17. Another Way

"Let go of me and don't ever tease me like that. I'm a good woman, I can't just give myself up without having any relationship with you, Your Majesty. Even though you are a great king who is respected by your citizens but when you abuse women like me then your position in my eyes is no different from those on the street."

"Eat if you want to eat. I will not force you to do anything. But if you refuse then I will be forced to do what I did to you earlier."

Queen Ladiana looked at King William then she looked at the food in front of her. Her appetite has completely disappeared, let alone right in front of her is a man who keeps an eye on her movements.

"I'll eat if you leave me here. Don't ever watch over me Because I'm not a kid anymore."

"Okay I'll go but I still send spies to watch you. Your daughter is currently sitting alone under a tree in the back garden with a servant behind her. She is also like you who is depressed because of her psychologically disturbed condition. I'm sure only you can save your child when you are weak. Then what about Princess Mariana? Are you willing to make her sad all the time?"

Hearing the words of King William, Queen Ladiana then nodded, then she took the food in front of her and ate it although slowly but the food was slowly running out. The servant who supervised the Queen's training immediately reported to King William that the food served to the Queen was not left at all.

"I have eaten, now go! I don't like you here."

King William was stunned to hear what Queen Ladiana said. He never thought that the woman in front of him actually dared to say the words that had been avoided by anyone. The people around King William always said something nice even though in fact they knew that the royal officials had abused his family they did not dare to say the same words as Queen Ladiana said.

"I'm proud of you. You're the first woman to throw me out. You can hate me but I will never hate you. The more you reject me and the more you say those harsh words the more I will love you because I know you always keep your pride. You are never scared even in the face of a great king like me. You don't care about my anger. And to me it's amazing because no woman has ever uttered such harsh words."

Queen Ladiana turned her face the other way. In fact she was very afraid of what King William said to her. She was afraid that the king would be madly angry and finally vent her anger on him.

"I'm sorry if I'm being rude. I want to show you that I don't really love and like men too much."

King William then sat opposite Queen Ladiana in silence. He didn't have the courage to do anything right now. He doesn't want to hear from his woman about anything that's displeasing to him.

A while had passed and there was no sign of Queen Ladyana turning her head to look at King William. Several times King William tried to glance at Queen Ladyana from his place to make sure that the woman was not as emotional as before.

"I would like to take you for a walk around my palace. If necessary you can take Princess Mariana with us. But actually I want us to walk together in the back garden while practicing horses. There are lots of horses and you are free to choose which one you want to ride and which place you want to go. I will be happy to accompany you and I will be your guide."

"Unfortunately I'm not interested. If I may ask, I want to get out of this magnificent palace. I feel unworthy to be here and choose to stay away from respectable people like you."

King William was stunned to hear Queen Ladyana's request. He really felt overwhelmed by the woman's request.

"I'm glad she complied with all my requests. At first I thought she would be desperate and wouldn't eat but it turns out that it's very easy to make her submit to us. Well I will explain the strategy. I will approach Princess Mariana and I will be friends with her. I will approach her mother through her children and I believe I can succeed. Oh God help me. After 5 years of being widowed I then fell in love with a gentle woman like the Queen of training. Even though she still shows her rude attitude, I'm sure slowly she will know how I feel for her."

After saying his words King William then stood up and stepped into the garden which was close to Princess Mariana's room. He watched the Queen's favorite Princess in practice sitting kicking around.

"What is my daughter feeling right now? Is there anything that makes my daughter sad? Don't you hide all your sadness! Tell dad what I can do for you?"

Princess Mariana, who heard King William's words, never thought that the handsome King in front of her would really pay attention to her position. She stood up and bowed to King William.

"My majesty...."

"Call me dad! I know you don't have a man you can call a father. I know you're disappointed and right. It's the Nyctophillic king who has offended you."

Please don't say that name again in front of me Your Majesty. I don't want to hear it anymore. He is my father but I don't want to go back to him at all."

King William who heard Princess Mariana's words smiled. Kenitia already knows what Princess Mariana is currently feeling so she is currently trying to find an alternative that can be used so that she can attract the girl's attention which can eventually become a means of her closeness to Queen Ladyana.