I
Queen Asalea was already planning to inform King Timodore about the rising power of the young Alpha King of the Ecleteon Kingdom. Marshall also learned that Alpha King Burkoo has been training hard his warriors for an alleged plan of revenge against the Glodeous and Knostican Kingdoms. She is waiting for him to arrive. It has been six o’clock in the evening and usually, he is in the palace by this hour but it seems like he is going to come home late tonight.
When King Timodore arrived, Queen Asalea was already in the living room area of the palace waiting for him. She sat on the couch and tried to read some fashion magazines. Quacey and Neoma were already inside their rooms. She could guess that Neoma is reading a book while Quacey might be finishing his painting. When Quacey was seven years old they discovered that their young prince has the potential to be a good artist. He could paint well. So, they sent them to study in some short summer painting classes in the city. Queen Asalea smiled. Quacey’s latest painting that he was trying to finish is their family portrait. She is actually excited about it. They are planning to surprise Quacey on his birthday with an art exhibit of all his paintings and they are going to do it at the wide area of the reception lobby of their hotel.
While thinking about Quacey, she suddenly saw King Timodore enter the palace’s main door. Immediately, she waved her hand and stood up. She walked toward him and hugged him immediately as if they have not seen each other for a long time.
“It seems like you missed me so much, my Queen, hmmm?” King Timodore teased her after hugging her tight back and giving her a quick kiss on her waiting lips.
“I always do, My King,” she teased him back.
King Timodore wrapped her shoulders with his right arm and kissed her head. “I am sort of so tired the whole day, my Love. I finished a lot of things in the office and then I had three meetings the whole day,” he said, yawning.
“I know, that’s why I already readied the bathtub for your warm bath and then I will give you a massage before you sleep,” Queen Asalea said smilingly as she enclosed his waist with her arms.
“Wow, that would be wonderful, my Love. I needed that much tonight.” He smiled back at her and winked.
Seeing that her King husband needed rest than a piece of bad news, Queen Asalea decided to just tell him about the Alpha King of the Ecleteon Kingdom, tomorrow morning, anyway, tomorrow is the weekend and he will be staying in the palace for sure.
As they entered their bedroom, King Timodore immediately laid his back on the bed and closed his eyes. He really seemed to be so tired.
“My Love, would you still want to take your hot bath or I will just massage you until you fall asleep?” Queen Asalea asked him as she sat beside him on the bed.
“I will take a quick bath, then you can massage me thereafter,” he murmured in reply but his eyes were still closed.
“Alright. I will check your warm bath and prepare your sleeping clothes.” Queen Asalea check on the water in the bathtub and then entered their walk-in closet. She contemplated first as to which she will choose among his sets of pajamas before she finally decided to get therein a pair of light blue cotton pajamas for her King Husband. When she returned, she grinned in amusement as he saw him in his boxer shorts only while his executive suits are scattered on the floor. Also, he was snoring already.
II
Smilingly, Queen Asalea put on the pajama to her husband and let her upper body naked. She covered his body with their comforter and then laid her back beside him. She too is getting sleepy already.
“Good morning, my Queen. Sorry, I was not able to take a bath in the warm water you prepared in the bathtub last night.” King Timodore’s first words when Queen Asalea opened her eyes and saw that he was awake already.
“You seemed to have been really tired, so I did not wake you up anymore to take a bath.”
“We can take a bath together this morning,” he said with mischief in his eyes.
“Let’s go,” Queen Asalea said grinning. But before they could even move to go to the bath area, Quacey was already knocking on their door.
“Momma and King Father, can I come in?” Quacey said in a loud voice after knocking thrice.
King Timodore and Queen Asalea looked at each other and the former signed deeply as he rolled his eyes and stood up to open the door. Queen Asalea burst into laughter when she saw his expression.
“Hey Momma and King Father, look, I already finished our family portrait.” Quacey was so proud as he showed to his parents the painting that he just finished.
Both King Timodore and Queen Asalea admired their son’s talent in painting. He could really paint well; one proof is his current work. Their faces in the said portrait painting of Quacey, looked lively and exactly a copy cat of their faces.
“Son, your birthday is next month already. What do you want? You want a party?” Queen Asalea asked her son, who readily shook his head.
“Momma, all I wanted is for the whole world to know my paintings. That’s all.” Quacey said excitedly.
With that King Timodore and Queen Asalea looked at each other smilingly. It seems like their planned surprise birthday gift for Quacey will be much appreciated by him.
When Quacey left them in their room, Queen Asalea suddenly remembered what she need to inform to her husband.
“My King, by the way, I wanted to tell you something. This might ruin your morning, but it is imperative that you will know it, this early on,” she started, which made King Timodore furrowed his forehead.
“What, my Love bring it on. I am ready.”
“Remember about the son of Alpha King Burkano?”
“Of course. He replaced his father. He became the next Alpha King of the Ecleteon Kingdom at the age of fifteen, right?”
“Yes. And from that time he already trained himself well and their Pack’s new breed of warriors,” Queen Asalea said giving King Timodore to have a hint already of what she is going to say next. But, King Timodore did not say any word. He motioned to her to continue with her statement.
“Alpha King Burkoo, has been planning to attack our two Kingdoms. Which of it he planned first, I am not fully aware yet. It was Marshall who learned about this.”
King Timodore suddenly fell silent and then was drawn into his deep thoughts.
“What are you thinking, my King?”
“I had a new vision, and it involves Neoma and that young Alpha King of the Ecleteon Kingdom,” King Timodore murmured as if he was just telling himself. Queen Asalea’s forehead narrowed, wondering what her husband meant by those words that he said.