"Seek respect. Not attention. It lasts longer"
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After having breakfast with Zamiel, Heaven decided she needed to go back home fast. She wished that she could just enjoy her time with Zamiel and ignore the rest of the world, but she couldn't. She had things to do, and she didn't want many questions because she was absent too long.
Zamiel had showered her with kissed and praises and fed her till she was full. But that didn't help. It only added to her dizziness, and she wobbled as she arrived back home. Her mind was a fog, her stomach still fluttered every though every muscle in her body complained as she walked. She felt funny and sore at the same time.
Before her mother could come to her room, she changed quickly into something new and brushed her hair so that she looked decent. Just then her mother knocked on the door and peeked inside.
"You are awake." She said walking inside.
Her mother gazed traveled along her body before she looked at her face and smiled. She probably knew that she was absent the whole night.
"I brought you some breakfast." She said not asking anything that would cause an embarrassing moment for both of them. Heaven was thankful for that.
Her mother went and put the tray in her hand on the table. Heaven felt her stomach turn. She was already full.
"Thank you, mother. I was thinking of going to see father for a while. See how things are going with Valish."
"Your father will be here soon and you can talk to him. There is a risk you will be seen if you go to Valish."
It was true. Heaven just felt bad that she couldn't help, even though she knew there wasn't much she could do. She failed to get her title that would allow her to help her father. Now, she was still just a princess. She wasn't supposed to get involved in political matters unless for training purposes.
After a while, her father came to her room while she was eating breakfast. She tried to force herself just to appease her mother, who complained about her weight.
"Heaven." He opened his arms for her as usual and she walked into his embrace. "Did you rest well?" He asked, looking down upon her.
"Yes. Did you get any rest? How are things going?"
He led her to the table, and they sat down. "Everything is going well. Valish is now part of Decresh. We have announced it to the people and set the new law and rules. The citizens seem to be accepting and we haven't faced any problems. The King and the prince were executed."
Heaven nodded. After the mission none of the decisions were hers to make and Heaven trusted that her father made the right choice.
"I am glad everything went well. I wish I could help." She said.
"Do you regret risking your title?" He asked.
Heaven shook her head. "No."
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