Book 15: Chapter 103
“So, you plan to go ahead with it, Your Majesty?” asked Nier, placing her hand on the back of mine.
I didn’t immediately answer. Instead, I continued gazing in Vyvyan and Dragon Mom’s direction. I was still waiting for them to finish their talk. It could still be considered peaceful on my end. Vyvyan and Elizabeth, however, quarrelled again and even prepared to wage war again.
Vyvyan grabbed Elizabeth by the collar and thundered, “What exactly do you want?! What do you want?! You want to betray my son just so that you can extend your life? You’re treating my son as a tool and currency for a longer lifespan?! He’s my son. Not your coin to purchase more life!”
Vyvyan rolled her fingers into balls of fury. Dragon Mom wanted to speak up, but Vyvyan shot her a furious glare when the former went to speak. Vyvyan roared, “You shut up! You two aren’t worthy of being mothers! Is a child someone you can use for an exchange?! He’s my son! Mine! What he wants to do is his business! You made up a decision for your own self-interest without even bothering to ask my son for his say. How dare you call yourselves my son’s mothers when you’re this self-centred?!”
Vyvyan went bonkers after she learnt of their plan. Elizabeth took in a deep breath before she responded, “I must admit that I didn’t get my son’s approval on the matter, which is why I can’t argue your point. I would feel a bit better if you punched me; I don’t mind. In saying that, I’ll be sure to retaliate. I didn’t wrong you. The only one I wronged was my son.”
Elizabeth turned her head to look at me with a bitter look. I shook my head ever so slightly.
After I found out that Elizabeth had struck a deal, she was put in charge of persuading me, while Mommy Sylvanas would provide Mommy Elizabeth with a dragon egg to help extend her lifespan. I was startled to learn about that. Even so, I could understand Elizabeth’s thinking. If I was the one who was offered the deal, I, too, would’ve acquired the egg for her because I also wanted for Mommy Elizabeth to be able to spend longer at my side.
Mommy Elizabeth was a human. A human’s lifespan was far too short. At the moment, Mommy Elizabeth looked young. In truth, she had already gone through a third of her life, which was a time period where I wasn’t part of her life. Mommy Vyvyan, on the other hand, had always been by my side since I was a child, and she’d be able to continue to do so in the future. That was too harsh on Mommy Elizabeth. She had always been fighting with Mommy Vyvyan over me, but Mommy Vyvyan soon wouldn’t need to fight for me again. Once Elizabeth passed away, Mommy Vyvyan would remain the same. She wouldn’t even have so much as a wrinkle.
Mommy Elizabeth wanted a longer lifespan. Perhaps she wanted one equal to Mommy Vyvyan’s. Even if she couldn’t have a lifespan as long as Vyvyan’s, she still wanted more time to spend by my side. I could understand that. The issue was that I didn’t want to hurt my wives in exchange for that, as it was unfair on my wives.