Ascension of the Monster Queen
Chapter 57 - 57: Simple favor

The king had no idea what she meant, but he was curious as to why she had been warned because he knew she was a nice person to have around even though he had just met her.

"Warned?" The king asked.

"Yes, by the prince, he warned me not to stay in here too long, he can be quite frightening at times," She responded.

"I see, don't worry about him, you can stay here as long as you want, if I don't mind, then it shouldn't be a problem for him either, I am the king and I like having you to keep me company," He said, and she smiled.

"Thank you, your highness," She replied.

"I should be thanking you for being so nice; I haven't talked this much in a long time, and it feels good if I'm being honest." He said and she laughed, before he continued eating.

When the king had finished his meal, Nessa took the tray and he looked at her.

"Nessa," He said, and she turned to face him.

"Yes?" She replied and he sighed.

"May I request a favor for tomorrow?" He inquired.

"Go ahead," She replied.

"Could you try to contact my son? I'd like to see my kids," He said.

"I'll do my best," She replied.

"That's plenty for me, good night," He said.

"Good night, your highness," She replied, then went to the kitchen and set the tray down, then checked the time and saw it was getting close to midnight and she stretched off before yawning since she was tired after a very long day.

"I thought I told you not to take long in there," The prince said as he approached her in the kitchen and she looked at him and then sighed.

"Do you want to leave a sick man who appears to be dying to spend his final days reading books?" She asked.

"Watch how you talk to me; it's none of your business how I treat my uncle; you work for me; I told you not to forget that," He said as he grabbed onto her arm and she glanced at him.

"I'm sorry," She replied, lowering her head and gnashing her teeth as her hair fell in front of her face, wanting to hurt him but having to restrain herself.

"I'll let it go this time, you're cute," He said as he was about to touch her face, and she moved away from him, causing him to smirk.

"Good night, Nessa," He said as he walked out of the kitchen, and she clenched both of her fists in rage and was about to hit the wall when Akio appeared in front of her and she sighed.

"Let's go back to the inn; you're tired, and you need to get some sleep, you are working hard to help, try and relax, I want to kill the guy myself and I understand why you are restraining yourself," He said, and she agreed, then they left the castle, returning to the inn to call it a night.

After returning to the inn, Nessa freshened up and when she finished, she fed Akio once more before getting into bed.

That night, Nessa had trouble sleeping because she couldn't stop thinking about the king's situation, and she didn't want anything to happen to him.

"What do you think of the prince, Akio?" He looked at her when she asked.

"I hate his scent, he gives off a bad one, not like you, I can never trust him, he seems too cunning, and I also feel like killing him every time I see him," He responded as she stared at him and then chuckled.

"Got it, good night," She said.

"Good night, my lady," He replied, and soon after she and Akio fell asleep, though he didn't sleep the entire night, he took turns watching over her.

When Nessa awoke the next morning, she began coughing and realized the cold she had caught due to the rain and the cold night walking had gotten worse and she hadn't had much time to take care of it.

"Good morning, are you going to be okay?" Akio asked as she got out of bed, then smiled at him.

"Good morning Akio and yeah, I will be fine, I have to get to work as well, I will go freshen up," She responded then he sighed and she went to freshen up.

After Ness finished, she got dressed and went down to the lounge where she had breakfast with Akio and chatted a bit with the other guests there.

They told Nessa about what had been going on in the kingdom and how they wanted to hear from the king, which she knew wasn't possible at the time but couldn't tell them.

A while later, Akio hid in Nessa's shadow and she left, heading to the castle to start her day working which she was not looking forward to because she had to see the face of the prince whom she only wanted to kill for what he was doing to his own uncle.

Upon arriving at the castle, Nessa went to the kitchen where she made herself a cup of coffee to drink, but while doing so the head maid entered the kitchen.

"Good morning, Nessa. Could you please get the prince his coffee and breakfast?" The girl asked as Nessa stared at her.

"Do I have to? Don't I have to take care of the king first?" She asked and the maid smirked.

"I tell you what, you go give the king, his breakfast, pretty sure the prince had things to eat too," The girl responded, Nessa smiled, then began preparing the tray for the king, and when she finished, she took it to his room.

"Your highness," Nessa said, knocking on the door.

"You can come in," He replied, then she went into his room and placed his breakfast before him as he sat up on the bed.

"Good morning, your highness," She said before sniffing and he looked at her.

"Good morning, Nessa, thank you for the meal," He replied.

"You're welcome," She said as he began eating, and she sat away from him because she had a cold and didn't want him to get any sicker than he already was.

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