Chapter 140: Privileges
The young queen smirked. She did expect the ladies to have a certain level of intelligence, but she didn’t think they would bare them how sharp they were on the very first meeting.
As what Elys learned earlier in her marriage with Aleksander, the Western Kingdom of the vampires were not much different to most kingdoms.
Being part of a noble family, one was required a certain type of rigorous education on a wide range of subjects. From etiquette to liberal arts, military tactics and combat techniques, to those of languages and court life.
"What do you really plan, your majesty? I know that King Aleksander has ulterior motives, but you, what do you really plan for the kingdom, Queen Elysianne?" she asked.
"Well, first I will need to create a good enough image for the kingdom to accept the changes I plan for its people," Elysianne said.
She picked up a macaron from her little stack of sweets, took one tiny bite. She did not pop it in one go, taking three to five bites while noting how the shell cracks as soon as she bit into it. Every bite was followed by the burst of chewy flavor as it rolls across her tongue.
The ladies watched as the young queen relished into the wonderful flavors each macaron gave her. There was the rush of saccharine sweetness that was not too overpowering. A slight nuttiness was present in it too.
"And how are you going to gain such image, your majesty? I don’t think its new to you, but the vampire community are mostly divided and against your husband, the King Aleksander, and that of you," Lady Azalea voiced out.
"Is it true, your majesty? Is King Aleksander truly... cursed, is he not?" Lady Tabitha whispered, her dark curls shaking as her head darted immediately towards the doors and back to the queen, "I don’t mean any disrespect your majesty, but it is the woes of the many."