Queen Era: The Monster I Love - Chapter 127

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CHAPTER 125

Meanwhile, Vidor woke up not feeling all too good. So he asked for the royal physician to be sent.

He knew he was feeling bad about how yesterday went but never did he feel anything on his body. So when he woke up today feeling weak and beat he wondered if something was wrong with him.

Knock! Knock!

“Your majesty, it is I, Louis.”

“Enter.”

Bowing his head, he turned the doorknob and entered the room as requested.

“On getting there, he was shocked to see the King still lying down on the bed. Although it was not fully morning but still. It was usual that he would be up by this time and for him to request Louis can only mean he was not okay.

“Your majesty.”

“You are here.”

‘Yes, sire.”

“Good.”

‘Might I ask what is wrong exactly with your majesty?”

“I do not know but, I feel pain in my body. For some reason, it hurts and I do not know why,” Vidor explained, looking to his side where Louis was standing.

“Can I take a look?”

“Umm.” Sitting up, he moved out of the bed so his legs were no longer in bed but on the ground as he beckoned on Louis to come over.

Silently his royal physician moved over to where he was and placed his equipment on the table close by. “Allow me.”

He helped Vidor out of the soft linen shirt he was putting on, leaving him in only his trousers and asked him to turn to the side.

The second Louis’s eyes laid on Vidor’s back, his eyes dimmed and then he peeled his gaze back to Vidor’s face to look at him.

“Why didn’t you call me, your majesty to look at it yesterday?”

“Umm, I did not feel anything. What is it? What is wrong?”

Louis could not really answer and he did not know why.

If there was anything, it was not known to see him with injury especially from the battle but now this was different. There was no open sore or wound, just a proper bruise that left that part of his skin looking like maroon.

Dark blood had gathered well enough and the area was expanded on his lovely white skin.

“Louis, I asked you what was wrong?”

“Umm…” he blinked his eyes and shook his head. “Just a minute sire.” Taking the initiative to act without first cautioning Vidor, Louis brought his fingers close and when he was close enough he touched that part on Vidor’s skin hard.

To his surprise and amazement what he got was a king who jolted alongside a yell he least expected. “Aaaahh!”

“My apologies sire, but it seems as though you might have…”

‘Do not tell me I broke a bone or something.”

‘No. Not really. It is severely bruised. Luckily there was no open cut so we do not have to worry about infection getting there due to late treatment. But how come you did not feel it? It has gathered bad blood and from where did you get it?”

“I do not know. All I know was that I woke up to such pain and you just had to press hard on it. Couldn’t you tell it was painful?” Vidor scolded.

“Well,” he adjusted his glasses on his face. “From the look of things and how you have been before, your majesty does not feel pain from battle scars. So I wasn’t expecting for you to be in pain.”

That was a complete lie and he knew it. Even Vidor knew it as well. Yes, he did not feel pain most times but never had he been injured thus and had a pain of this magnitude.

Louis wasn’t lying in that regard but in the aspect where he said he never expected him… Really, he literally just told you he was in pain, yet he pressed on it.

Letting out an exasperated sigh, Vidor shook his head before turning to look at him.

“I should punish you for lying to me.”

“My apologies your majesty. I was just trying to you know confirm if it was from there.”

“Another lie,” Vidor interrupted him. “Anyways, I would not penalize you for it. So what is my remedy?”

“Well, I would prepare dew herbs for you and rub it with ointment to help relieve you and remove the bad blood if you know what I mean.”

“Okay.”

‘But then you haven’t had your bath and hs majesty…”

‘Says who I haven’t?”

“Oh, I thought that…”

‘It is not in your duty to think for me,” Vidor rudely cut in. “However, continue. I need it to go.”

“Okay. Mind my asking your grace, but what happened really. You went out yesterday but you weren’t dressed like someone going for battle or the likes.”

“True. I took my queen out.”

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“You did?” Louis was tempted to exclaim. It was such great news. “How did it go? Was she pleased? Was she happy that you shared a bit of your time with her?”

“Hmm, you are eager for an old man.”

“Well, hehee.” He smiled sheepishly. “I am happy that your majesty is finally making a proper move.”

“Ah. Well, it was going well, I bought her what she wanted until a pickpocket happened. From there, her past came up and different rubbish happened but if there was one thing, I learnt, it was that not all seems as it seems in my kingdom.”

Listening to him, Louis could not deny that but he felt it was not in his place to voice it out.

“She wanted me to see my kingdom for myself as I had been too trusting about my officials and Lord but from the little, I saw with the pickpocket, things are really out of hand.”

“I see.” Louis looked lost in thought as he paused what he did.

“Yes.”

Looking back up at Vidor, he decided to ask. “So how did you come about the injury? Did the pickpocket attack you? Where they many or something?”

“Not a chance in hell. He cannot do that he didn’t need to try but then I chased after him for her and …” Vidor paused, realization dawning on him.

Never did he think about this whole thing this way. To him he had the upper hand but recalling… he understood.

He had been chasing the pickpocket and the lad made sure to throw things at him from time to time in order to slow his movements but being who he was, Vidor effortlessly dodged each and every one of them.

It was only in one scenario that his ability to dodge failed him. As he tried ducking, he pushed his body to the side a bit and they had already come up a tight corner.

So upon pushing, he hit his back against a not so sharp wood, amongst other things he hit his body on but due to the fact that getting what was taken from Era was his priority, he pushed back up and chased the pickpocket again.

Turns out he got more out of that injury than he could possibly imagine.

“That pick…” he clenched his hands into a fist as his eyes dimmed and raged from within.

After some seconds of being angry, he closed his eyes and released his hand gently then reopened them.

“Your majesty?”

“Haha…” his voice felt so sweet and calm like music and any girl who heard it would soon for all she was worth. Luckily no girl was around there.

“I would take this as one of my punishments for not taking care of my people well. I hit my body against some stack of wood and instruments of labour when chasing after him.”

“That must have hurt. How come you ignored the pain since?”

“Honestly Louis, believe when I say I felt nothing.”

Louis sighed and went towards his small box to bring out the needed ointment and bandage and cotton wool to properly clean up the area.

“It is strange though. I still cannot figure out why I did not feel pain,” Vidor voiced out his worry openly.

“I think I know why.” Hearing a probable solution, Vidor’s ears stood on end, waiting for what was to be said.

“Your love for her majesty. You felt bad about yesterday. SO the pain in your heart was more than the one on your back that you felt nothing. Subconsciously your brain numbed the pain for you but could not help the one of the heart.”

He closed his eyes. It was official, he was hopelessly in love with her, wasn’t he?

Understanding his pain, Louis proceeded to treat his wound and when he was done with applying the ointment, he moved back a bit.

“I am sorry, your majesty but do not see it as a bad phenomenon. I just hope you would understand her and I know it is hard, all of these changes and all since you opened up your heart to her but it would be nice if you try.”

“I know. I hurt her so much. I am trying to make amends.”

“How?”

“You would see.. Just you wait.”