"So, how is it? Did they have a fight or anything?" Jade asked as she impatiently waited for Gale to accuse Swan of being a witch. She didn’t expect them to separate immediately. After all, Gale seemed to be deeply in love with that cripple.
As long as they had a fight about her hidden power as a witch, it should be more than enough for Jade to fill in the hole in Gale’s heart until he forgot about Swan.
The ferret servant who had been tasked to ask questions to the cat maids shook his head weakly, "I’m sorry, Milady. But the cat maids said that His Majesty and Princess Swan are still doing well. They spent the night together, and though they didn’t seem to have sex, there was no argument at all last night, which is quite strange since they argued a lot."
The expectant smile on Jade’s lips vanished instantly, "Are you sure those cats aren’t lying? I mean, they are Swan’s attendants, they might be lying to protect her."
"I don’t think so, Milady. The cat maids are very eager to share stories of what happened between the Princess and our King. They would even share intimate details as they were always standing outside of the door and have sharp hearing," the servant replied. "May I know if there’s something wrong with them, Milady?"
...
Jade didn’t answer. She was in a horrible mood right now, because she just wasted one golden opportunity to separate Gale and Swan.
She ought to poison Swan at first, but that crafty little witch was smarter than she thought, and wouldn’t take any poison that she made.
Thus, Jade was forced to stay in place while Swan and Gale were having such a loving relationship.
’No, I can’t let this happen for too long. I’m afraid that Gale will eventually forget about me, and will never come to me again for advice,’ Jade thought as she realized that her importance had been diminishing every day because of that cripple.
She stood up and said, "I’ll go to the throne room. I’ll ask him myself."
Gale was busy with the kingdom’s matters as always in the throne room. He was usually in a grim mood when Swan wasn’t around, and had been that way for the entire autumn and winter.
But today was special. He was all smiles, and he even spoke a little kinder to his subjects.
Nobody knew what happened to their king, but they were terrified because they rarely saw the Beast King smile so generously.
Not long after, Lady Jade entered the throne room, and told everyone else to leave, so she could talk with Gale privately.
Usually, Gale would lose his joy when Jade was around, but not today.
He was all smiles, which made her suspicious.
"Why are you smiling like that? Did something funny happen today?" Jade asked.
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