She Belongs To The Devil

"There is no one who is stronger than us Vampires," Reginald flashed a proud smirk.

However, Horace did not share the same thought as Reginald. So he countered the King's words while gently rubbing his neck, "With all due respect, Your Majesty, this world is a vast place. There are creatures and beings that are beyond our imagination. And among them, there are bound to be some creatures that are even stronger than the vampires."

But Reginald just laughed it off. "I will believe it after I meet someone like that. For now… let's have a little chat, Lord Horace. I have an amazing plan for the expansion of our Kingdom."

Horace was sure that he was going to suggest something stupid again. But he agreed with the King anyway. It was not like he could say no.

Before leaving the hall, Reginald looked back at his Royal Guards and ordered them, "All of you can go and rest for now."

He also added in a threateningly chilling voice, "And let today be a reminder for you all that you are to follow my orders and not this old man's. If you dare to do this again then all of you will be facing serious consequences."

"Yes, Your Majesty," the guards bowed to their King and then ran from the hall in an instant.

The King and the Advisor went to one of the meeting rooms. Both of them settled down and Reginald began sharing what he had in mind with a subtle smirk on his face, "Chief Advisor, I think my trip to Wyverndale was a fated one. Do you want to know who I came across while I was there?"

"Who?" Horace asked with a bad feeling already overtaking him.

Reginald smiled and ran his fingers through his red hair. "I came across the Future Ruler of Wyverndale."

Horace had an 'I knew you would get yourself into some trouble' look on his face.

Before Horace could scold his King again, Reginald shared further, "When Queen Lillian had described the Future Ruler of Wyverndale, I thought that she would be some unlikable girl that everyone hated. But that didn't seem to be true at all."

"She is a captivating young lady who is adored by the people of Wyverndale," Reginald's face turned softer as he recalled his fateful encounter with the Princess of Wyverndale.

The last line of the King was enough for the wise old man to realize what was in the King's mind. He could tell that his King was smitten. And from the way he was leading on the conversation, it was not hard for him to guess what he was going to suggest.

And he asked his King, "So, are you suggesting a political marriage between you and the Future Ruler of Wyverndale?"

"Ah! You can read my mind, Lord Horace." Reginald gave a huge grin. "What is the point of going through a huge war if the same result can be achieved without going through all that trouble? And to add to that, I will also get a lovely wife. So I see this option as a win."

King Reginald spoke some wise words which the Chief Advisor could actually agree to. "That is actually not a bad idea, Your Majesty. There won't be any chance of future revolts or disputes from Wyverndale's side if both the Kingdoms are unified through the marriage."

"Exactly." Reginald leaned back on his chair and dreamt about his future with Adeline.

He shared what he had already planned for Wyverndale and his dream wife, "And since she is already chosen as the Future Ruler and also accepted by the people already, she can handle the responsibilities of Wyverndale as the reigning Queen."

Horace was constantly being impressed by the King. "That is also a wonderful thought, my King. That way, your burden will be lessened. And since she is supposed to rule the Kingdom anyway, and since she knows her Kingdom better than we do, making her the reigning Queen of Wyverndale will be beneficial for both the Kingdoms."

"So the wise man agrees with me, right?" Reginald was glad that he did not need to coerce Horace into agreeing with him.

Horace nodded his head, "Yes, I agree with you, Your Majesty." But then his facial expression changed and he expressed his concern that was at the back of his head, "What shall we tell Queen Lillian, Your Majesty? Won't she be offended if we cross her and try to make a deal with the King instead?"

King Reginald shrugged his shoulders. He could not care less about offending someone. "We cannot lead a war just because we do not want to offend someone now, do we? We have to do what is best for us. And among the two options, this marriage is the best option."

He then furrowed his brows and added, "And besides, I heard that some kind of test was held for the selection of the Future Ruler and that Prince Edwin had failed the test. How can we hand over a Kingdom to a failure?"

Lord Horace nervously clasped his hands together and said, "Your words are true but that someone that we will be offending is one of the most powerful dark witches. And she even supplies your potions, so I think we should try to carefully call off the deal before we proceed further with this political marriage."

"Yes, I am very much aware of who that witch is." He rubbed his sharp fang with his thumb and said, "But she is one and we are thousands. We can easily get rid of her if she tries something funny."

Reginald cracked his knuckles and added, "And about the potion, yes her potions work better. But now that we have more than enough for a sample, we can ask the other witches to concoct something similar."

Lord Horace read between the lines and answered, "I will send the samples to the witches we know and I'll have them look into it."

He then took a deep breath in and corrected the King, "But it is wrong for you to assume that she will be the only witch that we will be offending if we call off the deal. She is the sister of the current King of Frostford. And Frostford is full of witches and wizards."

Reginald narrowed his eyes as the depth of the situation dawned upon him. "Hmm… That I did not think about…"

However, he was already hypnotized by Adeline. And he had already made up his mind about what he was going to do. So he stated unwaveringly, "Well, we are calling off the deal with that witch no matter what. Though let's think of a peaceful way to do that if possible. I don't want those witches hurting us with their magic. I heard that their magic can be real nasty."

"I will see what we can do about that deal with Queen Lillian," Horace agreed to help the King to get a wife along with the control over her Kingdom.

King Reginald then looked at his Advisor and asked his opinion, "So, when do you think we should approach the King of Wyverndale? Shall we approach him after calling off the deal with his wife? Or can we go ahead with it immediately?"

Horace tapped his foot on the floor and thought about it for a while. Unlike Reginald, he was in no hurry to welcome the new Queen to Mihir.

So he gave a well-thought-out solution to his King, "I think we should call off the deal first. And we should also wait for the right opportunity to talk with the King because there is always a chance that he could say no to the marriage or to the meeting itself."

"So in order to avoid the rejection, we should contact them at the right time.." Horace then advised the King regarding their immediate step, "For that, we can send some spies to Wyverndale to keep track of their activities closely."