Chapter 7 : Naming six orphans.

The children were silent the whole trip , wondering what was going on. They were happy Nectar had saved their friend but she was still a stranger and they had no idea where they were going.

Their mouths opened in awe as they entered the castle. It was magnificent with an intricate black marble. They were caught of guard when they heard Nectar's soft laugh.

After returning the carriage, Nectar again used her powers to carry them towards her palace. Nectar could make the water particles in their body seem lighter, making them float and allowing her to control them.

The children were surprised when they entered her courtyard. It was massive with stuff scattered everywhere. There was a lake and a cluster of trees on one end. A few servants came up to her as she carefully placed the children on the floor " Prepare a hot bath and soap. I want clothes that can go on all these children ".

The servants nodded and quickly dispersed. Nectar turned to the children. They were covered in bruises and wearing rags, covered in dirt and mud. Nectar knelt in front of them and spoke gently kids " I know this is a lot to to take in and you probably have a lot of questions but how about we talk about it after a nice warm bath "?

They all nodded and Nectar smiled. The bath was soon prepared and Nectar decided to personally scrub them. It didn't mean much to her since she'd done it often but the servants kept trying to stop her.

It took about thirty minutes, but Nectar had successfully scrubbed them all clean and carefully washed their wounds. Nectar clothes were already plastered to her body when she was done.

She left the servants to dress the kids while she got changed. She wore a long silver silk dress. It was sleeveless but had a shiny veil that formed a round neck flowing to her elbows - one of her many creations - and headed back downstairs.

The children were all properly dressed and seemed petrified and happy now that they found out she was the empress. Nectar giggled softly and sat cross legged in front of the toasty fire.

Nectar urged them forward and they knelt in front of her. " Do any of you have names "? They looked at each other and hesitantly shook their heads. Without much thinking, she reached out for the eldest who was about ten years old. He had determined black eyes and black hair with white highlights.

The boy was scared stiff as Nectar mushed his face in her cold hands " Then I'll call you Mario ". The boy nodded obviously pleased with his new name. She turned to the next pair , a boy and girl who seemed around eight. They both had silver hair and purple eyes .

She ran her hands through their hair gently " Nichole and Nathaniel seem good, don't you think "? They nodded, obviously pleased with their names. The last three were six, five and four and they all jumped on Nectar " Name me first ".

Nectar laughed as they got comfortable around her. The eldest of the three was a girl with blonde hair and bright blue eyes " I'll call you June ". The five year old boy had bright green hair and green eyes " I'll call you August ".

She tapped the four year olds nose. The child had ruby like eyes and bright pink hair. She had a pleasant smile too despite the beating she got earlier " I'll call you Jewlica ". The three older kids circled around her and Nectar managed to give them a hug " Well my name's Nectar Qudi Socta but you can call me whatever you like. Now that we've introduced ourselves, we'll get to know each other better ".

The children asked questions about the palace, why she was even at their orphanage, if they could keep their new names and so forth. They all talked until they slept off warm and toasty by the fire place.

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Liam sighed as he stepped into the room. He'd had to report the case officially before Nectar could investigate and he was very sure she would eventually get to it. Then give a report of what happened while they were out to the guards .

Then he'd had to arrange rooms for the kids but now six kids and one adult child were sleeping comfortably by the fire place.

He quietly called in a few servants to get the kids to their room and personally carried Nectar to hers. More like carried her like a rag doll over his shoulders. They were shocked but Liam knew her well.

She was the deepest sleeper he'd ever met and oddly only woke up at small noises so this arrangement wasn't really a problem . Liam careful placed her in the sheets and smiled softly " You just enjoy making me do the hard work, Huh Qidu "?

As if in response, she turned over and smiled. Liam chuckled and placed a gentle kiss on her nose which made her scrunch her nose.