The Werewolf King's Bride

Chapter 266: Ruby's Dress Fitting

(From Blue's Perspective)

Perita helped me get into the carriage. We were going to stop at the duchy residence and Iris would join us. The duchy was on the way to the boutique.

The dress was made with rare and delicate fabrics. The designer suggested that it was best not to move it much, so we were going to the boutique so Ruby could try it on. I was very excited, even more than Ruby.

Iris and I had been meeting at the palace frequently. She hung out with me and sometimes she would talk to me while I would work. We had gotten very close. Dem did not mind since I was in the palace.

Aside from Perita, Abel was coming with us to guard me. He was the same knight who went with us when I went to meet Ruby's family. It was expected that Dem would send someone from his knights' squad.

"Your Highness, if you see anyone suspicious or looking at you suspiciously, notify me," Abel said, standing in front of the carriage.

"What am I for then? Decoration?" Perita snapped.

"He doesn't mean that, Perita," I said. "Yes, I will notify you, Abel. Are you sure you don't want to sit with us in the carriage?"

"No, I will sit with the coachman," he said. "I need to keep an eye around..."

"Alright," I nodded.

"He is a man of less facial expressions," Perita said.

"Perita shows too many facial expressions. That's why it seems less," Ruby said.

"It's natural to show facial expressions," Perita said.

Though it was hard to believe Perita's judgment about some things, she was right about Abel's expressions. I had never seen Abel make any facial expressions.

"Cut it out. Don't make too much noise. Sapphire will wake up," I said.

"Why did Your Highness bring her with us?" Perita asked.

"She gets bored alone. She was angry with me because I don't spend too much time with her. I don't my Sapphire to be angry with me, so I have decided to take her with me wherever I go," I replied. "Look, how peacefully she is sleeping now. She was making a fuss when I was about to leave."

I rubbed Sapphire's fur gently as she slept on my lap. When Sapphire was around, I could remain calm for some reason. She was like mental support for me.

"Your Highness doesn't treat her like a cat at all. It's more like she is Your Highness's daughter," Perita said and Ruby hit her on the elbow. "What?"

"Do you want to eat some cookies, Your Highness? I have brought some juice as well, in case you want to have some," Ruby said, trying to change the conversation.

"I will have some juice," I said, pretending to be oblivious.

I saw Iris as soon as we reached the duchy entrance. She was already ready and was waiting for me.

"Blue! Look, I have brought some chocolate for you. They are handmade by our cook," she said, shoving a piece of chocolate in my mouth. "You have some too, Perita and Ruby."

She sat beside me while having chocolate herself. "Wow, our little Sapphire is here as well! She is sleeping... She is getting cuter day by day. Or is it just me?"

"No, she really is," I said. "I have never seen a cat as pretty as Sapphire."

"Yeah, me too. She really is a gem, just like her name," Iris said. "That said, I am very excited today. It's Ruby's fitting, but I feel like a bride today. Ruby is beautiful. She will suit any dress she wears.

I am really excited to see you in your wedding dress."

"Yeah, Ruby will look like a goddess," I said. "She already is. Look at her, she really looks like a goddess, doesn't she?"

"You both are being too much," Ruby said, turning red.

"Nope, we are telling the truth," I said.

"Yeah, definitely," Iris nodded.

Ruby and Perita met Iris when she came to the palace and Iris got close to them very quickly, thanks to her cheerful personality. She had met Sapphire as well, but still could not get close to her much. Sapphire still refused to sit on her lap though she let Iris pat her on the head.

"Lord Luc hasn't seen the dress, right? That would ruin all the fun," Iris asked.

"No, he hasn't, right, Ruby?"

"Yeah, he has not. He is not interested anyway," Ruby said.

"Interested or not, we are not going to let him see it before the wedding. The wedding is only three days away. Don't you think the time is too short, Blue? What if the dress doesn't fit?"

"The designer said it can be fixed," I said. "I hope the dress will fit since the measures have been taken three times so no mistakes happen. But even if it happens somehow, it can be fixed within two days."

"That's good. The wedding has to be perfect," Iris said.

"Your Highness and Your Grace have been working too hard for my wedding. I cannot thank you enough," Ruby said.

"Don't worry, it's nothing. You are our friend, after all," I said.

"Yeah, that's right. We are friends," Ruby said. "I am happy to have some girlfriends you know. I was close with boys since my personality is like this. It's the first time I am close with girls."

"I have never really had friends either. I think after coming to this world, Ruby became my first friend."

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"Your Highness will be the only Queen to consider a maid her friend," Ruby said, smiling.

"Who cares about the maid thing? Friendship doesn't mean we need to have the same status. It's all about the bond," Iris said.

I was wondering why Perita was not saying anything, then I found out that she was sleeping, leaning on Ruby's shoulder. She liked to sleep even though she might not seem so.

"It's a weird story how I became Her Highness's personal maid. Well, thanks to that incident, I could get close to Her Highness," Ruby chuckled.

"What happened? I want to know too," Iris exclaimed enthusiastically.

"When Her Highness was brought to this world, she was nervous and did not know what to do. Everything was a mystery to her since she knew nothing about this world. We were three maids assigned to serve her. Before the Royal wedding, Her Highness asked me about the wedding rituals. But His Highness ordered us not to tell her anything since she might freak out.

His Highness had a reason, but looking at Her Highness, I could not refuse and ended up telling her about it. Then His Highness sent me to the dungeon as part of the punishment. Her Highness talked to His Highness about it after she found out and then His Highness made me Her Highness's personal maid. I think it's because I dared to disobey His Highness for Her Highness's sake," Ruby said.

"Well, that's a weird way...," Iris said. "And I and Blue met because of a mission, haha. It was a good thing Blue decided to come. I wanted to get close to Blue even before that and sent her letters. But we actually got close after we met. We became friends pretty fast."

"That's because you are very bubbly. I could never make a friend that quick. Trust me, you put a lot of effort and I am glad you did," I said.

"Yeah. By the way, I have always wondered why we always meet at the palace. Can't we go out sometimes?"

"... The palace is the best place since intruders can rarely go inside. It's the safest place," I said.

"Hm? Is that so? We can just take Perita and some other knights. They can wear normal clothes so they won't get noticed," Iris said.

Ruby was not saying anything. She did not know fully, but she still had an idea why I did not go out of the palace grounds. After all, she had seen Dem and me the whole six months we had been married.

"Yeah, I will think about it," I muttered.

'Should I try asking Dem? If I take a few knights with me, he might not refuse... I also want to visit a lot of places with my friends. It's the first time I have friends in my whole eighteen years of life, after all.'

"Oh, we are here already. They know that someone important is here today," Iris said. "Thank god, you made the other knight and Perita wear a normal knight's outfit, not the Imperial knight's uniform."

"Of course. It would be a bad thing if they know that I am here," I said.

Abel opened the door of the carriage and helped us get down. Everyone's eyes were on us, but it was fine since I had my face covered with a hooded cloak. They would not be able to see much. Besides, they did not know the Queen's face.