Ascension of the Monster Queen

"Lady Nessa, I came to report, also, good morning," Sai said as he approached her and she looked at him.

"Good morning Sai, go ahead, I am listening," She replied and he smiled at her.

"No Orcs spotted as yet, but there are a few humans passing through, they might see us, is that going to be a problem?" He asked.

"No, just ignore them, leave them be, they won\'t enter here," She responded.

"All right, do you want to invite them by chance?" Sai asked and Nessa smiled.

"No, I don\'t, don\'t worry, thanks for the report," She responded and he smiled.

"You are welcome, my lady," He said before disappearing, and Nessa smiled before looking at the town\'s entrance, where Dalia tapped her on the shoulder and she looked at the girl who handed her a glass of juice, which she accepted.

"Thank you, Dalia," She said.

"You are welcome, are you going to train today?" Dalia asked as Nessa looked around but didn\'t see Yanka anywhere.

"I don\'t see Yanka, but yes, I want to train today," She responded.

"Well, he is either sleeping, training himself, or Aion along with his friends," Riki said and Dalia nodded.

"Lady Nessa, want to train with me today?" Riki asked and the others looked at him as well as Nessa and he grinned.

"Are you sure about this?" She asked and he nodded.

"I don\'t mind, I think having you train with me today will be a nice change, of course, until you finish doing what you have to, there is no rush," He responded and Dalia approached him then he looked at her.

"What do you want this time?" He asked.

"Lady Nessa, do you want to train with him today or not?" Dalia asked.

"I feel like you are over-worried, Dalia, it\'s okay, it can\'t be that bad," Nessa responded and Dalia scoffed.

"You are right, it\'s worse, so what is your answer?" Dalia asked and Nessa sighed.

"I feel like you won\'t be pleased with my response, but it is what it is, so yes, I am going to train with him today," She responded, and Dalia smiled as she patted her on the shoulder.

"If that\'s what you decide, I\'m fine with it, but please be careful, he is monstrous, mark my words, he is," Dalia said, and Nessa chuckled and patted her on the head.

"I get what you are saying, now let me go check on Youthim and the others then we can get to train, is that okay, Riki?" Nessa asked and he smiled.

"Yes, that\'s more than okay, go ahead, do what you have to do, I will wait, but lady Nessa, I train hard, really hard, just a warning," He responded and she smiled.

"Yeah, I knew that but it doesn\'t matter, in order to get stronger one has to train harder than usual, so I don\'t mind, I have to master my abilities, in order to protect this place in the future, I will need to be more than strong because by now, I know this world is just as cruel as well as beautiful," She said and they smiled as she walked away then looked at each other.

"She is not going to change her mind easily, is she?" Sai asked as he appeared before them and Liya jumped, then looked at him before sighing.

"Don\'t give us a heart attack, Sai, I am too young for that, know how you disappear and reappear, I am still not used to that thing as yet, and no she is not going to change her mind, once she makes it up, that\'s it," Liya responded, and Sai smiled at her and her cheeks flushed as she turned away from him, and Riki chuckled.

"She\'s stubborn, but that\'s to be expected, a leader needs to be like her, at least that\'s what I think since we haven\'t made a decision yet guys, enjoy your time here," Riki said, and they looked at him.

"We have to make a decision soon, huh?" Sai asked.

"Yes we do, we need to give her a proper answer now, it\'s been long enough, we are all free to make our own decisions, but we need to consider a lot now, don\'t make it in a rush," Riki responded with a sigh and Dalia exhaled deeply and he glanced at her as she looked at Nessa talking to Youthim and the others then smiled.

"Dalia, it\'s okay, you have plenty of time to think about it, take it," Riki said and she glanced at him.

"I know Riki," she replied, "but I doubt I\'ll be leaving," he smiled.

"I thought as much, relax, I\'m going to get something to eat, then I\'ll get to training I have a lot to do as well, see you guys later, if lady Nessa comes looking for me, I\'ll be by the side of the hill with the big tree on it," He said before leaving, and Dalia sighed before stretching off and they all returned to work.

While they were doing their share of the work around town, Nessa helped Youthim along with the others.

"Do you think the rune lights are bright enough, Lady Nessa?" Youthim inquired as the town\'s lights were turned on, and Nessa smiled as she noticed how bright they were.

"Yes, they are bright enough, I am thankful that you guys can use this type of magic, it\'s truly a rare one and it\'s more than just useful at times like these," Nessa responded, and Youthim smiled then patted her on the back of the hand and she smiled, and they continued working because there was still a lot to do and they didn\'t want to waste too much time.