Chapter 11

While that was happening, the situation back in the royal family wasn't that good, either. Margret's water suddenly a few hours ago, and Hunter. He kept passing out that the midwives were getting with his ass. "Oh, there he goes again!!" was their repetitive quote.

"Sigh honey, we're going to be grandparents soon yet some motherfucker of a nephew has kidnapped our daughters," Keyne said.

"So what should we do now? Stay here or go get our daughters?" Hwei-ru asked.

"We should get our daughters, they're important for now."

"Okay then, I'll go get my battle gear."

"Aww, I'm going to see my wife executing people?"

"No, stupid, you're going to stay here and I'm going to go get our daughter and our future daughter-in-law. I want no rejections or any other statements."

"Why!"

"If anyone can handle my nephew, it's going to be me."

"Why!"

She flicked on his forehead. "Idiot! We're from the same family and pureblooded! What did we learn from that book of ours?"

"That you can be killed by the one who's just like you." he mumbled.

"Then?"

"You're the only one who can kill him."

"Good. now I'll go."

"But wait!"

She turned around. "What?"

"You'll come back right?"

She kissed his cheeks and smiled. "Yes, honey."

But she herself didn't know if she'll come back or not.

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Anastasia got to know from Xiuyun that she was in the most heavily guarded place in the entire fae kingdom. And then she found out that guards were mysteriously disappearing from the courtyard. Who might be this person, anyway?

Even while trying to find out a way to access her powers again, she didn't stop worrying about Scarlett. She would cry at night, worried about her wellbeing. What might people be doing to her, is she fine, is she safe and a billion questions made her worried, then cry.

Then she realized she was in love with her girlfriend.

Once Xiuyun walked in on her, crying. She was hearing sobs from somewhere and came into Anastasia's room to check. "My lady! Why are you crying?"

"Ah, Xiyun, you're here."

"My lady, what happened?"

"Xiuyun, can I tell you something?"

"Yes, my lady."

Anastasia blew her nose and rubbed her nose on her sleeve, then answered. "Xiuyun I… I have a girlfriend."

"My lady is… gay?!"

"Yes, I'm a lesbian, and my cousin aka your stupid father kidnapped her and told me to come to this place if I want to see her alive ever again. I didn't see her anywhere, and he managed to make me pass out somehow. And now I don't know where and how she is. I'm worried sick about her."

"My lady, I… I can't do anything about it."

"I know, and it's okay. It's fine. I'll do something and then we can be reunited again. Then you can be set free as well."

Xiuyun looked down as tears formed in her eyes. Before, she was just using Anastasia to gain her freedom from that bastard of a father of hers. If Anastasia got out to freedom, then she would be still under him. If she got married to her father, Xiuyun would be set free according to the agreement.

Now, seeing her highness expressing how she wanted Xiuyun to be free from her father as well, she felt touched. Nobody has ever thought of her that much; her biological mother was dead, her adoptive mother was dead as well, and even her nanny was dead.

That led to everyone thinking Xiuyun was a source of bad luck and nobody even looked in her direction in respect. They'd look at her in disgust and abuse her. Nobody would help and just stay there, seeing how she got abused and spat at.

But Anastasia was the first one showing care for her. She didn't care about the rumors and treated her like an actual human being. At first she was trying to distance from her, thinking she might break her trust and abuse her as well. But that didn't happen.

"Also, Xiuyun, can you do a favor for me?"

"Yes, my lady, what is it?" Xiuyun said as she continued bowing her head.

"Stop calling me my lady and call me aunt instead."

"My lady i-"

"No buts! I don't even know whether I'll see my brother's children or not. So you can just call me aunt instead. After all, you are my distant niece."

Xiuyun couldn't deal with it, and tightly hugged Anastasia. "Okay aunt."

"Hey, why are you crying all of a sudden?"

"You are the first person to care for me." Xiuyun broke down, and Anastasia blinked. Sure she was using her to get out, but she didn't lie to herself when she said she's slowly getting attached to her.

"It's okay, I'll take care of you, a lot."

Both of them then decided; they would not use each other and care for each other. Anastasia decided she'll treat her like her niece and Xiuyun decided she'll not pour that nasty thing into her aunt's food. She might die because of this, but at least her aunt would be free and be happy with her girlfriend.