Chapter 148: Vulcan Attacking the Enemy
Nikolai walked towards the tent Ezme had prepared for him and Mineah to check it out first. He wanted to make sure that his wife would be comfortable during their stay in the encampment, and what better way to do so than to see if their accommodations were up to standard himself.
"You do know that you’re not here for a honeymoon, right?" Ezme annoyingly huffed as she watched him closely inspect everything they’d prepared for him.
"I want my wife to feel comfortable even if we’re in the middle of the war, Ezme," Nikolai casually explained. "Anyway, you did a great job. Did you make sure to ask our cook to prepare a human meal for dinner? We’ll eat together with my wife and my mother-in-law, Queen Dana."
Ezme rolled her eyes at him and scoffed. "Relax, will you? You’re being so creepy right now."
"Am I?" he questioned with a blink.
"Totally, Brother. It’s not like this is your first time meeting your mother-in-law, so why do you look so worked up?" Ezme huffed in annoyance.
Nikolai wanted to protest, but he knew that she was right. He was indeed a bit more nervous than he would usually be. At some point, he started wanting his in-laws to like him somehow. Before, it didn’t matter to him, but things were different now. He wanted anyone close and important to Mineah to like him too. He wanted to please them, knowing that Mineah would be happy seeing him getting along well with her loved ones.
"Ah... I can’t believe this. Look at you even zoning out at this point. Brother," Ezme exasperatedly sighed. "You’re in deep trouble. You look so smitten with your wife. I’ve never seen your eyes glisten like that, and that’s counting even back then when you were with Dahlia."
He almost flinched at that. He almost forgot how tactless his dear sister was. "You... Stop teasing me and give me some important heads up before I see our officials."