𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬

Chapter 5

As I reached Weiss' office, I couldn't help but feel anxious. What if she sensed Gaia was with me? What if she already knew Gaia and I met? Oh fuck, what if she knew about us kissing? What would she say? Although there were many times where I enjoyed being Weiss' younger sister, sometimes, I, too, would get very anxious when meeting with her. Especially since she was still my queen and therefore, my superior. She still held more power than I did and even her magic was stronger than mine.

I sucked in a deep breath, before opening the door and letting myself in. Weiss, like usual, was very focused as she read papers here and there. She was frowning and her brows were furrowed. But compared to her facial expression, I noticed that she still seemed calm and relaxed which was a good sign for me. Maybe Weiss was too busy with her duties to notice Gaia and I?

I walked up to her and sat on the chair in front of her desk. I waited for her to finish as I knew she'd get annoyed if someone interrupted her when she's working. Well, unless that someone was Sapphire, her mate.

When I noticed her put her pen down, I decided to just be straightforward with her. Thus, I straightened my posture and asked, "What's up?"

She sighed and looked at me with her signature emotionless eyes. "In a few days, I will be attending a meeting with the elf kingdom."

"The elf kingdom? What's this about?"

"Apparently, the abomination of rogue witches and wizards trespassed their territory.. and the casualties on their side went up to a hundred. So as to maintain the peace between our two kingdoms, I must go and have a talk with them." She stated, leaning against her chair.

"But those were rogues, they are not our people." I argued.

She shook her head, "Yes, but unfortunately, they are part of our kind, therefore we are still responsible over them." She sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose in annoyance, "I knew I should have just eliminated them all."

"Do you want me to locate them?"

"No, the elves managed to capture most of them. Some rogues were quick enough to escape but do not fret, they will meet their demise in no time. Oh, and if you have plans of torturing the rogues, you can't because I will be killing them after the interrogation. They must not be kept alive, they do not have that privilege anymore. I've already sent orders to the guards that they must kill every rogue that they catch."

I slowly nodded, "Alright. But where do I come in? It seems that you already have things settled."

"Lucifer invited me to a meeting as well."

I chuckled, "Lucifer? Lucilia's younger brother?"

She rolled her eyes, "Yes, and if you have forgotten, he is also the ruler of the underworld. You won't be going alone though as Lucifer also invited the other rulers, I think Pearl and Vaye will be attending?"

Pearl Wolfe, previously know as Pearl Riverdale, was the newly crowned queen of the wolf kingdom. She's also the mate of Eva Wolfe, the queen.. and king of the wolves. Just the mention of Pearl's name was enough to make me cringe internally. I remembered the time where I honestly thought Pearl would choose me over her own mate, how utterly pathetic of me. But at least Vaye Throwne, the queen of the vampire kingdom, would be coming as well. I don't really want to be stuck in an awkward conversation with Pearl, assuming that she'd be awkward with me.

"What is his intention? Why'd he invite us?" I asked, feeling a bit relieved that Gaia hadn't been mentioned so far.

"It appears that he's created a new council and he is willing to introduce them to other rulers, as to maintain a relationship with them, with us. I do not think this meeting is as important with the elf kingdom's, therefore you will be attending in my place. I want you to tell me anything important that will be discussed in the meeting, I trust that you know which is relevant information and which is not. If you think nothing significant was discussed then you need not report to me."