Chapter 40 âThey had been waiting for years just to listen to the news of you meeting your mate.â
Alanâs voice sounded a bit louder than earlier, as he wanted to make Micah understand where he was coming from.
The whole kingdom had been anxious for their king to find his mate as he had been crowned for so many years.
Now that they had been shown some hope, even through the rumors, they were bound to raise hands. The people were restless with the rumors circulating among them full force.
It would have been fine if they didnât get their hopes up after that rumor of their king searching for his missing future queen started circulating around.
But most of them were sure with the way the King almost turned an entire town upside down when he brought hundreds of warriors to comb through the streets for a girl.
âEven the elders are urging you to let them meet her.â Alan reminded Micah when he did not say anything for a long moment.
Dealing with the people was one thing, since they didnât know anything for sure, Micah didnât have to bother about answering their unspoken questions...
But the eldersâ pestering was a completely different thing.
They were clearly aware that their future queen had been found. But the King was hiding her. He wouldnât let them meet her no matter what they said to him.
âI will talk to them,â Micah said in a matter of fact tone.
âBut, how long can you stop them? They would get frustrated if this continued and might do something stup id.â Alan couldnât help but remind the King.
âAs long as I can,â Micah said in a determined tone.
âI donât think thatâs going to end well with their recent displeasure over your decision to punish Ruby,â Alan said, feeling the need to warn Micah.
The former royal beta, his predecessor, Leon, had been spreading stories that the King was punishing his daughter over a small misunderstanding.
He didnât forget to imply that Micah had always been level headed before Abby came along.
However, he was cun ning enough to be subtle about it. He didnât bring up Abbyâs role in Micahâs behavioral change.
He simply said Micah was doing things out of the norm.
So when people from the court thought about it a bit hard, they were automatically reminded of the fact that Abby was the center of all these conflicts.
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âLeon was being backed up by the fathers of those three women. Now, everyone is taking his side,â Alan continued when Micah didnât say anything about his earlier statement.
If it had been Leon alone, he couldnât have stirred the people too much. But Rubyâs three friends also came from influential families of this capital city.
And their fathers were not happy that their precious daughters had been banned from entering the palace for a whole year.
So, they were all singing the same tune and the court was restless...
âThey wonât be able to do much,â Micah dismissed Alanâs concerns. âI got this. I can handle them.â
âBut, the eldersâ target is not making things difficult for yourself. Whatever Leon was telling them was only making them want to meet Abby even more,â Alan could only point it out to Micah.
âI will not rush her. She wonât be able to handle it,â Micah said with finality.
âBut they have been waiting for weeks now...â Alan almost shouted.
Even though it had been more than two weeks since Micah brought Abby here, he never allowed anyone to approach her.
And the incident literally made him hide her from all of them.
Coupled with their restlessness, it would only complicate the situation for Micah.
âThey might really do something st upid, if you resist them this much... âAlan couldnât help but warn Micah in the end.
Only Micahâs harsh voice cut Alanâs sentence in the middle. âIâll see what they can do.â Micah didnât seem ruffled by this whole affair. âThey can wait a few more weeks to meet her.â
Alan could only stop talking when he understood that the King wouldnât budge on this matter. But the frown on his face mirrored his feelings over this turn of events.
âSir, only you can do something about this. You know how unyielding King Micah could be,â Leon said, as he almost knelt in front of Arthur.
Arthur felt a headache coming when he listened to Leonâs continuous ramblings.
This was the fourth time he came to meet him this week, just to plead for his daughterâs innocence.
*Since you already know, how do you expect him to listen to me?â This was on the tip of Arthurâs tongue, but he didnât have it in himself to say this.
Just a few years back, everything was still under his control. But now, not even his own son was willing to listen to him.
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He couldnât stomach this fact. Even though Micah was the King now, he was still his son and Arthur wasnât happy with the way he talked to himself about this matter.
When he only wanted to make his son understand that he was being controlled by his emotions. A good sovereign shouldnât let his emotions run amok.
âHe is confident that Ruby is involved somehow,â Arthur could only say this when the former royal beta wouldnât stop whining.
âItâs just a misunderstanding, just talk to him once again. My poor daughter has been confined to her bedroom for the past two weeks.â Leon repeated the same thing again and Arthur couldnât take it anymore.
âIâll see what I can do about it. Just leave for now.â Arthurâs voice came out strained, showing his displeasure clearly.
However, Leon simply chose to ignore it as he strode out happily.
On the other hand, Arthur knew he couldnât change Micahâs decision. But according to Leon, everyone else in the court was unhappy as well.
âMaybe I should directly meet his mate, the center of all this,â Arthur thought out loud at last.
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