Ascension of the Monster Queen

When Nessa awoke the next morning, she stretched before getting out of bed and went about her normal morning routine. She eventually left her house and went to the center of town, where she saw the others waiting under the tent and smiled before approaching them.

"Good morning, guys," She said and they smiled at her.

"Good morning," They replied as she felt a hand around her neck; when she turned around, she saw it was Kurson, who smirked.

"Good morning to you as well," He said and she smiled.

"I am glad you actually decided to stay the night, it was unexpected, but I am glad you did," Nessa replied and he sighed.

"Didn\'t want to leave just like that after all you have done to help us, however, we will be leaving today, that\'s if Riley wants to," He said as he looked at her and she smiled.

"I really like it here, but I can\'t stay, I am sorry, lady Nessa," Riley replied as she bowed her head and Nessa patted her.

"Relax, I understand why you cannot stay, I am just glad you came here, but you guys need to be careful out there as well, got it?" Nessa asked.

"Got it, I will get stronger as well, I hate being weak," Riley responded and Nessa sighed.

"You are not weak Riley, stop selling yourself so short, if you were weak, I wouldn\'t have placed you in certain situations now, would I?" He asked and Nessa glanced at him before smiling.

"I don\'t know," Riley responded and Kurson chuckled, then patted her on the head.

"I wouldn\'t, so that means you are not weak," He said and Riley smiled at him.

"You know Kurson, you see a lot of things, but the one right in front of you, you are unable to see it, how long will it take?" Nessa asked and he looked at her a bit confused as Riley\'s cheeks flushed since she understood what Nessa was saying and she smiled nervously.

"What are you talking about, Nessa?" He asked and she sighed.

"It\'s nothing, she was just talking about natural things, right?" Riley asked and Nessa chuckled.

"Yes, she is right, natural things, that\'s what I am talking about," She responded and Riley sighed in relief.

"I still don\'t understand, you two are acting a bit weird to me," He said and she thumped him on the shoulder before going to the others and he sighed.

"Lady Nessa, today you will finish naming the set you wanted to while the others choose names for themselves right?" Liya asked and Nessa nodded then looked at the Orcs and sighed.

"I think I should start early so I can finish and then move on," Nessa said, and Liya smiled at her.

"You need to relax, remember your promise, Riki isn\'t one to let certain things go," Liya replied, and Nessa smiled before turning to look at Riki, who was assisting Youthim and the others.

"I know, I won\'t break it, don\'t worry," Nessa said and Liya smiled then patted her on the shoulder when Nessa heard someone calling out her name and when she turned around, she saw it was Aion and his friends and she smiled as they approached her.

"Good morning guys, why are you in such a rush?" Nessa asked as they panted.

"Good morning, lady Nessa," They replied.

"Good morning, they need to calm down, they have been working hard this morning, it came as a surprise, but they did a good job," Tehitos said as he approached them and Nessa smiled.

"All right, what did you guys do?" Nessa asked and they exhaled deeply.

"We gathered the cows and gave them a piece of the land in which they have everything they needed and even fenced it off, giving them enough space and so on, it\'s in an open valley not far from here," Aion responded and Nessa smiled before patting him on the shoulder.

"Well done and thank you; make sure you feed and check on them as needed; that\'s part of your responsibilities now," She said, and they smiled.

"Don\'t we know and we will take care of them, lady Nessa, don\'t worry," Aion replied and Nessa sighed in relief.

"How come you guys decided to do this though?" She asked.

"Well, we can\'t have you doing everything by yourself, this is our home as well and we need to help with whatever we can, this is our way, we hope you are okay with this," He responded and she smiled.

"I\'m fine with it; thank you all very much; this has made my job a lot easier," She responded, and they smiled brightly before bowing their heads and rushing off.

"They really adore her here, now I know, no matter what happens, they will stand by her side, they will do the best they can to keep her happy as well," Kurson said with a gentle smile and Riley glanced at him before nodding since she knew that as well.

At that moment Nessa felt a different feeling, one that she hasn\'t had in a while and at the same time she decided to continue naming the Orcs to finish it off early.

The girl went and sat down at her usual spot by the fountain, which was near completion and the Orcs lined up like usual and she began naming them one by one and at a fast rate while the others looked at her and Kurson smiled, seeing how good she was getting along with her people and he exhaled deeply, remembering that he had to leave to go take care of other things back home.