The Queen Wicked Deeds

"Please, Moira, I can explain, I swear. "

Moira furrowed her brows and tapped on the ground. She was visibly angry, her expression was not the usual indifferent and calm one but the kind of mad one that only James could notice. He was scared of that type of face the most. No one knows it but when she gets really frustrated, she tends to make more cakes to alleviate her frustration, and the poor stomach of James would be the one to suffer.​​

'What happened?' she signaled with furious movements and waited to hear his explanation. James gulped and his face started to grow pale. He didn't want to confront his dear bride as he was scared of what could happen next.

The terrible events that followed his visit to the town were so awful and strange that he wanted to keep them hidden for eternity. However, those same events disturbed the heart of his dear bride, though, it was not his fault… it was the fault of someone else, but he didn't want to involve that person… or the consequences would be terrible.

'Then…?'

James sighed and grabbed the hand of his beautiful girl. He was grateful that she didn't reject him. Then he led her to sit together… in the same chair as she was hugging him from the neck. They were in his room, so he didn't feel so shy with her little imitations of the Princess, though, he didn't hate it, not at all.

"The thing… the thing started when the Principal, Adam Robinson came to our training class the day before to tell us some news… sigh… more like he forced us to do his biddings…"

[POV: Jame's version of the events…]

I woke up as always when the very first bell from the residence tower rang. I tried to wake up Ilian, but he was still in a daze from his date with Rose. Although I don't know what were they doing for the whole evening, I know the idiot won't go any further with that shy coward attitude of him. Well, that and Aiden's disciple following them from behind was also a great help for Ilian, if not he had run away from the pressure.

Well, then… I took a shower and dressed to go to the council room first thing in the morning. The many reports I had to give the Academy management about the festival were enough to fill an entire room. Princess Anne really went over the budget this time. Fortunately, the VinDev company financed the rest of the club's shows and any expenses from any kind of damage. Though, my father was the one to pay for the damages to the auditorium…

Anyway, I went to the club and as I was feeling frustrated after a few hours without any help, I went to the training camps to let out some steam before returning to the office.

I know… I know… you were with Princess Anne, I don't blame you for not helping me.

Then as I went to the camp, I found that the idiot Ilian was already there battling with Henry.

"I will win this time!" Ilian was shouting with strange energy coming from his body. What a hopeless idiot, hehe, just because he had dinner with Rose, he thinks of himself as the happiest man of them all… if he knew that title already belonged to me, he will get so jealous…

*sound of a kiss*

Moira… *blush*, please… if you want to interrupt me, then… then… we can forget all of this.

Oh… okay, then let's continue, just don't furrow your brow, I don't want to see you mad at me, though you look cute… *sound of a kiss*

I am on cloud nine… my dear angel… *sound of a kiss*

My sunshine… *sound of a kiss*

Moira, stop, if we continue, we will get in trouble. You know that girls are not allowed inside this tower. If we were to be found…

'…' Okay, I know that they already know but…

*cough*

Anyway, back to the story, I was watching the useless battle when the Principal appeared from behind. I don't know how he does it. It is not as if he were a magician, but I think he is using secret passages and underground tunnels.

Do you know about them, Moira?

*sound of a long kiss*

Darling… are you trying to distract me?

Well, again, the three of us were invited as escorts of Princess Morgan to the town of Nevaland next to the Academy. It seemed that Princess Morgan is known for being a powerful magic healer, and so she was required to go there to alleviate the starting plague attacking the children until the medicines were ready. I heard Wizard Druon was the one in charge of the medicine-making team. Hopefully, nothing goes wrong.

Then again, we didn't have a choice but to escort that strange Princess as representatives of the Kingdom of Lith. After all, Nevaland is one of our towns, and we must show we were concerned about the people of our country.

Then… the rest of the journey I rode in the front of the escort party. I swear I didn't get anywhere near her carriage. The ones on the back were Ilian and Henry, with at least a dozen more knights following us with some other hidden soldiers.

We were traveling with that much of a high-security team as there were rumors about Princess Morgan's powerful magic and that many towns on the north wanted to steal her to their countries. We heard that many had tried before in her country, so she was accepted to enter the Academy from a young age, maybe six years old to be protected by the school neutral grounds.

Of course, the knights accompanying us had magnificent skill, not that high as Master Callum, but they were all decent, at least, that was what I could notice when the first wave of mercenaries appeared. They were following us from the moment we stepped out of the school grounds.

Do not worry, my dear, they couldn't pass our small fort. In fact, not any of the five waves of merciless criminals that came with their bombs and swords, they even had a wizard with them, none of them could pass through us.

Moira, please don't give me that face, I know that you want to come next time, but we cannot go against the Principal's orders. Well, only if the Princess asks for it, of course, I am talking of Princess Anne.

Hey… Moira, are you pouting? Wait, are you jealous?

Hehehehe… *smack*

Okay, Okay, I will stop it.

Then after we arrived at Nevaland, we found that something was strange. The children that were infected by the sickness were already cured just a few hours before we arrived. We thought that our trip was in vain. Sigh… I wanted to return to the Academy, though.

However, when Her Highness, Princess Anne is the one behind everything, you know what I mean… we couldn't help but stay behind.

Then… I don't remember what happened with certainty. Only that the three of us, Henry, Ilian, and I, were fighting against a group of strange knights. Those I had never seen before. They were wearing strange black masks and black robes. Don't you think it was curious how coincidences can happen in this world?

Those that battled against us were wearing a strange shield in their shoulder, a white dog and a black cat. How strange, right, my dear?

Darling… don't run away… yes, I know that the masked woman with red eyes and beautiful lips was my favorite. Well, how can she not be when she looked so much like my bride. So beautiful and stunning with the long hair fluttering in the breeze. I loved to see that silky hair.

Okay, okay, don't be shy.

Then as we were mercilessly decimated by those mighty warriors, I swear I could hear the voice of another person. I am not crazy, but it seemed that the voice was only for Henry's, Ilian's, and my ears. We looked at each other and ran away with Princess Morgan moving in the front.

She looked exhausted when we arrived at a small inn and rented a room to rest there. Then… nothing happened, I swear. We were in the tavern until midnight.

"Eat a cookie," he said, I know, that sounded crazy, but it repeated time over time and was scary. I didn't want to confront again the strength of the voice. However, I fell asleep, and I woke up tied with Ilian and Henry by my side.

I wanted to fight and free myself, but Henry told me that the chains they were using were made of a strange material. So hard that the only one who could break them had to be a magician.

Then…

[To be continued...]