Dragon King's Harem Chapter 84. The Lonely Snow Elf Queen
The night was getting late. The three of us had already closed our eyes. The warmth of my body, Jyne's tails, the blanket and what we had just done, turned the cold room into a comfortable place for us to sleep. But I couldn't sleep yet.
My mind was still in that dream. I didn't think the Snow Elf Queen wanted to hurt me, but why was she spying on me?
'No... It's too soon to draw that conclusion.' Although Draconis had never had a problem with the Snow Elf Tribe, I couldn't jump to any conclusions too quickly. Even though she had already given a sign that she was interested in me. She was a queen and as I recalled she already had a male consort, even had a child a few years after I took the throne.
I tilted my head a bit and looked at the dark sky from the curtainless window near us. My gaze was on the thin snow falling in the dark night sky, but my mind was filled with wild guesses and speculations. That dream made me uncomfortable or rather threatened since it meant someone could trespass into my mind.
'I need something or a skill to protect myself for that...' The problem was how could I use my skills without accessing my system?
"Your Majesty, is there something wrong?" Evelina's voice dismissed my thoughts. I knew she was just making a wild guess, but her guess was right. Her hand slid from under my chest to my neck.
I was silent. I wanted to tell her what had just happened, but I wasn't sure what The Snow Elf Queen wanted yet. So I decided to ask her about The Queen.
"Nothing. This place reminds me of the Snow Elf Tribe. Do you know any information about them? Maybe a change or something?" I whispered since I didn't want to wake Jyne. There were no reports from Chancellor Allan and General Guillotine about this, so maybe it was just a small change that didn't affect Draconis.
Evelina was deep in thought for a moment, trying to remember any information from that tribe. With an isolated location from the outside world, the snow elf tribe rarely opened up to other tribes. Moreover, the other tribes and adventurers rarely visited their territory since the temperature was not friendly in contrast to the warm Draconis territory. Moreover, the snow elf tribe did not like warm temperatures, so they rarely travelled to other places.
"I don't know much information about them, Your Majesty. The only one I can remember is the queen's consort's death 5 years ago," said Evelina in the same low voice as me.
That information quickly caught my attention.
"Did you know the cause?" I asked. If I remembered correctly, the consort was the second son of a Snow Elf Tribe's Duke.
"They said he died of illness. Although it was too sudden, no one can say anything since the Queen has given her statement," she replied.
"Didn't the consort's family say anything?" I asked curiously. Although I didn't know much about that tribe's royal family, I remembered her husband's family has a big influence on her kingdom. So they should have requested an investigation for that. The fact that they let it slide showed there was something behind all this.
"Nothing, Your Majesty. They simply agree to the Queen's statement," Evelina replied. Indeed this was strange, but it was their internal affair and other kingdoms had no right to complain or investigate about it. Then she remembered something important.
"Ah! I forgot to tell you. The queen's consort's death is only half a year apart after his father's death. What's left is only the duke's first son. He's the one who leads the family now and also the queen's right-hand man."
Those words made me look at Evelina with a frown.
"That's too fishy," I whispered. All of that showed that there was something wrong with the queen and it was too clear. At least if the queen wanted to play dirty for whatever reason she should have played more neatly and blame someone else.
"Indeed. But this is their internal affair. No other kingdom has the right to interfere with it. Moreover, with the Queen and the Duke's power, it was enough to silence most of the people in the kingdom and I heard he gave all his loyalty to the queen," said Evelina. And the fact that the duke's first son was still giving his loyalty to the Snow Elf Queen bothered the others a lot.
"They said he wagged his tail like a docile dog around the Queen and agreed to whatever she said without asking why, despite the rumours saying he could overthrow the Queen if he wanted to, but he didn't," she added.
I fell silent. The oddity was too great and obvious, the evidence was too clear and raised many questions for me. I knew that although this was the beast world and many tribes relied on their instincts, it was different with the royals and nobles. We had intelligence and strength above the average commoners. So dirty political games and schemes were common here. Not everything was as simple as it seems.
The snow elf queen's melancholic face flashed across my head. I didn't know why I was bothered by that, she looked sad but I also caught the slight happiness in her eyes as soon as she saw me. It was as if she saw a hope that had never existed in her life. Unfortunately, she hadn't said much. Still... Even though the snow elf queen didn't look that bad, that didn't mean I could let my guard down.
"Is there any other information you know of?" I asked.
Evelina was silent once more before answering.
"No, Your Majesty."
"Thank you for your information." The kingdom was a bit isolated, so I was not confused by the little information she had.
"Is the snow still bothering you, Your Majesty?" Evelina asked again. It was unusual that the king was bothered by small things, even asked about this.
"A bit... I smell a conspiracy. A dirty one," I said. Although this had nothing to do with Draconis, the fact that the Queen met me in the dreams showed she had a purpose. Moreover, she said she would come again next time.
Evelina frowned. The confusion filled her head. But from the king's expression, it was clear he was as confused as she was. It was just that there was something that made him unable to say it.
Noticing her expression, I put my hand on the back of her head.
"I'm just overthinking," I said with a reassuring smile. I decided to end our conversation.
Although she still caught my confusion, she decided to let it slide.
"Just tell me if you want to know anything else. Good Night, Your Majesty."
"Goodnight." I closed my eyes.
'I'll find out about this tomorrow morning, especially about that dream spell.'
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