Book 12: Chapter 14
“Dear, are you going out tomorrow?”
I gave Nier a kiss on her face then answered, “Uhm. It won’t take long. I’ll be back very soon. I’ll definitely be by your side when you give birth, so you don’t have to worry.”
“It’s all right. Her Majesty has sent a letter saying that she is on her way here, so you can go wherever you want, Your Majesty. I can take care of myself. Queen Vyvyan is taking care of Lucia, so you don’t need to worry.” Nier gave me a kiss on my lips, and then pursed her lips into a smile. She gave me a tight hug and wrapped up in a soft voice: “I’ll wait for your return here.”
“Ah, I’ll be back.”
After bidding goodbye to Lucia and Nier, Freya and I set out to go and see Ling Yue. I brought just Tanya alone, since I left Shusia behind to look after Nier. Shusia was very excited to look after her senior. Freya brought Gerald and a small bodyguard team along. I, therefore, felt confident with regards to safety.
I brought food and some small presents for Ling Yue.
We headed to Ling Yue’s place under the pretext of investigating how to extract the Brilliant Moon Stone, but in reality, I went with the aim of visting Ling Yue. By my estimates, the North should’ve been up and running after my children were born, so I wouldn’t have much time to see Ling Yue by then. Hence, it was my only opportunity to see her and my child.
It didn’t take long to get to Ling Yue’s house from the Imperial Palace. Our approximate arrival was in half-a-day’s time. Freya sat in my lap and looked around, particularly at Tanya, who was boastfully humming a song. Tanya didn’t say a word. She looked at my back with a poker face. In reality, she was pinching on to a corner of my cape… I was worried she’d pull me down…
Gerald was on my right hand side. I didn’t pay attention to him, since he’s Freya’s bodyguard. Firstly, I trust him. Secondly, I don’t want to order him. Though he must obey my orders, I hoped that he’d disobey my order and prioritise Freya’s safety if my order put her at risk. I didn’t want to put him in a dilemma, so I wouldn’t give him any orders.