Book 15: Chapter 99
“Nier.”
“Your Majesty.”
Nier sat up. Elizabeth signalled with her hand for Nier to not stand up. Elizabeth walked over to her and removed her cloak. She used it as a blanket then lied down with Nier. Nier trembled as she looked at Elizabeth, who was lying next to her. She desperately wiggled over as she was afraid it was too squishy for her Empress. However, Elizabeth didn’t mind. She grabbed Nier’s hand and, with a smile, said, “It’s all right, Nier. You don’t need to be so tense. Didn’t I tell you? You’re now my daughter, since you’re my son’s wife.”
“Your Majesty…This…this… Isn’t…”
While Elizabeth was right in saying that, Nier still struggled to come to terms with it owing to her past. Nier viewed Elizabeth as a noble existence, a holy soul who wasn’t to be defiled. Thus, she wasn’t to be approached. Nier had started coming into contact more contact with Elizabeth, but she still treated her with her old attitude. She always treated Elizabeth as the Empress and herself as the Valkyrie.
“It’s all right. Didn’t I say that you were a daughter to me? If you don’t want to change, you can, at least, be my daughter in private.”
“But… but… Your Majesty…, I… “
“It’s fine. It’s fine. My son is sleeping with that woman tonight. If I don’t have anybody next to me, I think I might sleepwalk and kill her.”
Elizabeth hugged Nier with a smile. Nier was so frightened that she froze stiff and didn’t dare to budge. Tone soft, Elizabeth chuckled: “You don’t need to be so nervous, Nier. You were once a Valkyrie I trusted, and now you’re my daughter-in-law who I’m proud of. Therefore, there’s no need to feel nervous.”