Ascension of the Monster Queen

"Come on in, Nessa" He replied, th she tered the room and he sat up on the bed.

"Good morning, how are you feeling today?" She asked.

"Good morning kid and I am feeling a little better thanks to the medications you have be giving me, I think they might be working," He responded as she placed the tray of food before him and he smiled at her.

"Thank you, Nessa, this really means a lot to me, if I do get better, I am going to give you a reward and meet my people and my family," He said and she smiled.

"You are welcome, your highness; also I wanted to tell you, last night after a bit of searching, I finally found a way in which I could contact your family and I reached out to your childr; I am currtly awaiting their response," She replied as he stared at her.

The king was surprised that she actually did it, but he was also relieved to hear that, despite Nessa being a stranger, the king had begun to consider her one of his own.

"That\'s great to hear,  I have be in here for months with not much to do, I am glad you came along, thank you for this and for keeping my company," He said, bowing his head and she smiled.

"There\'s no need to do that; you just focus on one thing and get better faster; your people would love to see you very soon," She replied, and he grinned, th began eating his breakfast and she gave him the medications before sitting down on a chair.

While the king ate, Nessa looked out the balcony, th got up and wt into it, where she had a nice view of the city and smiled as the king looked at her.

"Do you like the view?" He asked.

"It\'s nice, a little peaceful," She responded and he nodded.

"Yes, it is very peaceful; I may not be able to go far, but at least I have a great view of my city," He said, and she lowered her head, sighed, and looked at him.

\'If you knew what was going on in your currt state, I\'m afraid you\'d have a heart attack,\' Nessa thought.

Wh the king finished eating, Nessa wt to collect the tray and he looked at her.

"Nessa," He said and she looked at him with a smile.

"What\'s the matter, your highness?" She asked.

"I\'ve noticed you look worried lately; is there something bothering you?" He asked.

"Nope, don\'t worry about it, you just rest, we all want you to get better, there are things you need to do, fight for yourself, your highness," She responded as he stared at her th smiled.

"OK, but if something really bothers you, you can come and talk to me about it, and I will list, or you can talk to my nephew," He said.

"Anyone except him," She replied.

"Why is that? Did he trouble you in any way?" He asked, and she sighed.

"No, he didn\'t; don\'t worry, I\'m fine; if anything bothers me, I\'ll come and talk to you about it," She responded.

"All right, see you later," He said.

"See you later," She replied as she exited his room and returned the tray to the kitch, where she made herself a cup of coffee.

While drinking the coffee, Nessa felt sleepy and stretched off.

"Are you tired?" Tina asked as she tered the kitch to do the dishes, and Nessa sighed.

"A bit, I feel like I hav\'t be sleeping well lately," She responded and Tina looked at her.

"How is your cold? Are you feeling any better?" Tina asked.

"Yeah, it\'s going away," She responded th the girl smiled.

"Drink a glass of orange juice, it\'ll help you and it\'s quite refreshing," She suggested, and Nessa smiled before finishing her coffee as another servant tered the kitch looking a bit tired.

"Nessa, the prince is going out on business and wants you to accompany him," The young man said and Nessa sighed, set her cup down, her brow furrowed, and Tina patted her on the shoulder.

"Fine, thanks," Nessa replied before leaving for the prince\'s office.

"Did you call your highness?" He gave her a sidelong glance after she asked.

"Yes, I did; you\'re accompanying me to meet Nasil; I need to clear a few things with him; you remember him, don\'t you?" As he walked away, he asked, and she followed him out of the castle.

"Unfortunately, I do," She did reply as he tered the carriage, and she looked at him as he stared at her.

"You\'re strange," He said, and her brow twitched.

"I could say the same thing to you," She replied and he smirked.

"Come on, get in; I don\'t have all day." He said, and she sighed before getting into the carriage with him th they left.

"Did Nasil say or do anything that made you dislike him?" He asked.

"I just don\'t like him, I\'m a pretty good judge of character and I find him unpleasant, more like a scum, that suits him or there are other words that go well with his personality," She responded as he stared at her a bit confused and she wanted to laugh but held back.

Nessa disliked the prince and figured that since she didn\'t, she would irritate him. All the girl wanted was for the king to recover and be rid of the prince, as well as to discover why he had be so cruel to his own uncle, one that\'s kind and loved him dearly.

Wh they arrived in the city, Nessa observed the people; some were paying a price for what the prince was doing, while others lived a simple and peaceful life; however, the fact that the king was not making any public appearances or addressing matters within the kingdom made them all uneasy and less cheerful.