Chapter - 4

Lillian Laurent
Lillian Laurent
Well she is being courted by Lord Maverick.
Lillian Laurent
Lillian Laurent
So I guess she won't be qualified.
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
Behave yourself, Lillian.
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
I apologize for her words.
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
I'm sure she didn't mean it, lady Roosevelt.
Josephine Roosevelt
Josephine Roosevelt
It's ok.
Josephine Roosevelt
Josephine Roosevelt
She right.
Josephine Roosevelt
Josephine Roosevelt
Being courted does mean you're already in the line of being proposed too and getting married.
Josephine Roosevelt
Josephine Roosevelt
But it doesn't stop the fact the other are incline to court the same lady.
Josephine Roosevelt
Josephine Roosevelt
Beside I'm not yet proposed too.
Josephine Roosevelt
Josephine Roosevelt
So I can still be courted by other.
Josephine Roosevelt
Josephine Roosevelt
And if I don't participate in the queen candidate selection, it will be an act of treason by my entire family.
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
She has a point.
Josephine Roosevelt
Josephine Roosevelt
But does anyone here truly know what the king is like?
Lillian Laurent
Lillian Laurent
No we don't.
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
We only know of what our parents and other officials say.
Lillian Laurent
Lillian Laurent
They say that he's really cold.
Lillian Laurent
Lillian Laurent
His piercing gaze will send shivers down your spime.
Lillian Laurent
Lillian Laurent
Making you fear to utter the wrong thing.
Lillian Laurent
Lillian Laurent
It is also said that he is cursed.
Josephine Roosevelt
Josephine Roosevelt
And what kind of curse is it?
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
Lillian, you know we can't talk about this.
Lillian Laurent
Lillian Laurent
It's fine.
Lillian Laurent
Lillian Laurent
It's just between us ladies.
I actually already know what the curse is from reading the novel, but I what to know more in details.
Lillian Laurent
Lillian Laurent
It is said that his majesty was cursed as a child.
Lillian Laurent
Lillian Laurent
After he was rescued from the Kier Kingdom.
Lillian Laurent
Lillian Laurent
They cusred him so that he would be a blood thirsty maniac.
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
Lillian be careful what you say.
What she said isn't wrong.
When the king was 8 years old, he was kidnapped by the Kier kingdom who has been our enemy kingdom for a long time.
He was used as leverage. And during his time there, they did many experiments on him. When he was finally rescued, he wasn't the same.
He was known to always being seen with blood on him.
People believed that he would murder someone every day to suppress his curse or even that killing would also be his curse.
But no one truly know what his curse is
And that is how he was given title "blood thirsty maniac".
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
Miss Roosevelt?
Josephine Roosevelt
Josephine Roosevelt
Ah... yes...
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
You shouldn't pay no mind to Lillian's words.
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
It's just baseless rumors.
In the novel, there was someone who helped him suppress his curse and even broke it eventually.
She was the heroine.
Many bad things happened to Josephine because she was way too obsessed with Leopold and did many terrible things to others for his sake.
But now that I've become her, I'll try to lead peaceful life and escape a horrible death.
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
Enough talk about, his majesty.
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
Let's all just enjoy the tea.
Few hours later.
The noble ladies were heading home.
Lillian Laurent
Lillian Laurent
The tea party was amazing.
Lillian Laurent
Lillian Laurent
You did an excellent job, Alice.
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
Thank you.
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
Be safe on your way back.
Lady Laurent carriage left.
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
Lady Roosevelt, I do appreciate you attending my tea party.
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
I didn't think you would.
Josephine Roosevelt
Josephine Roosevelt
Why wouldn't I?
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
Um... well at the the last social event, you humiliated someone for just greeting Lord Maverick.
Josephine Roosevelt
Josephine Roosevelt
😒Aww... yea.. about that...
Josephine Roosevelt
Josephine Roosevelt
I wasn't myself back then.
Josephine Roosevelt
Josephine Roosevelt
And I sincerely apologize for any trouble I've caused any of the ladies that were here.
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
I'll relay your message.
Josephine Roosevelt
Josephine Roosevelt
Thank you.
Josephine Roosevelt
Josephine Roosevelt
And the tea party was great.
Alice Frey
Alice Frey
Thank you.
Josephine Roosevelt
Josephine Roosevelt
I shall be taking my leave now.
Gets in carriage and leaves for home.
~ End of Chapter ~
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