Book 13: Chapter 43
“I honestly don’t get it. Why does His Majesty like going in to danger on his own accord now?” remarked Nier, wiping her sword.
Lucia slowly wiped her dagger, and then checked her gear. In a serious tone, she replied, “That’s what makes him His Highness. He endangers himself for others. That’s how he is. His Highness has always been such a brave, yet gentle and kind, person. That’s precisely why I like His Highness.”
“But things have changed now. I feel His Majesty doesn’t understand that his status is now different to what it was in the past. In the past, he was a Prince, and he had us to protect him…”
“Isn’t the status quo still the same now? We’re still by his side, and Her Highness is also by his side. There is nothing or nobody who is more powerful than Her Highness when it comes to mana.”
Lucia turned around to look inside the room next door. Four of them were inside discussing the strategy to slay the wyrm. Nier and Lucia were outside preparing their gear. Nier was all right, but Lucia wasn’t exactly used to her former weapons, since she had not been on the battlefield in a long time.
Nier sighed: “What I meant was that His Majesty doesn’t seem to be aware of his current status quo. Lucia, how many kids do you have? You have Nona and Vera, while I have the cutest, Daisy. We’re now mothers, and His Majesty is a father. He’s no longer just Her Majesty’s son, and he’s no longer just our lover. He’s now a father. He carries countless responsibilities, yet he still keeps endangering himself. I don’t think that’s a positive. Ying’s business has nothing to do with us, yet His Majesty still wants to put himself in danger. If we had gone home, I’d be in the Imperial Capital looking after Daisy already.”
Nier placed her long sword to one side then picked up a short dagger by the side. She lowered her head as though she was talking to herself. Suddenly, a dagger was up against Nier’s neck. Lucia stood in front of Nier, with her dagger in her left hand on Nier’s waist while her right hand was on her neck. That way, Nier couldn’t run. Tone cold, Lucia stated, “I won’t allow you to attack His Highness however you please. If you think he’s wrong, why don’t you just break up with him? I’m his wife. I will support him and help him no matter what he wants to do instead of complaining at the rear.”
Sternly, Nier argued, “So, you don’t care if His Majesty dies here? Disregarding his life is courageous and kind. That, I know. But he holds Ying in such high regard. What about us, then? Has he spared a thought for us? If something happens to him, what will become of us and our children? Has he considered us?”
“He wouldn’t be His Highness anymore, then!”