.

"Me and cute?" I mumbled.

'She finds me cute? But from what point? I never thought I am the cute type…'

I grabbed a mirror and tried to see from what side she found me cute. No matter how much I thought, I never thought I did something that could be considered cute. If I was cute, I would have used that side of me to gain a few things.

"You think I am cute too?" I asked, cupping my face and looking at him.

"… Geez…"

He covered his face slightly and looked away. His right ear was red. Was he blushing? Was it not him who was the real cute one?

"You are the cute one, Dem! But why are you blushing? Am I really cute?" I exclaimed.

"Did you think I was lying all the time?"

"I thought you said that to make me happy."

"… Why would you think about something like that?" he muttered. He still could not calm down completely. "Darling, you are too unaware of your own looks. Every one around can see it, but you can't."

"Wow, so I am the cute type?"

"You are always cute and beautiful and many more things. Only you don't know that."

It was enough if Dem found me cute. I did not particularly dislike my looks; I just never considered myself cute or beautiful. But if my husband found me beautiful, it was fine, even if I was not in reality.

"Check."

"Ugh, you won again! Do I suck?" I grumbled.

"You did not play that bad," he said. "You attack more and care less about defense. That's why you lost."

"Luc beat me too," I sulked.

"I never could win against him either," he said. "That guy is obsessed with chess."

We chatted until it was time for the meeting. I got ready quickly without the help of the maids. It was a long time ago when I dressed up by myself. It felt good to do so after a long time.

We were escorted to the conference room by two knights. We found other members present aside from the Queen. She arrived just moments later.

Dem showed the agreement paper that he made and claimed that it was a deal between him and the former King of Lacuna. He brought some proofs as well. Some members suspected that it was fake. So, Dem told them to show proof to support their claim which they could not do.

I did all the talking about the disadvantages of the war. It was my first time joining an international meeting, but my nervousness faded away when I saw Dem talking confidently. I was also trying to make it look like I was better than Queen Laetitia; that tendency did not go away. It made me gain confidence as well.

Queen Laetitia was against the idea to stop the war, but she had to give in because of the agreement that was made between the King of Lacuna and the King of Querencia.

The meeting lasted three good hours. I drank wine a bit during the meeting. It made my head feel slightly lighter.

After the meeting, we joined Queen Laetitia for dinner. We were served traditional food made with various spices. The smell was different too.

"These are our famous traditional dishes. Hope the King and the Queen will enjoy them," Queen Laetitia said.

"Are these spicy?" I asked.
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Both she and Dem looked surprised, but for different reasons. She was surprised because of my sudden natural tone without using any formalities.

"How much did you drink?" Dem asked, touching the side of my face and making me look at him. "I should have been careful. Just when I looked away for a bit, you got yourself drunk."

"I drank tiny bit during the meeting," I said, showing him the measurement of how much I drank with my index and thumb.

"But I told you not to drink," he said.

"I am an adult!"

"Yes, the Queen of Querencia is indeed an adult. Is it not okay for adults to drink?" Queen Laetitia said and I nodded in support.

"My wife cannot handle alcohol, as the Queen can see," Dem said. "She gets headaches in the morning, even if she drinks very little."

"I am not that weak!" I defended myself.

"I haven't said anything about you being weak, honey. You just…"

"As I was asking, is the food spicy?" I asked Queen Laetitia, cutting Dem off. He had started to nag again.

"Yes, the food is spicy. If it is not spicy, it is no food to us," she gave a nod.

"Oh my!"

"Does the Queen of Querencia like spicy food?" she chuckled and asked.

"Yep! I like them a lot! But we don't have much spicy food back in Querencia. If I want to eat something spicy, I need to ask our cook to make it for me separately because Dem cannot eat spicy food. He likes sweet things."

"Oh my, really?" she exclaimed, placing her palm on her mouth. "The King of Querencia has a sweet side of him, it seems."

"Yeah, he does. But the Queen of Lacuna must not fall for him as he is already my beloved husband. He is mine," I said.

"Pfft!" Dem choked on his food and started coughing.

"There, there, darling. Are you okay?" I asked as I patted his back.

"The Queen of Querencia truly seems to be drunk," Queen Laetitia said. "But I think I should clear the misunderstanding anyway. Yes, I used to like the King of Querencia and went all the way to the Imperial Palace in Querencia as well. My actions were not something a Princess should have done and I deeply regret them.

But I do not like the King of Querencia that way anymore and there is no way I would go for a man who has a wife; I might be reckless, but I have manners. Yes, I would go for someone who has a partner only if that person and their partner agree. So, the Queen can rest assured that I will not go for the King of Demetrius. That said, I would not mind spending a night with the Queen of Querencia."

"Eh…?"

"That is enough joking, Queen of Lacuna," Dem said sternly. "I do not agree to it."

"What about the Queen of Querencia? I wanted to ask what you think during our tea time, but I did not get the chance. Now, let me hear your answer," she said.

"Does Queen of Lacuna like me? Romantically?" I asked.

"I will not say I like the Queen of Querencia romantically. I am just curious as to what it feels like to sleep with a different species," she said. "I do not mean any disrespect; it is just curiosity."

"That's enough!" Dem yelled.

"Calm down, Dem," I said, touching his arm. "Actually, I have a husband who I love very much. I do not wish to get involved with another person romantically or sexually. Hope this answers the Queen's question."

"I see. Very well then," she smiled. "It seems I have been rejected by both the husband and the wife."