Whispers Of Hope

Chapter 19-Queen Has Arrived

Two months later...
In the morning
Pov Hestesia
I was preparing myself for the wedding. I didn't put any makeup on my face, but instead put some golden powder on my hair, cleavage, and shoulders. I yawned very sleepy, because last night Naeus was pleasing me and himself nearly all night.
He was banging me so hard that I barely got up from the bed. But I loved it. Even if he was rought during the intercourse, he always gave me a good aftercare including cuddles and massages...
I put on my dress. At the same moment, Naeus walked inside my chambers and was staring at me. He approached me and hugged from behind.
He whispered:
My queen looks so beautiful...
After a moment he took off his crown and put on my head. Naeus whispered:
I'm going to order one for you , for your coronation...
I'm going to marry you when you'll be 18...
It's so close..
I need to order crown much earlier , it's very difficult to make, and it takes months..
Tommorow, after the wedding my personal jeweler is going to ask you for details you want to include in your crown.
I was overjoyed but I felt a twinge of fear in my heart. Being a queen is huge responsibility and what if I don't cope?
Naeus , like he knew what I was thinking,whispered:
I will teach you everything, I promise...
He looked at my hairstyle and asked:
Wouldn't you like it more if you braided some flowers intro your hair?
I told him:
Hey! It's a good idea...
I picked some roses from bottle and quickly braided intro my hair.
I looked in the mirror and realized how great I look. Naeus smiled and kissed my cheek. After a moment of staring at me , he left.
I got done with preparing myself and went to see with Octavia.
I found her in her chambers, putting on her beautiful red dress without backs and golden pattern. She noticed me and giggling mumbled:
Oh girl you scared me! Woah you look perfect!
I asked her:
Am I not too caughting attention?
Octavia said:
Oh love, you look fabulous..
You're special guest , and this rule doesn't involve you so much. You can have similar dress because we still look complety different. Look, you look like a nymph, and I look like a common human.
I told her:
No, you look like a angel..
You're very beautiful.
Octavia smiled and told me:
I see why Naeus didn't choose anybody else, but you...
You're so beautiful, unique..
She grabbed my cheeks gently and leaned down to my ear. Octavia whispered:
You're magnificent...
You will rule the Nether..
Within year, you will wear crown..
She hugged me tightly. I hugged her back and asked:
May I help you with anything?
Octavia said:
If you can, with veil.
She explained what I need to help her with.
After a moment, we were done. Then we heard knocking and Zarkos walked in. We whined:
Don't come, groom mustn't see wedding dress!
He left quickly. Octavia sighed in relief:
It was close...
I'll call my servant to bring us tea.
She called her servant and asked to do so.
Servant quickly came here with two cups of tea and sugar. Octavia sat on couch and picked up cup of tea.
I looked at the tea and noticed something disturbing. Tea looked a bit green. I asked Octavia:
Is this kind of tea supposed to look green?
She smiled and told me:
Yes,why are you asking?
I explained:
You know, after last events, I have trust problems. How can we know if tea isn't poisoned?
Octavia looked very nervous and mumbled:
We'd better not use this sugar. Tea smells and tastes normally, but sugar can be poisoned.
Wait, I have my own sugar in there, we'll use that one instead. She went to get it.
Octavia came back and rushed to compare sugars. She sniffed her one and said:
My one is fine.
She sniffed that suspicious sugar and frowned her eyebrows. She said:
With this one something is wrong.
But did you see behavior of that servant? She was acting strange.
I told her:
Aseika probably swaped servants.
Octavia shaked her head and whined:
My god,I was supposed to die on my own wedding....
But now, we need to go. She called her bridemaids and left chambers. I quickly folllowed them not wanting to be late.
Moment later.
I was already at chapel watching Zarkos and Octavia taking an oath. They both looked so beautiful.
Octavia's long, golden hair was braided intro two braids which were turned intro buns on two sides of her head.
Naeus, who was sitting next to me, whispered:
I guess,you'd love to have such hairstyle on our wedding, don't you?
I smiled and made a quiet response:
Oh yeah, it looks perfect...
Naeus winked at me and whispered:
Oh babe , you'd look even better..
Two hours later.
I was sitting with Octavia by tables and talking. Then I realized that Naeus is surrounded by these insolent ladies. I clinched my fist and looked at these ladies with extreme hatred. Octavia noticed it and asked me:
Why don't you interrupt them?
You're future queen, you need to show them dominance!
I nodded with mischevious smile and got up. I whispered:
You're right, time to show that queen has arrived!
I was getting closer and closer to these bitches. When I was close enought, I started pushing them all away. After a moment of struggling, I was right by Naeus. I grabbed his hands, pulled him close to me, and gave him a passionate kiss.
Everybody gasped in shock. Naeus grabbed me and we enjoyed this moment together.
He grabbed my butt and held me in passionate kiss for a while.
Octavia shouted:
That's my girl! You all will bow before her soon!
Naeus stopped kissing me and looked at these ladies with pity. I showed them middle finger.
Octavia was clapping and praising me and Naeus.I looked at Zarkos who was trying not to burst out laughting but gave up.
Then I saw Kralos sleeping, complety drunk on chair and slowly waking up to see all mess. I looked in Tantiana's direction and saw her staring intro my soul with fury.
I looked at Kralos again to see him crawling under the table to hide from ladies who got new target. But they dragged him from under the table and showered his pale face with kisses.
Meanwhile Octavia was nearly crying and choking of laughter. She looked like she loves all mess here.
Zarkos was probably crying of laughter now.
Naeus , seeing all mess, looked at me with love and started laughting so much.
Zarkos, who stopped laughting asked:
Why don't we dance?
At night.
Most of guests were already sleeping on chairs, under tables, on floor..
Me with Naeus and Zarkos and Octavia were ones of few dancing couples.
Then they told us:
Forgive us, but we need to go.
They bowed before us and left.
Naeus looked at me licking his lips. He picked me up and carried to gardens, behind the rose bush, pushed on the ground, and started undressing...
I took off my dress, all underwear. Naeus pinned me to ground to kiss me, and do his male duty.
In the morning.
I woke up very sweaty and sore. Last night I had very intense fun with Naeus.
We've been banging in palace gardens.
I got up from the bed, put on my tunic.
Then my servant walked in and said:
The jeweler is here, he wants to see with you to discuss details of crowns ordered by his Majesty for you.
Servant opened the door and let the jeweler in. He bowed before me and said:
What a young beauty is going to be our queen....
I giggled a bit embarrased. I wasn't angry however jeweler was very bold.
He was a bit older than Naeus however he didn't have so much gray hair.
After a moment he looked at me like he recognized somebody in me.
He stuttered:
Oh lord, you look like last queen of the Nether, excatly like her. I saw painting of her.
I asked him:
Could you show me the painting?
He nodded and told me:
Of course my lady, follow me.
He leaded me to staircase where painting was hanged.
I was shocked. He was right!
I look like that queen...
I asked him:
How was she called?
He smiled and told me:
She was Hestesia...
At that moment, I gasped in shock...
I stuttered:
Let's be back to my chambers
I looked at the painting, and at the crown on woman's head. It was golden, with bloody opals around the crown.
When we were back to my chambers, the jeweler asked:
What details you want me to include in your crown , my lady?
I explained:
I'd like my crown to be golden, with bloody opals all around.
Jeweler asking:
My lady, would you want to get rubys between opals?
I told him:
That could look great.
Jeweler noted everything in his notebook.
Then Kralos walked intro my chambers, he heard everything.
Kralos stuttered:
I'm sorry for interrupting you, I walked intro wrong chambers, wrong floor, I thought these were my chambers.
I'm very sorry my lady
He looked like he was on hangover, his neck was covered in hickeys, face in lipstick stamps. He looked like he didn't get any sleep at all.
He quickly left staggering.
I felt very bad for Kralos ,he looked so tired...
After writing everything down in his notebook, jeweler bowed before me and left.
I decided to go for walk in palace gardens.
When I was there, somebody grabbed my arm. It was Tantiana. She growled:
I thought you're more clever!
But you,like a bitch, kissed Naeus in front of everyone!
You're shameless and so stupid! But life will teach you a good lesson soon!
At that moment, I felt very weak...
I crambled, and felt intro Tantiana's arms unconscious.
After a moment, I woke up to see Tantiana terrifed. She whined:
Are you alright? I'm so sorry for scaring you....
I got off from her and mumbled:
I'm okay..
And I ran away. When I was right by doors of my chambers, I fell on the floor unconscious again.
I woke up in my chambers, on my bed and physician was sitting by me.
She told me:
Lady Hestesia,you're pregnant...
I felt like my heart stopped beating for a moment. I mumbled:
What?
I was so shocked and scared. I remembered what happened to one girl who got pregnant in orphanage. She got killed by Miss Tabitha herself..
I felt tears in my eyes. Physician bowed before me and left.
I started trembling as never.
What if Naeus will reject me now?
How will I tell him?
I got up, and saw in the mirror that my body changed. My breasts got much bigger and belly was slightly rounded.
I looked like sculpture of godess, but my mind was filled with fear.
I came back to bed and covered myself with blanket.
I felt goosebumps on myself.
It was getting harder to breath.
I prayed quietly that it's just a bad dream.
Then I felt like I was about to vomit. I wrapped myself in blankets and rushed to bathroom to vomit.
I vomited to bathtub and fainted.
I woke up in my bed , covered in blanket, to see Octavia sitting by me. She was stroking my hair and looking at me. She whispered:
Congratulations for expecting a child!
I bursted out crying and hugged her. She asked:
Aren't you happy?
I mumbled:
I'm so scared!
What if Naeus rejects me for that?
Octavia whispered:
Darling, I'm sure he'll be overjoyed to have a heir.
I whined:
What if not?
Octavia asked me:
Why wouldn't he be happy?
I sighed:
I just don't know what to do, what do say...
Octavia hugged me and told me:
I understand it, when I found out I'm expecting a baby, I was also scared a lot, but Zarkos gave me so much love and support that I wasn't scared anymore.
I'm sure your darling will support you as well...
Now, have rest, you vomited all of your breakfast and you're very weak.
I'll see you later!
She left. I decided to have some sleep. When I was falling asleep , I felt that I was so trembling.
Hour later
Pov Naeus.
I went to Hestesia's chambers to check on her, and saw her sleeping deeply in her bed. I joined her and hugged her tightly. I felt her trembling in her sleep and kissed her head with love.
Suddenly she woke up with tears in her eyes. I asked her:
What's up darling?
She stuttered:
I'm p-pregnant...
I raised my eyebrows shocked. I asked her:
What? I'll be father?
She nodded and bursted out crying. I grabbed her chin and looked her deep in eyes. I smiled slightly and showered her face in kisses.
I whispered:
Oh my god, I'll be father..
First time in my life..
Hestesia looked at me suprised and snuggled against me. Her slim hands were touching my cheeks.
She pulled me intro passionate kiss.
We shared a kiss for a moment , but then I uncovered her and leaned down to her belly. I kissed her belly and gently stroked. Hestesia was stroking my hair and looking at me with love.
I whispered:
I'll never leave you,darling..
I'll be always there for you and for our child or children...
Hestesia sighed and whispered:
I wish I'll little daughter and be able to raise her. I never saw my parents...
I don't know even their names...
How they were like, did they have other children, how would they treat me..
I whispered:
I was 6 when my family got killed by Witchbane, they didn't spare anyone even children..
I hid in basement, and heard everything..
Hestesia looked at me with sadness and stroked my hair to comfort me. Touch of her hands was salvation to my broken soul.
I lied down next to her and hugged her tightly.
In the evening.
Pov Aseika.
I was having rest in my chambers with my friends and thinking when will be best time to lynch Hestesia.
Berenice suggested:
We could pretend to be Naeus and send her a note that we want to meet at forest.
Helga laughted and said:
Hestesia is too stupid to suspect anything, we'll win.
Mitra rolled her eyes and said:
I don't think she's stupid , remember what happened to Greta?
I rolled my eyes and said:
Oh come on..
There will be four of us..
Then my servant ran intro my chambers shouting:
Hestesia is pregnant!
I laughted out loud and hissed:
Double satisfaction...
Day later.
Pov Hestesia
I was at Naeus chambers, lying with him in his bed. He was gently massaging my breasts and shoulders.
He stroked my belly and was kissing my neck at the same time.
Then we heard knocking. Naeus quickly covered us in blanket and spoke:
Enter!
My servant walked in, bowed before me trembling, and gave me letter.
I opened it and saw note where was written:

Darling, why don't you join me in forest, we'd have a walk together..
                       Naeus
Naeus saw the note and raised his eyebrows.
He tore note to pieces and hugged me tightly saying:
I knew it! That witch wanted to lynch you!
He asked:
Who told you to give Hestesia this letter!?
Servant, trembling stuttered:
Aseika, she terrorized me....
He clinched his teeth and allowed the servant to leave.
After a moment, he began to squeeze me, and shower me with kisses. I heard his trembling voice:
I could lose you if I wasn't there...
That bitch could lynch you...
I'll kill her with my own hands if she does something to you...
I'll choke her to death...
And give her corpse to hoglins to eat.
He kissed my forehead and continued massaging my shoulders.
I moaned in pleasure and allowed him to squeeze and massage my breasts.
He touched my belly and whispered:
Our girl or boy is going to be as beautiful as it's mother...
I smiled and asked him:
What if we have twins? Or triplets?
Naeus smiled and whispered:
I could have even 4 kids with you,darling...
He stroked my hair gently.
Moment later..
Pov Aseika
We were waiting for Hestesia to come, to lynch her and get rid of her. She wasn't coming...
We were still waiting patiently. But after a moment, we all realized that she outsmarted us....
I threw my spear away and yelled in fury...
I felt like some power was preventing me from fullfiling my dreams...
Day later
Pov Hestesia
I was at gardens with Octavia who took Mona with her.
She was giving me important tips about selfcare during pregnancy.
She told me:
You shouldn't wear very tight things. Forget about wearing corsets and tight belts.
Wear loose dresses, you saw one I was wearing during pregnancy, better wear such dresses, they actually suit you.
Then we saw Tantiana going towards us. She approached me and asked:
Is that true that you're pregnant?
I mumbled:
Yes.
Tantiana remained silent for a while, but soon said with slight smile:
Congratulations, what did Naeus say?
I told her:
He was overjoyed,takes great care of me.
Tantiana sighed and whined:
I'm very sorry for being so rude and harsh to you...
I remembered how I was like in your age, and I just cannot blame you, I was just like you, and made few mistakes..
I was just scared that you're repeating my mistakes , but I see that you met somebody much better than person I met.
I smiled and told her:
It's alright, I forgive you..
She hugged me tightly and said:
I will help you with everything, Hestesia...