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.

Alan could see how Abby's shoulders slumped in an

know whom he was trying to placate with this sentence, himself or Abby. Because the news they were talking

no, Alan," Abby said, feeling her stomach sink further. "It has been a month, why couldn't we find out what happened to them?" Micah left with Dax

the King deep into the forest, where they believed one of

had already been a month, but there was still no news about their whereabouts or how the battle went. Abby didn't know how to reach her mate, and not knowing something about Micah, no matter good or bad news,

Abby could only say this to the royal beta, who

find them, it's

"It has to be."

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

of sincerity, reciprocating her own actions, and

rumors couldn't help him distance Abby from the people anymore, moreover, if he were to try that tactic

make things difficult for Abby, and Micah going missing seemed to have breathed new life into his plans to regain power

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

intentions to reclaim the throne, right after Micah went

Abby's life a living hell. Wasn't this the reason Alan

Arthur could find another opportunity so soon when they avoided

wouldn't sit still either. And when she made her next move, Arthur should pray she

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situation around with just a

great hall, where he could see the rest of the royal council members gathered to

as she chose to gain support from the people instead of confronting him and the royal councilors, almost

find a strong defense to stand against his moves in the form of public opinion, after all, it weighed more than anything in a kingdom, where the king had to prioritize people above

to think of the people and discard Abby because she had no value, but he had never imagined one day, Abby would reverse her own situation by prioritizing the

wouldn't

hand anymore. He

matter of time before Alan relented and handed over the responsibilities Micah gave him, Because who

in

to run this king

the

king if not their

going to retaliate when he had everything below

returned, he