The Cursed Tyrant and His Reluctant Queen
I take Ignis's hands and slip on the floor next to him. He's using the same technique to make me calm down? Well, I already have a counter-attack ready.
However, it's not the same situation. We're not even the same people, from a certain point of view.
Having Ignis kneeling in front of me doesn't feel like I have any real power. He's still the King, so he shouldn't be kneeling.
It's as if he was making a joke of me.
«I think you should stop with your manipulations,» I say when I'm sitting in front of him.
Oh, at least the floor is clean in my house. It's not as disgusting to sit here as it was in the inn.
«Manipulation?» Ignis stutters.
«You don't need to convince me about anything. It's too late to divorce, isn't it? And the marriage can't be annulled either. Why are you acting like this? What is your hidden purpose?»
«I don't have any hidden purpose.»
«It doesn't even make sense, Ignis. You decided to marry me, and you now expect me to be all happy about it? Even if you have a crown, you're just a man! You think I will be content by having a King kneel in front of me and begging for forgiveness?»
«That's not my intention at all. I just wanted to convey my feelings.»
I'm still holding his hands. I can't let him go, in fear he disappears or stops listening.
Yet, this contact between us must be sending the wrong message.
«Your Majesty,» I say, releasing him and placing my hands on my lap. «You don't need to convey anything. You can just order me to behave.»
«That's not what I want.»
«Then, what is it?»
«I fell in love with you,» he says.
Oh, I also fell in love. Unfortunately.
It hurts even more. And I can't stop but despise myself for this warm feeling. It didn't disappear even now that I know his identity. Even after being played like this.
«Love is such a difficult word,» I point out.
And, also, who did I fall in love with? The Ignis I got to know during the journey doesn't exist. It was just an illusion, someone he wants to be but can't.
«I fell in love at first sight when I saw you getting off the carriage in the capital,» he reveals. «I was strolling in the garden, wondering how to explain the situation to you. How to make you accept and save Alba's stability... And then, I saw the most beautiful being my eyes ever met.»
Beautiful? Somehow, my body believes in his words and starts burning.
«And then, when I decided to meet you, to tell you everything... Oh, you turned out even more beautiful from up close. And, also, you were the most precious memory from my childhood. The first person that didn't treat me like an eyesore. And you didn't recognise me.»
Oh, well. I was so stupid. And I overlooked so many signals just because his eyes looked clear and astonishing.
«Love is not what people look for in a marriage,» I say. «Especially not Kings.»
«I am not a good King, Veronica.»
«I know that already!» he scoffs, annoyed.
Not annoyed at me, apparently, because he glares at the floor and not at me.
«But I won't have mistresses. I'm not that kind of person.»
I lift my eyebrows. It's weird... His tone is weird.
«It wouldn't change our relationship,» I point out. Just in case he's trying to trick me again. «I wouldn't complain.»
«It doesn't matter. I will have children with my wife, or I won't have any.»
Oh, well, let's see what he says in twenty years or so.
«I am not a fool. Even though I proved the complete opposite during our journey,» I say.
«You didn't!» he exclaims. «I know you're no fool, Veronica.»
«If you know, then stop with your manipulations at once.»
«I really am sincere.»
«And I should just believe you? Like I believed till now?»
«Oh, no,» he sighs. «I can't expect you to believe my words alone. But I can show you. No matter how long it takes, I'll prove it to you. I will be the best husband you've ever wished for. Every single day...»
This is getting worse and worse.
His face does seem sincere. But he's good at looking sincere.
And, also, he might believe in his words for real. In the end, he didn't lie many times to me. Just enough to avoid my suspicions.
His feelings might have been genuine in the end.
«Ignis, please... Don't treat me like an idiot.»
«I am not!»
«All right,» I sigh. «Let's make a deal. I will be your wife, and I will become your Queen. I will fulfil all the duties of both roles, but you won't use my feelings to your advantage anymore. You'll let me free to love or hate you. And you won't lie like this anymore. I prefer a truth hard to bear, your Majesty. I won't run away from you again, I promise.»
«What do you mean?» he inquires, starting to understand my point.
«I mean that I will be yours, just like you dream. But don't ask me to harbour any feelings. And don't request my forgiveness.»
I bow forward, getting closer to him. I stare into his emerald eyes, getting lost for a second only.
I wouldn't be able to resist for too long if he were to toy with me again. It's late for resistance now.
«Remember what happened between us and this conversation,» I say. «Even if I act like the perfect wife in front of people, know that you angered me once. Know that I'll hate you for this, no matter what you do to make it up to me. I will be the best Queen I can be, trust me. And I won't flee from a wife's duties.. But you won't have my heart, King Aurelius.»
Chapter 69: Different People
However, it's not the same situation. We're not even the same people, from a certain point of view.
Having Ignis kneeling in front of me doesn't feel like I have any real power. He's still the King, so he shouldn't be kneeling.
It's as if he was making a joke of me.
«I think you should stop with your manipulations,» I say when I'm sitting in front of him.
Oh, at least the floor is clean in my house. It's not as disgusting to sit here as it was in the inn.
«Manipulation?» Ignis stutters.
«You don't need to convince me about anything. It's too late to divorce, isn't it? And the marriage can't be annulled either. Why are you acting like this? What is your hidden purpose?»
«I don't have any hidden purpose.»
«It doesn't even make sense, Ignis. You decided to marry me, and you now expect me to be all happy about it? Even if you have a crown, you're just a man! You think I will be content by having a King kneel in front of me and begging for forgiveness?»
«That's not my intention at all. I just wanted to convey my feelings.»
I'm still holding his hands. I can't let him go, in fear he disappears or stops listening.
Yet, this contact between us must be sending the wrong message.
«Your Majesty,» I say, releasing him and placing my hands on my lap. «You don't need to convey anything. You can just order me to behave.»
«That's not what I want.»
«Then, what is it?»
«I fell in love with you,» he says.
Oh, I also fell in love. Unfortunately.
It hurts even more. And I can't stop but despise myself for this warm feeling. It didn't disappear even now that I know his identity. Even after being played like this.
«Love is such a difficult word,» I point out.
«I fell in love at first sight when I saw you getting off the carriage in the capital,» he reveals. «I was strolling in the garden, wondering how to explain the situation to you. How to make you accept and save Alba's stability... And then, I saw the most beautiful being my eyes ever met.»
Beautiful? Somehow, my body believes in his words and starts burning.
«And then, when I decided to meet you, to tell you everything... Oh, you turned out even more beautiful from up close. And, also, you were the most precious memory from my childhood. The first person that didn't treat me like an eyesore. And you didn't recognise me.»
Oh, well. I was so stupid. And I overlooked so many signals just because his eyes looked clear and astonishing.
«Love is not what people look for in a marriage,» I say. «Especially not Kings.»
«I am not a good King, Veronica.»
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«You know... Kings are allowed to have mistresses if they need love. Wives are for political reasons.»«I know that already!» he scoffs, annoyed.
Not annoyed at me, apparently, because he glares at the floor and not at me.
«But I won't have mistresses. I'm not that kind of person.»
I lift my eyebrows. It's weird... His tone is weird.
«It wouldn't change our relationship,» I point out. Just in case he's trying to trick me again. «I wouldn't complain.»
«It doesn't matter. I will have children with my wife, or I won't have any.»
Oh, well, let's see what he says in twenty years or so.
«I am not a fool. Even though I proved the complete opposite during our journey,» I say.
«You didn't!» he exclaims. «I know you're no fool, Veronica.»
«If you know, then stop with your manipulations at once.»
«I really am sincere.»
«And I should just believe you? Like I believed till now?»
This is getting worse and worse.
His face does seem sincere. But he's good at looking sincere.
And, also, he might believe in his words for real. In the end, he didn't lie many times to me. Just enough to avoid my suspicions.
His feelings might have been genuine in the end.
«Ignis, please... Don't treat me like an idiot.»
«I am not!»
«All right,» I sigh. «Let's make a deal. I will be your wife, and I will become your Queen. I will fulfil all the duties of both roles, but you won't use my feelings to your advantage anymore. You'll let me free to love or hate you. And you won't lie like this anymore. I prefer a truth hard to bear, your Majesty. I won't run away from you again, I promise.»
«What do you mean?» he inquires, starting to understand my point.
«I mean that I will be yours, just like you dream. But don't ask me to harbour any feelings. And don't request my forgiveness.»
I bow forward, getting closer to him. I stare into his emerald eyes, getting lost for a second only.
I wouldn't be able to resist for too long if he were to toy with me again. It's late for resistance now.
«Remember what happened between us and this conversation,» I say. «Even if I act like the perfect wife in front of people, know that you angered me once. Know that I'll hate you for this, no matter what you do to make it up to me. I will be the best Queen I can be, trust me. And I won't flee from a wife's duties.. But you won't have my heart, King Aurelius.»
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