❝𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐄❞

𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙚

chapter nine: “son?”

— FLASHBACK (KHAENRI'AH)

     “WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT CHILDREN, (NAME)?”

THE KING of Khaenri'ah asked his fiancee, who was surprised by his question. They were in his garden, his head resting on her lap while she occupied herself with knitting a scarf...

     "I don't know, Your Majesty," she replied. "Even though we were once a child, I couldn't describe an infant born in a normal family... I was born to be the heiress of my land's throne. Nothing else."

     "I see we have similarities," he chuckled at his silly conclusion. He noticed the serious look written on her face, halting him from joking around, "... Sorry, my wife. I was carried away and I'm sorry if I offend you," he chuckled at his wrong actions.

     "No, it's fine. Don't be sorry for something not supposed to be considered wrong," she told him as her knitting hands brushed his hair. "I'm fine with our children born not just for our kingdoms, but for us too."

The King took the Princess's hand, gently kissing her knuckles in delight. (Name) chuckled at her future husband's actions, touched and amused by it. Those happy times with her second husband were a blessing to her crushed soul, giving her another chance to love again despite being taken away from her first husband...

     "What name do you want to give our child?" He asked, willing to provide for his future child's needs.

     (Name) tap her chin, thinking of a name, "I wouldn't mind naming him Kaeya... Kaeya Alberich. If it's a girl, maybe Karla," she replied with a smile and placed a kiss on her fiancee's forehead. "Are you sure you want a child to take care of? You're the king after all," she said with a worried tone.

     He just smiled, "I'm willing to forfeit my position just to take care of them then. I told you I always loved kids," he said.

Willing to marry the woman he loves, he has prepared their wedding in advance. That's when the hindrance of their wedding came—the former Queen of Thorns, on her way to manipulate the Princess. IN A STORMY NIGHT, the nation of Khaenri'ah experienced a heavy storm, and it lead everyone to isolate themselves in their homes...

     "YOUR MAJESTY, A WOMAN IS KNOCKING BEHIND OUR DOOR," one of the guards exclaimed as he approached the King. "Should we let her enter?"

     "Of course. Everyone needs shelter," he replied.

There, a woman covered in rags entered the palace. Despite her disintegrating clothes, her beauty is something else. The guards were enchanted while he stared at her, unamused by her appearance because he was too loyal to his fiancee...