âSheâll be a perfect queen,â Elena remarked. She had big dreams for Iris to become the best Queen of all time.
Sidrain grinned without saying anything and sipped on his wine. He needed a strong drink after the day spent at the market. Feeling overly tired, he wondered if he should put some poison in his wine so that he could fall asleep quickly. The reason for his lack of sleep lately was the fact that Iris Elaine was around. And each day, his connection to her grew stronger and stronger.
Out of the blue, he recalled the sound of his voice when heâd stood on her roof. At that moment, heâd known that he couldâve broken through the rooftop, like a god in a thundering rage, or he couldâve opened the window silently, like a night fairy. These thoughts were what caused his insomnia. Iâm a fine thirty-year-old man! Why am I behaving like this?
Iris was also his legal spouse, so he had the right to hug her. But then he remembered that she wasnât Rosemary, so technically, he didnât have a right to do so. He didnât have such enormous rights because of the law, and she didnât allow him to be intimate with her. Although Sidrain knew all of this, the devil kept whispering in his ear. He wanted to seduce her with his body. He was sure that sheâd felt something when heâd kissed her, and he wanted another opportunity to do so.
As his daydream continued, he thought of lifting her skirt and caressing the inside of her thighs. Sidrain felt as if he were going crazy! He was going to turn into a beast that had no reason left! When she found out about his thoughts, it would shock her!
âIn the capital, there are many accolades of the Queen. Iâm sure sheâll be a wise and benevolent queen. Are you listening?â Elena asked.
âNo, Iâm not listening,â Sidrain said bluntly, and Elena shut up after hearing the cold tone of his voice. When Sidrain was away from The Queen, he couldnât try to seduce her and become her sweet lover. And every time they separated, Sidrain would become miserable. But he assumed that it was normal for one to feel that way when one truly cared for their partner.
Elena sighed to herself. The Princess of the Magic Tower was a woman of many virtues, but she was as ignorant as an eight-year-old girl.
Iris had no interest in the opposite sex. When she met with a man, her attitude was the same as when she met a woman. Iris treated all people the same and didnât even recognize their gender. So sheâd looked at Sidrain with slight curiosity when heâd kissed the back of her hand. She had not been taught basic etiquette growing up. The princess seemed to have gotten used to it because the tower was a rough place where lady-like manners werenât required.
âAt first, I started with the story of Elehrosa,â Elena said after a long silence.
Sidrain grinned at her words. âElehrosa? For Iris and I?â
Elehrosa was a blessing that only the High Priestess of the Great Temple could give. If it werenât for this blessing, the court society wouldnât have been so free-spirited. However, the non-senior aristocrats did not receive the Elehrosa because they needed to make a large donation to be blessed by it. In the first place, only those with mansions in the capital were blessed by Elehrosa because it was only possible to receive it in the Great Temple.
âWell, anyway, the kernel has changed, and itâs been a year, so shouldnât we all be blessed again? Thatâs all I can trust in this court society,â Elena said.
âIâm not interested in any other woman, and there arenât any stupid men that want to go near The Queen now.â
After the crazy spring party, all the men stopped paying attention to The Queen. Although she was beautiful and outstanding, they valued their lives more, and no one in the world wanted to be hit in the face by the glove of the King and Sword Master.
âBut you still have to do it. Itâs a custom, Your Grace. Or take a Rosa.â
If Elehrosa could only see the offspring with a blessed opponent. Elehrosa was a contract in which the spirit of the opponent was bound. The two people, then connected to Elehrosa, shared their feelings and their lives, and of course, offspring could only have children of each otherâs children. Elehrosa was only valid for one year, but Rosa was a lifelong contract. Sidrain had heard that the Rosa could be destroyed, but no person had tried to do that until now.
âA Rosa? I honestly havenât even thought about it,â Sidrain replied. In the court society, Elehrosa was a must, but few people received a Rosa. It was a contract that bound the soul. The couple would even die at the same time. If one person died, the other person had a lot to take care of, but who chose to die at the same time their spouse did? Sidrain thought it was irresponsible, especially if there was a child involved.
But sometimes, people happily received a Rosa. Once upon a time, a former Duchess had received a Rosa. And the Duke hadnât suffered when the Duchess died of an illness. Heâd spent every day with his wife with great pleasure because he knew he wouldnât be left alone. They also heard that the wife was not emotionally weak, even though she was suffering from illness. And the couple passed away together in their king-size bed, holding hands.
Sidrain honestly thought it was creepy, and it mustâve been quite a weird moment. What about his own life? He thought it was something that people agreed to when they couldnât stand their own lives. Sidrain looked at Elena and raised an eyebrow, âI like Iris, but I donât think Iâm that crazy in love with her.â
Elena grinned at Sidrainâs words. âWe have a Rosa in mind, Your Grace.â
âWhat?â He asked, looking shocked.