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.

afraid, no, Abby." Alan could see how Abby's shoulders slumped in an instant. "No news is also a

trying to placate with this sentence, himself or

why couldn't we find out what happened to them?"

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

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

to contact them." Abby could only say this to the royal beta, who nodded

find them, it's

"It has to be."

started to

long started treating her with hearts full of sincerity, reciprocating her own actions, and Arthur

people anymore, moreover, if he were to try that tactic again, he would

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

handled by someone capable in the absence of Micah, Arthus started

who didn't understand his selfish intentions to reclaim the throne, right after Micah went missing? He clearly had a

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

would have thought Arthur could find another opportunity so soon

to that, Abby wouldn't sit still either. And when she made her next move, Arthur should pray she didn't find enough time to settle scores with

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the situation around with

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

played her cards nicely, in fact really seamlessly, as she chose to gain support

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

asked Micah to think of the people and discard Abby because she had no value, but he had never imagined one day,

he wouldn't

hand anymore.

of time before Alan relented and

in

to run this king

the

the king if

she was going to retaliate when

returned, he would