Queen Era: The Monster I Love - Chapter 144

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CHAPTER 142

“Thanks. I would ensure to be back before you know it. I promise.”

“Take your time,” Eleora advised. “You cannot babysit me forever. Besides, I can take care of myself. I do not need a babysitter.”

Although she knew her words hurt Era to some extent, she smiled notwithstanding.

It was her way of telling Era that she was all grown up now. “Now get going. Thank goodness you are already dressed. It would be great for you to go have fun and not be cooked in here with an eight-year-old.”

“It’s never boring being with you, Ora. Never you think that way or you would hurt me further.”

“I know. I want you to go. Do not forget your goals because of me. You have your life, live it, big sis.”

“Thanks, little matured one.” She looked up at Aeverie and smiled. “Well, the little princess has said it all. I would go but please keep her company till I return.”

“No worries, your grace but are you sure you do not want me coming with you?”

“Nope. I can manage myself. Besides, I can handle them.”

‘What if Diona shows up.”

“Well, it is a good thing Vidor put her in her place that day. Now she knows better than to annoy me else I get back at her.”

“Hmm, for your sake we hope so.”

“Why did you say that?” Era was confused. They should be happy not feel sad, right?

“Did you forget that you are mad at the king? I do not know what happened but if you would scatter your chambers like that, then it must have been pretty serious and bad. I doubt you would be willing to go to him if things turned sour.”

“Oh.”

“Yes. My advice would be that you handle things carefully but do not let her ride you still. Anyways, I believe in you and know you would do fine.”

Okay, she almost got scared because of Vidor. She never wanted a situation where the matter would get to him and given how their meeting went yesterday, who knows he might use that to get back at her and then everyone would think she had lost his favour and not respect her.

Though she wanted to build respect for herself she still liked the fact that she got his backing, keeping the devious ones off her back a bit while she got her acquaintance.

But listening to Aeverie she felt better and braced up. “Okay. I would get going now.”

Raising her gown up a bit, she moved quickly towards her door as Aeverie rushed towards it with her.

She stopped, dropping her gown and looking back at Eleora smiling at her sister and then back at the door which was being pulled open by Aeverie.

“Good luck, your majesty.”

“Thank you.”

With that, Era was off as she left them in her chambers, walking with her head raised like the queen she was to her meeting.

Once she had gone, Aevrie closed the doors and went back to ensuring all the things in the queen’s chambers was well arranged and done.

Her supervision was one that if he saw a wrong thing done, she would help in fixing it up and correcting the defaulter when they returned.

So as she did her inspection she had her mind occupied by the previous day’s event that she did not notice Eleora leave her seat and walk up towards her at her back.

It was only when the young child spoke that she realized.

“Why aren’t you asking?” Eleora questioned.

“Oh my God!” she gasped, turning around with a hand to her chest to look at Eleora who stood there with curious eyes and questioning gaze. “What do you…”

She trailed off, waiting for Eleora to explain as her eyes narrowed at the child.

“Why aren’t you asking?” Eleora repeated.

“I do not get you, your highness.” She bent down and picked up the napkin that fell from her hands a few seconds ago before standing straight and smiling at her.

“Would your highness please be more specific?”

“Until when would you play dumb? Huh, adults.” She shook her head, holding her forehead a bit like a worried adult that’s he wasn’t. “Why can’t things be simple with them?”

For a minute there, Aeverie was confused. Although Eleora looked so young, she looked out of it when she spoke sometimes and even now, the eyes in which she used to stare at Aeverie, it wasn’t encouraging.

She turned around, pretending to leave and when Aeverie heaved a sigh of relief, Eleora turned around again and smiled at her.

“Yesterday,” she began, causing Aeverie’s heart to thud loudly in her chest. “You saw us. I saw you.”

“Umm, I do not know what you are talking…”

She was still about lying but Eleora beat her to it, cutting in abruptly and silencing her.

“Talking about?” she arched her little brows at her before placing both hands on her hips as she stared sternly at her. “I am not a kid, you know Aeverie.”

‘Huh technically, you are.” Aeverie was tempted to voice that out but she understood what the little princess meant and knew she could not deny it any longer.

“Speak or I tell her.”

Aeverie rolled her eyes at her and smiled. “What makes you think I saw anything?”

“Because you gave yourself away the second you came in.,” Eleora explained with a knowing smile on her face.

Although it looked like she was raging and out fo t, she had control and could feel the vibrations caused by the steps of people on the ground.

So when Aeverie walked close, she knew she was back and even she pushed open the door, she saw her but since she did not make a noise or feel scared, she ignored it.

Somehow, her ignoring it did not help Aeverie who really needed to talk to someone for the sake of her mental state.

“How?” Aeverie’s voice brought her back.

“Simple.” Eleora crossed her arms in front of her chest and made her way to the bed but she did not climb in yet.

“You told me not to open the door except I  got your reply that you were the one.”

“So?”

“The door, how did you know it was not locked when big sis Era did not open it for you or me?”

She had a point and Aeverie had failed to take note because she wanted to look natural.

“Even big sister Era did not think much about it because she was in an emotional state.”

“Hmm, I love your theory, your highness but that doesn’t change anything that is saw something.”

“Well yes.”

“For all anyone knows, I heard her majesty’s voice and I felt she was in so without even waiting, I opened it. If it was locked, well I would have recalled what I told you and all.”

‘Hmm, you are evading this one pretty well but you speaking of anything and something indicated you saw. I haven’t said…”

“Fine, you win.” Aeverie quickly surrendered. She was not in the mood to start arguing with Eleora over this. So she let her win. Besides, the young girl did not look like someone who would relent with her words.

She would push through until she got Aeverie to surrender. So why waste time and disturb her brain when she could easily end it.

“Finally. Although, I do wonder.”

“Wonder what your highness?”

“Why you never said anything. Why you do not want to speak to her about it?”

“I saw something I shouldn’t have seen and I believe it is your secret and her majesty would do anything to keep you safe. It was not in my position to ask. What stays a secret remains a secret.”

“You would keep it.”

Aeverie did not know whether she was asking her or she was telling her but the curiosity in her eyes told she was indeed asking a question.

“It is not a question, young princess. My loyalty goes to your sister. Whatever happened yesterday, never happened. I do not know what you are talking about.”

Eleora smiled at her, then lowered her head a bit as she climbed onto the bed and sat down there calmly.

She knew Aeverie would have a lot of questions but she was being modest and knowing her place.

Finally, she could no longer hold in her curiosity and she spoke. “If I may, your highness?”

“Yes, you may.”

“Since you saw me, why didn’t you rat me out to her majesty?”

Eleora’s lips pulled backwards as a knowing smirk appeared on her face. “Where would be the fun in that? Besides, you are my big sis’ Lady Royal and she trust you. I believe it would be okay to leave it at that, don’t you think?”

“Yes.” Aeverie smiled. She felt lighthearted now that she spoke to the little princess. So young, yet matured in things one wouldn’t expect of her.  “As you wish, your highness. Thank you.”

“No, thank you for being there for her Oh and by the way, Call me Ora. I am no longer a princess of Meribia.”

“You are and you always will be, Princess Ora.”