The Political Marriage of the Beastman Prince and Healer Princess

It’s late June, and the heavy rain that announces the end of spring is hitting the window.

I spent all day today sitting on the sofa in my private room, sewing ribbons.
It’s a perfect was to kill time in order to make enough for all the knights belonging to His Highness Gresis.

“How about taking a break for a while?”
Mai, the maid, brewed tea for me, so I stopped.

It’s already past seven o’clock at night.
Is he busy today?
He is coming home later than usual.

“If he doesn’t come back in half an hour, I’ll have my meal first.”
“Sure. I’ll tell the head chef.”

Immediately after Mai, the maid, left the room, I heard a voice before the door was closed.

“Your Highness, welcome home.”
Apparently, she has run into His Highness Gresis.

Recently, Dolph will tell us five minutes before His Highness Gresis’s return, so (According to Dolph, he can tell by the sound), after hearing that, it’s become a routine to greet him at the entrance.

For some reason, it seems that His Highness Gresis has returned before Dolph contacted me today.

“I want to talk with Lilith for a while. Please clear everyone out.”
“I understand.”

Mai left, and His Highness Gresis entered the private room.
It’s not just a small matter if he’s clearing everyone out.

“Lilith, sorry for being so sudden. I need to talk to you.”
“Welcome home. What happened?”
I got up from the sofa and rushed over to His Highness Gresis’s side.

“. . . It hasn’t been made public yet, but my father, His Majesty King Leroy, is in critical condition. I received a report from the Prime Minister. I went to see him earlier, but my father’s exclusive doctor said that there is no prospect of being saved anymore. . .”

“No way. . .”
It was too sudden.

“Even if he was infected with the contagious disease, his condition seems to have worsened because he continued his official duties in bed without taking a break. I won’t force you, but can I borrow the help of Healer?”

It must be painful because of anxiety that he might lose his family, but Prince Gresis still doesn’t order me and tries to respect my will.

“If I can help, I will not spare any effort. However, if he doesn’t have the strength to recover, I may not be able to us Healer. Is that okay with you?”

Healer only helps the power to recover, it is not omnipotent.

“That’s fine. The doctor said there’s nothing more that can be done. However, if my father recovers, Healer can’t be hidden. Is it okay for it to be known?”

His Highness Gresis is worried about not being able to keep my secret, so he confirms it over and over again.
He’s a really kind person.

“It’s okay. For me, Prince Gresis’s family is like my family. Besides, when we spoke about Healer, the time will come when I will have to talk to His Majesty King Leroy, Her Royal Highness the Queen, and your brothers. I was prepared for that.”
I answer with a smile that it’s okay.

“I see. Thank you. Then I will get permission to visit right away. Get ready for me.”
Prince Gresis gently touched my shoulder and left the private room.

Around nine o’clock at night, when I was taken by His Highness Gresis, who had gotten me permission, to His Majesty King Leroy’s private room, I found Her Highness Queen Denise weakly sitting on a chair beside the bed with a sad expression on her face.

“. . . You came to say your final goodbyes. I’ll leave my seat. If anything happens, I’ll be in the private room next door, so please come and call me.”
Her Highness Queen Denise slowly stood up from her chair.

“Mother, I have something important to tell you.”
We’d better tell Her Highness Queen Denise about Healer first. We had discussed and decided in advance.

Her Highness Queen Denise, who saw His Highness Gresis’s serious expression, sat down again in her chair.

“It’s about why you took the trouble to get permission for Lilith to enter the room at a time like this.”
“Yes, it was urgent. Please don’t talk about this.”
“Good. Speak.”

Prince Gresis spoke to Queen Denise about Healer, drawing on his own experiences.

“It’s a power that the king of the Seiran Kingdom wants to keep secret. . . but you haven’t actually seen it, have you?”

“Yes, I was asleep. However, the people in the mansion, including myself, were completely cured in about 3 to five days, so I could feel it. Maybe my father will be saved like me. It may not work though.”

“Yes, I understand. All I can do is watch, so if you can do something, you should do it.”

With the permission of Her Highness Queen Denise, I followed His Highness Gresis to the side of His Majesty King Leroy.

His Majesty King Leroy, in the form of a leopard with a beautiful pattern, lay helplessly like a doll on a large bed.
It felt like he was barely breathing, to the point where I wondered if he was still alive.

I gently touched His Majesty King Leroy’s back and concentrated on my palm. Oh good, he still still has a little recovery strength left.

“How is it?”
I nodded firmly to the worried Prince Gresis.

“This is fine. Could you give me some time?”
“I’ll wait forever, so please.”

I nodded at His Highness Gresis’s words and slowly moved the hand placed on King Leroy’s back.

“It’s alright, it’s alright.”
I continued stroking him for a little bit while gently calling out to him as usual.

In the meantime, Prince Gresis and Queen Denise sat on a chair a little behind us and continued to wait.

After about fifteen minutes had passed, his barely noticeable breathing gradually began to change into normal breathing.
Five minutes later, his complexion had improved, and his expression had clearly become calmer.

This is fine. Call a doctor and get it checked out.
Seeing a doctor after Healer is used was necessary to make sure I was recovering properly.

When I turned around and looked at the seats behind me, Prince Gresis was not there.
“!?”

Her Highness Queen Denise was standing right next to me, so I was a little surprised.
Because I was concentrating on Healer, I didn’t notice the two of them moving at all.

Her Highness Queen Denise opened her eyes with her hand over her mouth, stared intently at King Leroy, and looked slightly trembling.

Are you okay?
When I was about to call out to Queen Denise, the door opened. It was His Highness Gresis.

“Lilith, I brought my father’s personal doctor. I thought the current situation would be a good one.”
“Thank you.”

I give up my seat to the doctor and have His Majesty King Leroy examined.

“I can’t believe this happened. . .I can only say it’s a miracle. He’s in very good condition. If it’s this, he’ll be fine.”

Everyone saw off the doctor who gave his stamp of approval to leave the room and closed the door. Right after that, I was tightly hugged by His Highness Gresis from the right and Her Highness Queen Denise from the left.

“Eh!?”
“Thank you Lilith.”
I could hear His Highness Gresis’s hoarse voice, as if he was overwhelmed with emotion.

“Such a thing. . . it’s truly a miracle. Thank you, Lilith.”
Queen Denise was in tears of joy.

Confused by the suddenness, I wrapped my arms around their backs and caressed them.

“I couldn’t be happier if I was able to help you. I’m really glad that I have the power to heal.”
“Yeah, yes, it was really good.”
The three of us hugged each other for a while and shared our joy.

“. . . What’s going on?”
His Majesty King Leroy suddenly woke up.

“Oh, let’s tie him to the bed and keep him immobile for a while until he’s feeling better.”

Her Highness Queen Denise laughed like a girl, happily and mischievously.
She must have been extremely happy since until just, now he was unconscious and she was prepared for him to die.

“Mother, please take care of it.”
In contrast, His Highness Gresis had a serious expression. If you don’t rest properly, you won’t be saved this time. It’s probably because he knows that.

“Why is that? I’m fine now.”
“”. . .””

Queen Denise and Prince Gresis looked at each other and looked at King Leroy as if they saw something unbelievable. When I thought that, their eyes turned to me.

“Lilith, you should leave a little bit of spiciness.”
“Well, there was nothing. It’s kind of annoying to make a face like that.”

I was secretly asked a difficult request.