Queen Era: The Monster I Love - Chapter 107

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CHAPTER 107 – Advice

To say Vidor was angry was an understatement. He was very much vexed with himself.

He had been tempted to just ask her out with him but her response wasn’t encouraging him to take that step or make that move and it pissed him off.

‘Why didn’t you just ask her, damn it!’

He knew yelling in his mind would be of no use and crying out loud was even worse. His people would think he was going mad or something.

Left with nothing else to do, Vidor stormed his way out of the yard and back into the palace.

His night was already spoilt and now there was no use to even make preparations.

Feeling more anger rollout of him, he rushed towards his room to go and lie down, hoping that by the next day all would be well.

‘I really hope I do not have a nightmare. I do not want to see Vemini,” Vidor thought to himself as he made his way to his room, completely ignoring the greeting of his people.

***

For Era, as soon as she escaped him, she let out a very deep breath. She had tried her best to get their discussion away from where she had gone to and luckily it went straight to him with her feeding his mind with some ideas about Caspian.

‘At least that would give him more than enough things to think about and figure out. Then he would see for himself that my family was wrongly accused.’ Era thought.

“By then at least, he would understand the problem those two demons have caused his people and his reign.”

“I bet he already knows,” Aeverie said from behind her, causing Era to turn in her direction.

“What?”

“Sorry, your majesty. I never meant to eavesdrop. It is just that your voice was loud just now and from the look of things, if I may?”

Era nodded at her. Giving her the go-ahead to speak her mind freely.

“Thank you, your grace. I believe that his majesty is already having second thoughts on the matter and that would really explain his change in attitude as of late. Give him benefit of the doubt, your majesty.”

“Hmm, is that so?”

“You can testify. Check out his behaviour before the tragedy and after the tragedy. It is as though he feels guilty for what happened.”

“I see.”

“Yes. You must have noticed it. Even the first day you stepped out, the king we all know would have gone berserk on you for rudely interrupting the meeting”

“Trust me, I expected that from him and I was ready to be defiant that day and if anyone had annoyed me further, I would talk them down.”

“Wouldn’t that have been you digging your own grave?”

“Perhaps it would have been or no.”

“Well, I am happy that he has a sense of guilt which is all a change for everyone who knows the king.”

“I see. No wonder Diona still did not get the picture and wanted to bully me down. Hahhaa. I love the humiliation he gave her. Although I still need to figure out his true intentions. For all we know, he might be doing this just to watch me and be sure I won’t commit treason.”

“Well, he need not worry. You won’t do that right?”

She scoffed, her lips pulled back as a smile danced at the corners of her mouth. “No. I won’t.”

“Exactly. You are truly a queen. I am glad you are not all about revenge.”

“Oh, I never said that. I would avenge my people but not now. I would watch, wait and then strike.”

“Good then. I am glad you have Lord Damian on your side and I know that within a few days, more Lords should reach out to you. They now know that Lord Caspian’s reign is  dwindling by the day and you have found favour with the king.”

“I wouldn’t say found favour.”

‘Oh my queen, you did find favour.”

Era did not know what to say. It wasn’t like she did not know or notice but still.

“He made Lord Caspian kneel and beg while Diona was publicly made a spectacle of. I say you found more than favour in his sight. I believe he is trying to atone for his sins against.”

“Well, my dear Lady Royal, it is too late to cry over spilt milk now, right?”

“But, your majesty.”

“No.” she raised her right hand up a bit to silence her. “There is no need speaking of it. He and everyone involved would pay.”

Aeverie did not want to oppose her. She knew what Era felt, pain beyond reasonable doubt of losing all that’s he had ever loved and at the hands o the man that was her husband.

So it would be wrong to tell her to not get angry or want revenge. She had hoped that she would be the one to change Vidor and it was not like she was not seeing it happen but now, her king had done a wrong thing and committed a grave sin.

So her plans and vision of seeing a changed Vidor with a lovely Era having a fruitful passionate marriage were more or less in vain.

Now wasn’t the time for her to push Era. She would watch, wait and then strike as Era had said.

‘I think now, all I can do is help out his majesty if his intentions are true. I cannot ruin this chance of him having a change of heart and not chasing after power as he used to.’ Aeverie mentally noted.

‘I would wait and help for the sake of her late majesty.’

***

By the next day, Vidor was still in a mess. He was not focused during the morning assembly as only thoughts of the previous night occupied his every thought.

He felt dejected and not worthy of her feelings but even with knowing that he just could not give up hope on her yet.

Louis had believed in him but he failed even before he got to try.

Quickly he managed to listen to a few petitions and answered them then left for his chambers, cancelling all of the appointments that day.

In his chambers, his eunuch was confused and worried by his new attitude. He had refused to eat breakfast when he heard that Era wasn’t going to join him due to one or two work she had.

Her excuse from her Lady Royal was that the queen had planned on attending to all of her piled up work on time and would be having breakfast while at work.

Just hearing the news made him weak and a bit ad but he managed to keep on the same cold atmosphere he had about him so people would not notice any strange behaviour.

But when he was alone, he failed miserably to do that.

“Send for the royal physician,” Vidor ordered from where he lay on the bed.

“Yes, your majesty.” His eunuch bowed and exited the room to give the orders.

“Your majesty, would you love to have your breakfast now? Should I ask the kitchen to send your food to your chambers?” He inquired.

“Cyprus?”

“Yes, your majesty.”

“I do not want to eat or be bothered. Only inform me when the royal physician arrives.”

‘Yes, your majesty. My apologies.”

Not saying another word, he dismissed his eunuch with a  wave of his hand as his eyes dropped close.

It was time to think and probably his head would relax but if he did not get this right, he might as well just give up totally and forget about developing these feelings with Era.

About twenty minutes later, he heard some noise outside and could already tell who it was.

“Your majesty,” Cyprus called out.

“The royal physician is here.”

‘Send him in and no disturbance,” Vidor ordered.

“Yes, your majesty.”

He waited for a minute and the door opened, with the royal physician entering into his chambers.

Once he was in, he pulled his shoes and made his way straight to the bed chamber where Vidor lay.

“Your majesty, greetings. I am here as per your summon.”

There was no reply of any sort just his steady breathing and then his eyes flew open.

As quickly as his eyes opened, that was how he sat up ad turned to face Louis with both legs hanging for the bed.

“Welcome.” His gaze moved straight and they landed on the man who he could lean on for advice.

“I am in a dilemma here,” Vidor confessed.

“What is the matter, your majesty?”

‘Your advice.”

“Okay,” he furrowed his brows. He did not understand what had gone wrong with his advice, so he waited patienty to hear it.

“I…” Vidor paused, letting out a deep sigh.. “I… Gosh, I just could not ask her out to dine with me,” he came out plainly, shocking Louis with his confession.