Chapter 102: The Permission
The next day couldn’t come any sooner as Mineah woke up from bed. Making herself ready, she made sure that she was properly prepared for what she was planning to do.
"Are you really sure about this, Your Highness?" Dani worriedly asked her even as she helped her liege into her dress. "We both know that she’ll do anything in her power to try and get you out of your position as Queen."
Chuckling, Mineah let out a reassuring smile as she replied, "I’m sure, Dani. You’re all going to be anyway, right? I’m sure you three will be able to protect me from whatever it is that she’s cooking in the dungeons."
"But she’s clearly planning something," Krisha protested. "We all saw how desperate she is. She might try to poison you or something."
"Exactly," Zaila nodded in agreement. "And I’m pretty sure we’re not allowed to accompany you that deep in the dungeons. They’re secure for a reason, and more people going in might compromise that security."
Mineah almost wanted to laugh at the amount of worry she was hearing from her Shadow Maidens. "Ladies, I’m sure I can handle myself," she insisted with a soft smile. "I know you three are worried for me, but I’m a mage myself. And I’m pretty sure that the dungeons are one of the safest places in the castle. Nothing will happen to me down there I’m sure."
She let out another smile as she looked at her current appearance. She was almost ready... and she just happened to notice Dani wanting to speak from behind her.
"Seriously, I’ll be fine," she cut her maiden off with another disarming smile. "And I know for a fact that you three will be right behind me every step of the way. The guards might prevent you from going deeper into the dungeon with me, but you’ll still be near to me ready to act the moment you all notice something wrong, right?"
Her three Shadow Maidens all gave her a questioning look before they promptly dropped whatever it was that they wanted to say to her.
"Right," Dani sighed. "Just promise that you won’t do anything too dangerous."
Mineah simply nodded as she finally felt the last touches of her dress being added. Standing up, she gave herself one last look over before she promptly made her way out of her room. Behind her, her Shadow Maidens dutifully followed, making sure that she was safe despite the current tension filling the palace.
Though, she really wouldn’t if they took a bit of time for themselves. While they were worried for her and all that, she was pretty sure she could take care of herself. Granted, Dani was right in that Rosela could still be a dangerous opponent despite being locked up, she wasn’t a slouch with magic in her own right. She was more than ready for whatever dark magic the woman might throw at her, even if she somehow managed to prepare a nasty spell despite being locked up in a dungeon and away from whatever she used to create her dark magic.