The Werewolf King's Bride

(From Blue's Perspective)

"Why that gloomy face?" Luc asked. "You were laughing even just a while ago."

"I had a dream last night," I said.

"What dream?" Ruby asked. "A bad dream like Your Highness used to have before?"

"I don't know… It's… I was inside someone, like their soul. That person was very angry and was punching a mirror. He ended up breaking it. His fist was bleeding," I said. "I could… clearly feel the pain… It was scary…"

"What…? That's so crazy…!" Ruby gasped. "Who is that?"

"I don't know that either… But I believe that's Cyan."

"Cyan… Who is that again?" Luc asked. "Why do you always have weird dreams?"

"Cyan… That name… Isn't that Your Highness's twin brother's name?" Ruby asked, surprised.

"Yeah…"

I had told them about the time when Azure talked to me. So, they knew all about my situation now.

"Ah, yes," Luc said, recalling. "I remember now. But how do you know it's him? It can be someone else."

"I can only sense what he is feeling or experiencing because he is my twin brother. There is no one else," I said. "Besides, I heard someone knocking on the door, calling him Lord Cyan."

"Are you sure you haven't misheard it?" Luc asked and I just stared at him in disbelief. How could I mishear that thing specifically and nothing else? "I see. It's worrying. I thought you could see what he is seeing, but not experience what he is feeling, like pain. Now, that is something to worry about."

"Can the connection be broken?" Ruby asked.

"I know literally nothing about it," Luc sighed. "I have never heard of something like this happening. It's the first time."

"Has Your Highness told His Highness about it?"

"I wrote him a letter last night, but that's about how my day was and stuff like that. I had this dream last night. So, no, I haven't yet."

"Tell him about it. I would have suggested you to not tell him if it was just a dream and nothing more. But you experienced pain from something your brother was doing," Luc said. "It's better if you tell Demetrius about it. As he is out, he can try to search dark mages as well. He has a lot of connections, you see."

At first, I thought of not telling Dem about it since it might worry him. But what Luc said was right. I felt physical pain this time from my dream. What if something more extreme happened next time?

"I will write to him," I said.

*meow*

"What, Sapphire? You want some attention, huh?" I chuckled, petting Sapphire.

I had brought her with me as I promised. She had been running after a mouse, but now she was sitting on my lap.

"It's a good thing you have brought Sapphire here. Because of her, we found out there is a mouse here," Luc said.

"There were a lot of mice when I first came here. I got rid of them all, at least, that's what I thought. But there is one now," Ruby grumbled. "Thanks to a certain someone who never lived in a healthy way, mice start to live where he lives."

"I just did not have enough time to take care of myself," Luc said.

"Yeah, yeah…," Ruby shrugged, not believing him.

"What? You don't believe me?"

"Who will believe you?"

While they fought, I enjoyed the tea Ruby made. I could not praise her tea enough. It was amazing.

"Why are you acting like that in front of Her Highness?" Ruby snapped at him. "Have some shame!"

"Blue knows about everything regarding our marriage anyway. We also know about hers and Demetrius's anyway," Luc pointed out. "It might seem that guy is secretive, but in the end, he tells everything too."

"Haa… With you, I can't…," Ruby sighed.

"Haha, Luc seems to stress Ruby out," I chuckled.

"He does," Ruby said. "I don't know how weird can he be. Really…? Like… Ugh, I can't even begin to describe."

"What do you mean? It's fun to be weird," Luc said. "What's fun is there to be just like others?"

'And, you like that weird man, Ruby.'

It was fun to watch them like this. They looked like a fun couple, bickering at each other and laughing and in the end, loving each other.

'Have they told they love each other yet? I am so curious… But I am afraid to ask. Ruby loves Luc and she is quite sensitive. So, if Luc still has not, it will make her feel bad. And for Luc, he is dumb when it comes to matters like romance.'

I left the magic tower after a long time. They wanted me to stay there more, but I rejected as I had too much work to do. Calix came to pick me up after I sent him a signal from the magic tower.

"Your Highness can just take the day off," Calix said.

"Who will do my work then?"

"Lord Reece," he replied nonchalantly. "It's not like Your Highness skips work every single day. Once in a while is fine."

"Nah, I have to take off another day tomorrow anyway," I said.

"Why?"

"I am going to the festival," I said.

"But you said you were not before…"

I actually did not plan to go to the festival. But Luc and Ruby kept telling me and I could not refuse. Mom and Dad were going to be there too. Ruby knew what happened at the last festival better than others because she was there. So, she knew why I kept refusing. But she also wanted me to go and said there was no Ezekiel anymore.

If Mom and Dad were going there, I would hang out with them and let Luc and Ruby have a romantic time. Luc did not like crowds as well. He hated it more than I did. I had to prepare my ears to hear all his complaints.

"Luc, Ruby, and Luc's parents are going to go. Ruby invited her parents too, but they are not coming. Reece will go somewhere else, he said. Will you join us? I will ask Perita too."

"Perita will probably say no this time. We, knights, have a party. Since they will be drinking a lot, I won't join. I can come with Your Highness," he said.

"Oh, really? Cool! Then, I will let you know the timing," I said. "Who is that, by the way? I have never seen that little boy before."

"He is not a little boy. He is the gardener's younger brother who sometimes comes instead of the gardener when the gardener is sick," Calix said. "He is a dwarf, so sometimes, it's easy to misunderstand if you see him from behind."

"Ah, I see…"

"Don't worry, Your Highness. He is a verified one."

"Is he?" I muttered and that's the moment that man looked at me. "Why does he look at me that way? Do I have something on me? Is he looking at my cat?"

"He is surprised to see Your Highness perhaps."

"It doesn't look like he is surprised. It's more like he is looking at Sapphire… Or, wait, my chest…?"

"What?" Calix exclaimed in shock and anger and walked up to him with quick leaps. "Hey, what are you looking at?"

"… My, my… I am just wondering who that person might be," that guy said, grinning.

"That is Her Highness, the Queen. You better want to pay respect to Her highness and not gawk at her like a creep!"

I walked there slowly as well and stood by Calix. "Greetings, Your Highness. My apologies if I creeped Your Highness out. What can this man do? My eyes have always been like this since my birth, must be because I am a dwarf."

"I have work to do, Calix. Let's go," I said.

"Yes, Your Highness," Calix said.

"I don't like him," I said when we were inside the palace. "Something about him seems fishy."

"He is a pervert, I think," he said. "I also don't like the way he was looking at Your Highness."

I felt truly uncomfortable. The man said something was wrong with him eyes since birth because of his dwarfism which was clearly nonsense. His dwarfism had nothing to do with it. Rather, something was wrong with him. His gaze was very uncomfortable. I felt like covering myself up.

"I will tell the guards to keep an eye on him in case Your Highness is uncomfortable," Calix said.

"Has he always been like this?"

"I saw him before and knew that he came here, but I did not really pay any attention to his gaze," he said.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Why have I never seen him before then? I mean, it's been almost two years that I am here."

"I don't know that…"

"That's okay," I said, shaking my hand. "Tell the guards to keep an eye on him."

Although I emerged in the work, I could not shake the uncomfortable feeling off that I got from him.