Chapter 230: Extract Enough Blood
Another morning came, and Mineah immediately regretted how she teased her husband last night. Clearly, he was dead set on proving that he wasn’t weak whenever it came to pleasing her. She was sore all over, and Nikolai even instructed Zaila to heal her.
From there, she blushed even harder as Zaila constantly gave her teasing glances as she performed the healing spell on her whole body. All the while, Nikolai didn’t leave, making sure that it was only Zaila who performed the spell.
"Niran has already arrived, and this time, Raul isn’t with her," Nikolai informed her as he leaned near her and kissed her lips. "I won’t be with you during your visit to Rusan, but I’ll be following you shortly as soon as I’m finished with my pending work. Eat with your handmaidens before leaving."
Nikolai then left, leaving Mineah alone with Zaila as they continued with their treatment. A beat passed in silence as they continued with their work, Zaila occasionally giving her a teasing look which made Mineah uncomfortable. "Stop that, Zaila."
"I’m sorry, Milady. I just couldn’t help it," Zaila apologized. "His Majesty is just too sweet and thoughtful."
"I can heal myself perfectly fine," Mineah grumbled. "It’s not like my inner energy was depleted during our-"
She stopped herself just before she could reveal things any further. It made her blush grow redder, but there was no taking back what was supposed to be said there anyway.
"Well, that’s why I’m here as your personal royal healer, Milady. Please allow me to be of help to you like this," Zaila chuckled. "You’re also lacking in sleep, and you still have to perform your duties out in the field. The King’s reasoning is valid knowingly all that. You shouldn’t perform spells on your own to conserve energy."
"He’s the one responsible for why I’m all sore and drained anyway," Mineah snorted, making Zaila chuckle. It was a nice sight to see. She missed having unrestrained banter like this with her shadow maidens.