"I can't say I understand, Your Majesty." Henry VIII says reluctantly. "Why let the vampires in Evershade Valley? They do nothing to help us."
"But we have wronged them." I snap. "Evershade Valley is for all of the Night and Moon. We have denied them that. It is only right so the Vampire King will not bring ill will to our spirits." I dismiss him.
"But, Sire!"
"No creature of the night will ever be turned away from Evershade Valley. Am I clear?" I turn abruptly.
"...Yes, Your Majesty."
"Good." We continue down the hallway.
"I do have one question, Your Majesty. And it doesn't have anything to do with the Children of the Night." He says quickly.
"Very well, what is it?"
"Well, Your Majesty. The council and myself were, quite obviously, taken aback when you said that Princess Peach could bring whomever she wanted for her audience with you."
"I believe I made my intensions very clear, Henry." I state.
"Yes, you did, sire." Henry VIII says quite quickly, eager to not displease me I suppose. "I, myself, was just curious as to your change in attitude towards the Mario Brothers and Professor Gadd."
"And what about it is confusing to you?" I ask.
"Just that, you seemed very eager to for vengeance last time and now..." He looks around, as if trying to find the right words. "Now, you seemed to have put it all behind you."
"I will admit, Henry, it isn't all in the past. There are still Boos trapped in the containment units with the professor." I sigh. "The last time I tried to carry out vengeance, my subjects got captured and they no longer trust me. I need to focus on being a good king, not on my wounded pride."
"So you aren't angered at them?"
"No, I am angry. But I know that won't solve anything. Breaking the Dark Moon was the worst mistake I have ever made in my afterlife, I want to right that wrong."
"Of course, Sire. I understand." We keep floating in comfortable silence until we get to my office.
My office isn't much, I have a few book shelves lining the walls. Quite a few of them are atlases form all around the world in many different ages. There is one shelf reserved for my luxury reading and the rest are journals of previous rulers of different race, species, and religion. I, of course asked permission to keep them in my personal library for guidance. None of the books would be here unless they agreed. All the previous owners of the journals have moved on into their respective underworlds or they have reincarnated.
In the middle of my office is my desk, Victorian era. I could never get over the craftsmanship in Victorian furniture. My purple velvet chair sitting right behind it as I float towards the windows in the back. The grand windows give me a gorgeous view of Evershade Valley, I am lucky to have them.
I turn towards my desk and frown at the mountain of paperwork and letters.
This is what happens when you focus on childish things instead of actual work. I scold myself.
"If it is alright with you, Your Majesty," Henry VIII snaps me out of my little trance, I completely forgot he was there. "I will be taking my leave now."
"Yes, of course." I shake my head and sigh. "You are dismissed."
Henry VIII leaves with a swift bow and closes the door behind him. I turn towards the paperwork on my desk and sit down.
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Bloody Mary
Fiksyen PeminatI need to keep up with him. I... can't... stop... ~~~ I could have never imagined how quickly my life would change, or by how much in a few short weeks. Running away from my home, making an unlikely friend, and meeting the King of the Boos himself...
