Herald of Steel

"....If I say you can become one of us, you ’will’ become one of us!"

There was a certain firmness to the Queen Mother’s voice that honestly struck Alexander, it felt like he was speaking with a true, regal queen. And then a certain part of him felt quite hot as Seelima declared in a regal, absolute tone,

"The same goes for the court, Alexander. They also hoo-haa-ed to no end when I was to be conferred. But ultimately I still did! Because I was persistent... always persistent. You need to be the same Alexander... be a bit more pushy in life. Or else it will be very hard to get the things you want."

Alexander lightly smiled at the advice, a bit amusedly chuckling to himself at its apparent contradiction, ’Isn’t it just like now... how I am being pushed by you? Haha.’

In addition, he also had a hard time figuring out why the Queen Mother was being so insistent on his accepting this offer.

Was it simply out of sheer goodwill?

Or did she feel offended at being rejected, and this was an irrational attempt at proving herself? Or perhaps there was a much darker hidden motive that Alexander was starting to get a hint at.

All three possibilities revolved inside his mind.

Thus after giving these things a bit of thought, he slowly showed a mature, understanding nod and gracefully started, "Thank you for sharing your valuable insight, Your Grace. Indeed as you I need to pay more heed to these things. So since you so thoughtfully commanded, let me be frank here-" Alexander’s tone suddenly turned here proud and a bit scornful,

"I am already one of the most honored men in the kingdom. The proof is that I am sitting where I am right now- in your private chambers in the middle of the night, with the Queen and the Crown Princess... in the state they are." Alexander casually made the revealing comment while letting out a lewd smile, leering at the mature woman’s bare chest, as his hands cupped the budding breasts of the maiden on his lap.

It was a ’naked’ show of his power as he arrogantly rejected Seelima with a lift of his sharp chin, "So you see, Your Highness, being part of your family brings me not a whole lot of benefit but plenty of troubles and enemies. Why bother?"

"....." The Queen Mother’s brows arched sharply at the words, her heart skipping an unpleasant beat. She actually disliked Alexander’s looks more than his sound reasoning, as she found it very ’slimy’.

Sure, it was Seelima herself who opened herself up, inviting the man to feast in her body as he wished... but still, that arrogant, haughty core of her wished to be yet worshipped and revered.

She wanted to see Alexander come crawling to her, begging to be given the chance to taste this ultimate luxury.

Instead, she felt like she had gone back to her time with Alozmer and all those lecherous nobles, who would caress all over her bulging curves with their eyes and hands without the slightest of decency or restraint. She was a ’free use’ for all- a mere tool for pleasure.

It was a horrible state to be in and once she became Queen Mother, Seelima swore to never go back to that, she instead swore to make the men come to her like that.

Yet now, there was a man who had not only repeatedly rejected her advances but seemed to be openly mocking her by focusing on playing with her daughter right in front of her.

She saw Alexander animatedly honking the small chest- teasing her tiny, budding nipples, and letting her leak tiny trickles of milk that made the captured maiden constantly shiver in pleasure.

The sight quickly angered Seelima as much as it made her jealous.

Because while Alexander might have missed Hellma’s true state, as her mother, how could Seelima not see it? The constant shaking and the way Hellma would periodically close her fluttering eyelashes and bite on her lips said all that needed to be said.

This was on top of her view of her flower, as given the way Alexander made the princess sit on the couch- with her legs lewdly spread wide open, the muddy state of her flower was broadcast for the whole world to see without the slightest of filters.

The Queen Mother, sitting right opposite her thus keenly noticed those fuzzy lips squirming constantly, periodically letting out small splashes of lewd water. They even perfectly coincide with the closing of her eyelids, proving her undulating pleasure.

Clearly despite her outward reluctance, the young girl was enjoying herself to the fullest.

Seelima thus could not help but feel a certain flushed heat rush through her own loins watching all this, as a part of her wished to switch places.

Fortunately for the regal lady, she was able to bring back control of her beating heart.

And taking a deep breath to compose herself, she ultimately replied to Alexander with a graceful nod and a deliciously tempting smile,

"Indeed Alexander, you are the most powerful person in Adhania right now. We do not doubt that. But that is exactly why you should take advantage of this opportunity now that is has presented itself. Can you say you will always remain the strongest man?"

"What about a decade from now? How about two decades? What about your children? Or your children’s children? No one rules eternally! So we are offering this to you right now because you are worthy! Who knows, maybe tomorrow you will no longer be!"

"...." Alexander was actually quite impressed by some of the points made here. He especially liked how the Queen Mother cleverly used the pressure of time as a negotiating technique. He did not think the regal lady knew this and gave her full points.

However, that was also precisely where his appreciation ended.

Without missing a beat, he pointed out the flaws in her proposal, "But Your Highness, the royal family is currently very weak. What would I gain..."

"Snort! And what would you lose by becoming one of us?" The Queen Mother snapped right now, cutting him off with a sharp scoff. Her shapely nostrils flared, and she swung her clenched fist through the air as if to swat away all his objections,

"We can count on one hand the number of times this honor has been extended- and never, not once, to an outsider. Surely someone of your intelligence understands all this. Even if you personally disliked the ritual... just think how this would change your rule and its legitimacy- would it not be far easier to manage your retainers with such strong blood?"

She fixed him with a steady, expectant gaze, her lips pursed firmly together, "We find it hard to believe you don’t see the opportunity before you. Tell ’us’... what is the reason you do not want this offer? Not the ones you listed. ’We’... I want the real one!"

The Queen Mother thus made the question very personal.

"....." The seriousness of the ask also made Alexander turn somber as he slowly moved his hands away from the hot, flushed princess,

"Mmmm...." However this quickly drew a small moanful protest from the girl, the first of its kind in the whole night. It was a sign that Hellma had finally chosen to let herself go, becoming fully immersed in the pink ocean.

’No... ahhh... why... mmm... wha... what is royal mother discussing? Ahhh... I cannot remember anything... ahh...I feel so itchy... no...so hot... mmm... touch me... ahh...squeeze me more... don’t stop....’ She thus groaned shamelessly in her mind, even cutely protesting to the intermission with a twist of her curvy butt.

"....!!!..." The soul stirring sound and the sensual writing instantly made Alexander’s heart skip a lustful beat, his hands itching like never before to resume their work.

At any other time, Alexander would have been more than happy to oblige.

However, sensing the Queen Mother’s continuous glare, the man reluctantly decided to disappoint his new toy. And leaving her to simmer in her lusful state, he sincerely met Seelima’s piercing gaze,

"Your Highness, there is no single reason for my denial. I do feel however you might be overlooking some points. For example- the ritual is certainly not without any drawbacks as you are making it out to be. My Zanzan retainers might indeed approve, but what about the nobles from Tibias? The dislike between the two factions is well known to even children.

In fact, a lot of them have only bent the knee because I am a Thesian... an outsider. So I imagine me becoming a part of the royal family would not go down their throat very well."

Alexander paused here to give the Queen Mother some time to think, as he considered another angle,

"In fact, now that I think about it, even many of my Zanzan retainers might take issue with such a union. There are still many who quietly hold some loyalty to Pasha Muazz and by extension to Amenheraft. So publicly aligning myself so closely with His Majesty..."

"I do not want to tear off the mask so blatantly just yet. Those nobles like to still pretend they have only changed their Pasha, not their king, and for now... I was happy to indulge them in their fantasy."

This whole thing was mostly a social phenomenon, a way to save face. And given that the men paid all their dues on time, Alexander did not care much to object.

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