Ascension of the Monster Queen

A few minutes after they finished eating, the guild master entered the guild and when he saw them, he smiled before approaching them and they greeted each other while wondering whether they should talk to him at the time or not and to find an answer, all of them looked at Nessa and she sighed before smiling.

She knew she had to be the one to make the first more or the others would just sit there and say nothing; they\'d rather him leave and wait until another time because they were worried he\'d get angry at them.

"Guild master, Nessa has a matter that she would like to discuss with you," Ian said and Nessa glanced at him as the others smiled and he grinned since she was not saying anything, he decided to help her.

"All right, what\'s the problem? I\'m free for about an hour or two, you kids come with me to my office, we\'ll be able to talk freely there and discuss whatever matter is bothering you, come up, follow me, let\'s not waste too much time," He said as he walked away, and Nessa smiled before getting up and they followed him.

He opened the door and welcomed them into his office when they arrived and Nessa sniffed in the nice aroma within the office.

"You guys sit down and make yourselves comfortable," He said then, they each took their seats after he sat down on his chair and he sighed before looking at them with a gentle smile om his face.

"Now, kids, what is it that you wanted to talk to me about? I promise whatever it is, I will be quite open minded and listen then as usual give my decision on the subject, are you ready to talk?" He asked as they exchanged glances.

"Are you ready?" Cortan asked and Nessa glanced at him then smiled.

"Yeah, I am ready," She responded and he smiled before she looked at the guild master.

"First, I want you to answer a question of mine, do you trust the new king?" She asked and his eyes widened while staring at her and she smiled.

"It\'s okay, you can take your time and think of you don\'t have to answer at all," She responded as he lowered his head before sighing.

"May I ask why you are asking me that?" He asked.

"Depends on your answer, that\'s how I am going to proceed on the matter which we want to discuss," She responded and he smiled.

"In a way, I guess," He said and Nessa smiled.

"You are hesitating, why not a yes? It makes me wonder whether or not you trust him at all," Nessa replied as he clenched his fists and the others smiled then Sophia patted Nessa on her shoulder and she sighed.

"Look, it\'s complicated, I don\'t trust him," The guild master said and Nessa\'s eyes narrowed.

"Why?" She asked and he exhaled deeply.

"The way he became king is weird, we didn\'t know about the king and queen\'s deaths until he came along, it makes me wonder many things, but I cannot question them or I might step on something there is no coming back from," He responded with a frown on his face and Nessa smiled at him.

"You are right not to trust them," She said and he looked at her.

"Why are you saying that?" He asked.

"He is a bad person who came here with a plan, that\'s why, the king and queen didn\'t place him there, they didn\'t say someone whom they don\'t know should become the leader of their kingdom," She responded and his eyes shook.

"Wh- What are you saying?" He asked.

"She is saying that everything that has been happening within this kingdom until today, even the strange things as well as the attacks, they are all their doing," Yonja responded and he left staring at them, not knowing what to say next.

"All of it is their fault?" He asked and the others nodded as tears came to the guild master\'s eyes and he gnashed his teeth while lowering his head.

"What about their death, Nessa?" The guild master asked and she lowered her head before sighing.

"That\'s the people they are working for doing," She responded and he wiped his eyes before pouring himself a glass of water and drinking it.

\'Do you think that he is pretending here?\' Nessa wondered.

[I have been checking him all the time you guys were talking, every reaction is genuine, he is not lying or pretending, master.]

"Thank you," Nessa mumbled.

[You are welcome.]

"How do you guys know all of this? I am still quite confused here," The king said and Nessa sighed before smiling.

"I can tell you how this started when I first came here, do you really want to hear?" Nessa asked and the guild master sighed.

"Yes, I want to hear," He responded then Nessa smiled and the others nodded.

"All right, I will tell you about what we found out so far, you have to listen carefully and understand because it\'s a lot and I am not sure whether I will be able to repeat myself or not, got it?" Nessa asked and the guild master smiled at her.

"Don\'t worry, I understand; go ahead and speak; I\'ll listen carefully; elves can do that," He responded, and she smiled before taking a deep breath.

Nessa began telling the guild master everything they discovered since she arrived in the kingdom, and he listened carefully, understanding along the way, but because of who she was, Nessa didn\'t tell him everything, only necessary details.