His Sweet Little Mate by Obticeo Decatect

Abby listened to her personal maid Reyna as she recounted what the people had been saying about their queen's good deeds for the past month.

"They finally knew how kind and nice you are, My Queen," the girl said, feeling proud that she realized her master's exceptional traits long before anyone else did. "I can't explain how happy I am right now." Abby could only shake her head at the girl's antics, because she felt Reyna was just exaggerating. However, her next words made the queen realize she didn't dote on her maids for nothing.

"When they said all those nasty things about you, I had never let them have peace."

"What did you do?"

"I fought them, naturally. Only then did they learn to keep their mouths shut."

Abby didn't know Reyna fought the others for her honor, and when the girl reiterated how she couldn't take those people speaking nonsense about Abby, she felt very touched.

Apparently, being alone here, Reyna was subjected to ridicule several times, even though it wasn't direct insults, as she caught the people from Arthur's old tower a few times running their mouths, in retaliation of which she had minor altercations with those people who forgot fear with the former king backing them up.

Just a couple of days before Abby returned to the capital, Reyna ended up rebuking them again, which led to a verbal battle between her and the other party until a few warriors stepped in. She got lucky to put it simply.

"Reyna, you aren't as strong as them. What would you have done if they ganged up on you?"

It was Alyssa, who voiced her dissatisfaction over Reyna's impulsiveness. Even though they all belonged to the same rank, she was alone while the other party had numbers.

She had been able to avoid bigger trouble only because a few other warriors were there to mediate the situation. If she had been alone, she didn't know what would have happened to this impulsive girl.

"Even if I suffer a little, it was worth protecting my master's honor, so I won't regret it." Reyna answered, not even batting an eyelid and Abby didn't know how to make this girl understand she didn't didn't need to risk anything for her.

"Reyna, they aren't worth either mine or your time, so don't be impulsive again.”

However, Reyna didn't promise her anything, other than lowering her head in submission, and Abby didn't understand if her maid would heed her advice.

Alyssa could also see this, so she changed the topic. Reyna would come around eventually.

"My Queen, you said you need to meet royal beta Alan to talk about something."

Abby did have something important to talk to the royal beta, and her mood plummeted a little at the idea. She didn't know what news Alan had for her. Alyssa and Reyna then assisted Abby to dress accordingly, before Deion took over as he escorted the queen to the strategy room where Alan was waiting for her.

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"So there is still no news?" Abby looked at Alan with this somber expression on her face.

could see how Abby's shoulders slumped in an instant. "No news is also a good

didn't know whom he was trying to placate with this sentence, himself or Abby. Because the news they were talking about

her stomach sink further. "It has been a month, why couldn't we find out what happened to them?" Micah left

also followed the King deep into the forest, where they believed one of the rogues'

Abby didn't know how to reach her mate, and not knowing something about

Abby could only say this to

it's going to be

"It has to be."

out of control, because Arthur started to stir new trouble once he realized tarnishing her name wouldn't work in his

sincerity, reciprocating her own actions,

he were to try that tactic again, he would be dropping rocks on his own

for Abby, and Micah going missing seemed to have breathed new life

needed to be handled by someone capable in the absence of Micah, Arthus started implying to the elders that he would be willing to shoulder the

reclaim the throne,

hands, he would definitely make Abby's life a living hell. Wasn't this the reason Alan kept the matter of Micah and Abby going missing last

would have thought Arthur could find another opportunity so soon when they avoided a crisis just a month

she made her next move,

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situation around with

of which echoed in this great hall, where he could see the rest of the royal

really seamlessly, as she chose to gain support from the

the form of public opinion, after all, it weighed more than anything in a kingdom, where

think of the people and discard Abby because she had no value, but he

he wouldn't let her

hand

it was only a matter of time before Alan relented and handed over the responsibilities Micah gave

in

to run this

the

of the king if not their former

how she was going to retaliate when he had

returned, he would