Keeping Three Husband In Another Life

#5 - Meeting all the family (1)

Morning turns into night and day have turned into a week. The king has yet to visit despite his promise. The only thing that has been coming every day is that pile of paper above the velvet wine desk, it has been reduced by half and when tomorrow comes it will build up again to the state it was before. 

The ties on Archduke Julius' hair have become loose as he falls asleep in the midst of it all. He looks paler and worn out than before, to the point that he can faint at any moment. The uncle that come yesterday also told him to take a break from his duties until the two of us are old enough to feed by ourselves.

And after some time I have learned the meaning of my last name, Lancastrian. The name granted only to the king's children is not merely a symbol of royalties, it is also a symbol of a child that has been blessed by this kingdom deity gift, living proof of the deity's power itself. Therefore, the process of bearing such power also holds a unique way of procreation.

The ceremony where the king's bride is blessed by the deity itself varies from person to person, for the woman it usually takes three to four months, and for the man it alters between six to twelve months for the temporary womb to take shape. 

Archduke Julius has a weak constitution and thus bearing a child of such power is not advised since it will only break his body― and it did, almost all of his magic vein ruptured and without it, our kind will not survive. The blood moon is the only source that kept him sane from being a walking beast, and forever unable to leave this place.

"I pity him... he did all of that for the king love"

The strange thirst that I felt when I first woke up as this Lunarvi come back again today, I move my eyes to the crimson-haired boy who was busy playing with toys in front of me. He looks fine, there is no strange sign that I need to watch out for. As for me, the thirst has almost made me go insane. The wet nurse has breastfed us not too long ago so this must be the being within me that starve. The thirst continues to get stronger day by day, only once a day is not enough anymore.

"Dada"

I pull one of the maid's attire that has been taking care of us and spread my arm asking her to pick me up.

"What is it, prince?"

"Dada"

"Maid Rene, should we wake Archduke Julius?"

"Nyo!... Dada ougt"

I point my finger at the door while praying to God that one of them would understand.

"Prince, we shouldn't go outside okay?"

"Dada!"

I pour all my strength and determination to show them what I meant, though I must admit it looks like a failed ninja moves from Japanese anime series. After some time, one of them finally guesses what I truly want to tell.

"Did prince Lunarvi want to see the king?"

I respond with a laugh when one of them understands the meaning of my weird gesture, the whole exhausting guess game does not go in vain I thought. I try to cling my tiny hand into that maid, asking for a pick-up before they lost track of what I am going to say.

"Did prince Lunarvi miss the king?"

"Mm... Dada!"

"No, I didn't, I want to hit that man"

I thought in my head, that man doesn't deserve a gesture of kindness, I'm just gonna suck all of his life force and then never met him again for a long time.

"Should we talk to the head maid?"

"I'm afraid Archduke Julius will not agree to this"

"There is nothing we can do, after the accident the guard here on Lily palace has double. They won't let anyone come in and go as they please"