The Queen of Laphroaig
◇ Furiae’s Perspective ◇
“Lady Furiae! A hundred new citizens have arrived at the capital!”
“Your Majesty! I have a report on the Moon Palace’s reconstruction!”
“My Queen! There is a group of dragons near the capital. We are massing forces to deal with them!”
Laphroaig had been reestablished, and the site of the soon-to-be town was in the midst of preparations for a festival. Problems seemed to crop up every day, but everyone was tackling them proactively.
The reason for all of this was that, up until now, we cambions had not had a country of our own. Now, thanks to the Goddess of the Sun, Laphroaig was officially allowed to become a nation again. Cambions from across the continent were gathering in the area. All of this meant that I—as the new queen—was dizzyingly busy.
I’d never led people before. My knight had risked his life to give me this opportunity though, and I wouldn’t squander the chance to restore Laphroaig. That was precisely why I was throwing myself into unfamiliar work each day.
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“I’m exhausted...” After finishing my duties, I sighed, slumping back onto the sofa in my room.
“Good work, Fuu! I made some tea.”
“Being queen must be tough, Fuuri. I brought you some magic fruits that apparently keep your energy up.”
“Why are you both here?”
For some reason, there were two intruders in my room. It went without saying that they were Aya and Lucy, respectively.
“We came to see how you were doing. Ah, we got permission from Havel.”
“Oh! And we dealt with a bunch of dragons and griffins that were rampaging in the country.”
Havel was one of my aides. He just let these two pretty much come and go as they pleased. I ignored that part though—the second thing they’d mentioned was much more meaningful to me.
“The dragons only became a problem this morning...” I murmured.
“Yup! We got the request today, so we just went ahead and took care of them,” Lucy replied casually.
“We’ve also got to go back to Great Keith again later,” Aya said. “Man, it’s annoying...”
I nodded. “Being a hero isn’t easy.”
Aya shrugged. “Well, I get plenty of money for it... But I’m not carrying on after this year!”
“You’re retiring?” Lucy asked. “That’s a waste.”
“I don’t wanna! I’m not being a hero again!”
Aya had become Great Keith’s State-Authorized Hero by winning their tournament, and now it seemed like she wanted to give it up. I felt like that would be a shame...but the sentiment was definitely very Aya.
“We’re off to Great Keith!” Lucy exclaimed.
“Bye, Fuu.”
The pair of them reminded me of a storm—they said what they wanted, and then, like a flash of lightning, were gone. They were...easygoing.
Almost like my knight.
As I drifted to sleep in my bed, I reminisced about times past.
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“Oh dear... I think I overslept.”
It must have been because of the consecutive days of hard work, but I was late to rise—the sun was well in the sky by the time I woke up.
This is bad... I’m sure my tasks are piling up.
That was what I thought as I headed to my office. However, when I opened the door, I was greeted by something utterly unusual. Sitting in the guest chair, smoothly shifting documents around, was a woman—Princess Sophia of Roses.
“Lady Furiae, Lady Sophia arrived, so I showed her to your office,” Havel told me.
Roses was providing support to Laphroaig, since we had only just become a country. Princess Sophia herself was helping me with my duties as queen.
“Havel! You should have woken me immediately when Her Highness arrived! Why—”
“Ah, I said that he should let you rest,” said Princess Sophia. “Please don’t berate him too harshly.”
I had no response for her. Honestly, I did feel much better for having gotten more sleep last night.
“Um, well I’ll get started too... Wait! You’ve already done all this?!” Documents that I’d thought would take two days were all neatly piled and done.
“I completed the simple things and collected anything that will need your approval separately, so check those first please.”
“Right,” I answered after a moment, overwhelmed by her efficiency.
She offered a sudden smile at my confusion. “You’ll soon get used to it.”
I really didn’t feel like I’d ever be able to do what she could. My knight...your wives are way too skilled...
I needed to catch up! So, I spurred myself along, setting about my work for the day.
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