Vergil's OneShots (DMC Fanfiction)

Hunter, Servant Or Prince? (Part Two)

A/N: Part Two as promised

[Hunter, Servant or Prince? (Part Two)]

"My Queen, please remember that the next time you have to take this is in three hours. It will be during the party. If you wish, I will drop by during the time to give you a reminder." Lissiana spoke as she waited for her queen to finish the mug of tonics. After being assigned to the Queen, Lissiana had worked hard to select a good combination of herbs that served as the Queen's daily health-boosting tonics.

Lissiana also had to thank her lucky stars that the Queen was a very amiable woman –definitely one who understood that consistently drinking the tonic was the best and most sure-fire way to keep her health up. In return, Lissiana had done her best to select a few more ingredients to make the tonic a little more appetising without reducing the effectiveness of the tonic as a whole.

"Please do, Lissi dear." Queen Eva finished the last of the tonic, grimacing in her lady-like manner at how bitter the tonic had been. "Where will you be during the party?"

"I was thinking of going down to take stock of the Royal Apothecary. There were some herbs that were running low the last time I went there, and it appears that a flu bug is spreading amongst the hunters." Lissiana answered, accepting the mug back from her queen, passing over a small mint candy to chew on for a better after-taste. The mint candy had also been carefully decanted from nourishing crushed herbs as well after her queen had complained about the tonic leaving a too-bitter taste on her tongue for too long.

"Yes, I heard about that from Sparda. I was worried that my son might have gotten the flu as well from training with some of them, but it appears that Vergil is all fine. Sparda told me that Vergil came to Court Meetings and presented himself very well against the Lords." Once more, the proud words came as Lissiana put on her smile. While she could not connect with her queen in the feelings of being a mother, Lissiana definitely thought that the Queen was a very loving mother who really worried much about her son and husband –despite the fact that she was probably the person that the two of them were the most worried about as well.

What a strange royal family in which the members constantly worry about each other.

"You must have little to worry about, my Queen. I am sure your husband and son are fine, strong men who are able to hold off on just a little bit of flu." Lissiana reassured.

"Our soldiers are also fine and strong men, but they have been largely been struck by the flu. No mother or wife will remain nonchalant to possible threats like these." Queen Eva answered easily. "But talk of the flu aside, do you truly intend to stay in the Apothecary for the entire duration of the party, Lissi dear?"

"I could help out at the Medical Wing." Lissiana answered, wondering why her queen seemed to be pursuing this conversation so eagerly.

"Lissi dear," The queen sighed, then patted the empty seat beside her on the velvet couch in an open invitation for Lissiana to take her seat. Having been invited many times before, Lissiana sat herself down comfortably beside the gentle woman. "Lissi, I've started to treat you like a darling daughter of mine ever since you came in. I don't want your life in the castle to  completely revolve around herbs and medicine."

"But I am here as a Court Physician, my queen. The reason why I even came to the castle at all was to be a Court Physician."

"My dear," Eva's careful fingers pulled Lissiana's fringe back, threading it behind her ear in a caring, loving movement, "Have you considered any men that you have met so far in the castle? You have been here for at least half a year; has anyone caught your eye?"