The Alpha King's Guardian Chapter 13: Manor Tour Part 3

Legacie ( Female Lead )

What? Again?

°°°did I hear him say that? was he blurting?°°°

He smirked, playfully.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

I'm kidding.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

I'm a terrible dancer.

He flashed me a charming smile.

I calmed my nerves down.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Oh, same here.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

What type of Parties does your family host?

I exhaled lowly.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

A bountiful. Birthdays, Anniversaries, Weddings, Funerals, Debutante Balls.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

When's your Debutante Ball?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Mine?

He nodded, looking serious.

°°°well its not like you could come°°°

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Ah, in the summer.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

We're halfway to the second week of April. You're a May child?

I nodded.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Fourth of May.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

That's not so far.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

It's in five weeks.

His eyes lingered on me for a second as if studying something.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

You'll be in camp that month.

I nodded.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Yes.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Did it interrupt any plans for your celebration?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

No. There were no plans to start with.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Why is that?

I thought hard and long.

I shouldn't tell him.

Why do I want to tell him though?

°°°you're being reckless again, Legacie°°°

Raiver ( Male Lead )

You look deeply conflicted. You don't have to share it with me if you don't want to.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

But you asked.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Yes.

We confused each other for a while and then bursted into a brief laugh.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

I don't mind telling you.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Why is that?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

You might be a watcher now, but you're still considered a guest at Volguardsen Manor.

He nodded, awaiting for my next words.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

My great grandmother Beillia said to always treat the guest fairly and should he/she have any questions... simply comply and help them to the best we can.

°°°great grandmother Beillia was my Poppy An's mother°°°

She was alive until I was nine.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Beillia Welbelova... wasn't she a lady-in-waiting at Majesta?

I nodded.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Yes. That's how she got all of that decency and etiquette crap–techniques.

I clasped a hand around my mouth.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Sorry.

He nodded and shrugged.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

That's alright.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

My grandfather had me learn royal etiquettes in the palace for five years.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Really?

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Yes.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

How was it?

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Arduous.

We shared a light laugh.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Where to next?

I pointed out the end door.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Oh, there.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

The way to the....backyard gardens.

He grinned.

We walked side by side, seven feet apart and reached a small reception that leads to the garden tunnel.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

This is a small reception area.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

What for?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Smokers.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Ah, I see.

I led him to the garden tunnel.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

The fragrance is gentle.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

My Aunt Thelda grows them here.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

What flowers are these?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Her own spellmade hybrids, Sunneri.

I led him out of the gate and we entered the outdoors.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

I'm guessing those stairs lead to the half ballroom, from earlier?

He pointed and I nodded.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

It seems so near yet we travelled far from the inside.

I smiled.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

I'm starting to think the Manor's interior and exterior are not aligned with each other.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

I bet you would have thought about that.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Do you, now?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

You're smart, of course it would cross your mind.

He smiled and scanned his eyes around the property.

I realized, I've been making him smile throughout the entire tour.

My heart leaped and I suddenly placed a hand on my chest for fear he'll hear how loud it was beating.

I scratched it in excuse once he returned his gaze at me.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

So, am I right though?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Not quite.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

There are hidden rooms, only accessible by Volguardsen blood.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Verbatim?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Yes.

He furrowed his brows.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

And willing.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Do you...

Legacie ( Female Lead )

No.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

What kind of rooms?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Galleries, filled with ancient paintings, collectibles, hoards of things from the first generations.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Family Archives?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Family Archives, of course.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

I'm guessing that would require the blood?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Yes, it would.

We paused for a time.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Your home too?

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Yes. My grandfather stationed four Wolvens outside its doors.

My mouth agape.

°°°that's severely cool°°°

Wolven: Gifted-Wolves & Vampire Hybrids.

They are the Werewolf Queen's top assassins, executioner and war beasts. A joint breeding program or contract existing between the Gifted, Werewolf and Vampire Clans.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Did I startle you with that revelation.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

No, I expected someone of their calibre would be perfect for guarding.

He smiled.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Are you heavily against it?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Not as much as the Warlock King.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

I'm fairly shocked.

I gave him a kind smile.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

It's quite understandable, on your part.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Truly?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Warlocks evolve.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Warlocks are on top of the food chain.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

If I was Queen and I knew there's a more powerful Warlock out there than I, I'd also take measures to protect my own crown.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

That's what it's all about right?

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Perhaps.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

A bit too cynical for you?

He smiles gently in half.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

I had no idea you thought of it that way.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

When the answer is clear as day, there's not much to think about afterwards.

He chuckled and nodded.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Perhaps you're right.

I led him next to the main gardens where the greenhouses are too.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Let's head this way.

We turned to the opposite direction of the stairs and straight ahead.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

This is an extension of the garden.

We turned right.

Since the pathway was narrow, Raiver had to trail seven feet behind me.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Way over there is the Guest House.

We stopped to look at the guest house and returned back to the pathway and continued walking.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Peacocks?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

My Uncle Clifford's.

We walked straight ahead.

I noticed Raiver sizing them up and then smiling at them.

°°°cute°°°

Raiver ( Male Lead )

They're bigger than their normal size..

I nodded.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Over there you'll see a shed.

His eyes were awestruck.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

My cousins Art and Potions House.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

So they experiment in there?

I smiled.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Yes. Maxima, Kaede and I used to watch Constance and Inca make art.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

That's cool.

I led him to the next scenery.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

We're here.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Across that gate are the greenhouses.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

A variety?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Yes. Half my family work under Medical Magics.

We entered the first greenhouse.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

This is from my Aunt Shirley and Aunt Maeve.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Mostly vegetable and edible plants.

He said as he scanned the room.

I nodded.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

And spices.

I pointed up ahead.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

They're connected by flower tunnels up ahead and around.

We entered the first tunnel.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Flowers grow here from a hundred years ago?

I nodded.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Yes, first generation Volguardsen planted them.

We entered the second greenhouse.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Aunt Thelda's.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Quite dark and minimal in size, here.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

These are mostly medicinal herbs.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

And that's because she has a loft dome.

He looked up but was only met by fogs.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Are those clouds?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Fogs. A glamour.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

I take it that we're not allowed up there?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Nope.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Carry on.

I could tell he was a bit frightened by the aura.

We exited to the next flower tunnel.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Has the inconsistency captured your interest again?

I blurted.

He chuckled and smiled.

I felt my cheeks heat up.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Yes, very much.

We entered the third greenhouse.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

My Aunt Eleanor's.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

These are...

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Ah, you smell it?

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Yes. They're medicine available in Arckwar City.

He said in wonderment.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Yes. Her company formulates them.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

I see a few familiar plants and flowers native in Sacaria.

He walked around and scanned the greens but refrained from touching them.

°°°smart°°°

I nodded.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Yes, some of them are from your kingdom. Most of these though are from Evassence.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Unbelievable. I've heard of Evassence. They're called the Land of Guardians, aren't they?

I nodded.

°°°he's quite knowledgeable of these stuff°°°

Raiver ( Male Lead )

So every medicine and drug in Arckwar City is purely plant and flower based?

He asked, more like confirmed.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Yes and of course, water magic.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

No chemical compounds and experiments, like the ones Gifteds use?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

None of that.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

It's pure nature and mana.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

So the previous greenhouse we've seen, the one with the loft dome compliments this?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Yes. They work at the same field.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Your family's amazing.

My heart jumped.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Thanks.

He jerked his head to the last tunnel.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Should we continue over there?

I pondered for a while.

That's my mother's garden.

°°°we shouldn't°°°

°°°I don't want to see it°°°

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Hey?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Yeah, sure.

Hesitantly I walked up the steps and entered the tunnel.

Suddenly the temperature dropped.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

How come there aren't many flowers in here?

Legacie ( Female Lead )

No one uses this greenhouse anymore.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Who owns it?

We entered through the door and met with an empty space.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

Woah.

He gasped.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

There are prism of colors everywhere.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Yes.

Raiver ( Male Lead )

But no flowers and plants?

I shook my head.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

My mother couldn't care for them.

We went silent for a while.

It was a good thing I was ahead of him or he'd see the deep contempt and resentment plastered on my face.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Every living greens and colors withered and the rest shied away for lack of magic source.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

Now it's become this hollow.

Legacie ( Female Lead )

A greenhouse without a garden is just like a corpse. Body without a soul.

I grimaced and inhaled furiously.

°°°what did I just blurt out again!?°°°