The Ruby Empire

King Niran of the Lizardfolk

Male Monster x Female Reader

I've been working for his Majesty King Niran, ruler of the Reptilia, for several years now. I was hired as a tutor for his children. His wife had died suddenly and he wanted his children to have a good, strong, female role model for his family. Why he didn't just remarry, I don't know. I had worked for several royal families as tutor and teacher, in fact, my one student Prince Sharif has become quite the scholar. I receive many letters from him about the Rakshasa Country.

When I came to the country of Reptilia I was a bit apprehensive. It is so hot here and humid, my first few months here were plagued with exhaustion and heatstroke. Aside from that, I grew to love the country. Niran's court was nestled in an oasis where everything was lush and green and surrounded by desert and golden glows. I also adored Niran children. There were five of them, four girls and one boy. Chaiya, the boy, was the youngest, and also named Niran's heir. The four girls, Hom, Kulap, Malee, Phueng, were all wise beyond their years but extremely precocious. I had my hands full when I first moved here. Now, three years in, I love these children like they were my own.

Now their father, well, their father is another story. I have grown fond of the people I'm surrounded by. Considering I was hired here until the children grew or they grew tired of me, I was here for the long haul. I had decided to make friends while I was here and build relationships. The health staff knew me quite well, I had become quite close with the royal physician Sanoh, she was an amazing healer and favored by the King. Well, that being said, while I have come to cultivate relationships all through the palace, I have yet to really find solid ground with the king.

It was important to me to have a relationship with him if only for his children. I had been called her to be their tutor and more than anything a surrogate mother. Yet, when I got here I knew the king was still in the throes of grieving. That was my main hurdle with the children as well. The queen was much beloved in the court, especially by her husband and children. I knew I would be looked upon as lesser in their eyes. Over time though, the children came to adore me and while the king started taking more of an interest it still wasn't what I expected.

I have had maybe a handful of conversations with the king, all of them so stuffy and business-like I felt more like a lawyer than a tutor. Very few times has anything felt personal. When he asks about the children individually I feel like there is a window opening, but he immediately shuts it closed on my fingers. I know he is a good ruler, strict by fair. He is also a very adoring father, which I admire for a king. He's a massive specimen, tall and broad and so very strong. He's an alligator, dark green scales polished to a glistening shine. His dark eyes are wise and knowing and his jaws are powerful and frightening.

"Lady, lady!" Little Chaiya races to me once day as we take our daily walk through the gardens. He has a branch clutched in his hand.

I stoop down to take it from his hand. "What is it?"

"I got these for you, they remind me of your hair!" He smiles so big. He's lost a tooth or two recently and I adore the little gaps. The flowers on the branch are bright red, matching my hair. I smile and kiss Chiyan on his snout.

"This is very kind of you, my darling," I tell him.

He looks so proud of himself, fit to burst.

"It's Papa!" I hear Hom squeal with excitement.

"Papa!" Chiyan races to meet him.

This is a surprise, Niran never comes to the gardens, least of all alone. Yet here he stands, stooping down to meet the eager hands of his children. He scoops them up, able to hold all four in his massive arms. He's laughing and grinning, I've rarely ever seen that before.