Loving The Cursed Werewolf King-Chapter 127: Bathing

Alexis raised his eyebrows. Andrea smiled briefly and glanced at Tania with her eyes, making Alexis glance into the room.

"How about it? Should we use the simple way?" Andrea asked her brother.

Alexis chuckled. He cupped his sister’s face and nodded. "Fine, you are right. I’m just upset that we can’t see Arielle."

"Calm down. Whatever Arielle’s condition, I’m sure Duke Pellington will accept her. The man seems very infatuated with Arielle. Let’s just tell him that Arielle is quite healthy and is hoping to get home soon. So Duke Pellington could help us again to get a replacement wolf."

"Then we must hurry back to the South to see Mother and Duke Pellington."

Andrea nodded in agreement. The two of them returned to the room as they saw it was already emptied. There was only Tania there.

"Tania, we are going home now."

"Very well, Your Highness. Let me escort you."

Tania escorted Alexis and Andrea out of Whitethorn Palace. The old woman walked behind the two. Nieverdell’s same chariot was ready. Several guards were also waiting on their horses.

Alexis looked around Northendell Palace one last time. Even King Ronan didn’t want to bother appointing his representative to see him and Andrea back, even though they were royalty from Nieverdell.

The crown prince was pissed because he didn’t get the treatment he deserved while in the North. However, he realized Andrea was right. He should keep his cool. With that, he decided to just get on their carriage and left.

After Andrea got on first, Alexis followed. Then, a coachman closed the carriage door. After she was seated, Andrea opened her carriage window and stared at the palace in front of her with a sad look.

If she had more time, she would like to meet King Ronan. She touched her neck with a blush on her face.

"Brother, if I go and live in the North, how would you feel?" Andrea asked, gazing in awe at the palace in front of her.

"What are you saying? I won’t let any of my sisters stay in the North. You, Arielle, or whoever it is," said Alexis making Andrea chuckle.

The coachman pulled on the horse’s reins, causing the four horses standing side by side to start moving the carriage wheels. Alexis and Andrea’s visit to the North was over. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Tania, who lowered her head, let out a sigh of relief when she heard the sounds of horseshoe had gone away. She lifted her head, and her tensed expression suddenly disappeared. The old woman pressed her chest sadly.

It had been days since she could not serve Princess Arielle, which made Tania feel restless. She only knew about Arielle’s news from Lucas or saw the girl’s silhouette when she accidentally passed her by.

Arielle always smiled at her, encouraging her, and then left. Tania missed her so much. Serving Alexis and Andrea was very different from serving Arielle.

Arielle’s two older siblings had many requests for clothes or food. Alexis always asked to bring him new books to read. Tania, who was already old and no longer had strong bones or joints, often felt pain when she walked in the cold too often.

Now she could breathe a sigh of relief because she could return to serving Arielle. The girl didn’t ask much. She was used to doing everything alone. Tania missed Arielle and the girl’s warmth.

"I hope Princess Arielle is okay," Tania muttered and then turned towards Whitethorn Palace towards Arielle’s room.

***

Ronan let out a long sigh. He was enjoying the warm water that covered his body in a room filled with hot steam. Now, he was resting in a special bathing pool of his own. His dirty clothes, which were covered in mud, had been removed, leaving him without a single thread soaking in the warm water.

His smile curved up on his face when he saw Arielle standing still with her dirty clothes near the door. Her hands tightly hugged the five rabbits in front of her chest. Ronan tilted his head, asking Arielle to join him.

"I can clean myself in my room," said Arielle.

Ronan didn’t say anything when he heard Arielle’s words. He just gently patted the surface of the water in front of him with a smile. Arielle still hesitated. She had indeed seen Ronan’s entire body. It was just that bathing together under a brightly lit room like this would be embarrassing.

"Arielle," the man called patiently. "Come here."

Arielle’s body was still tense, but slowly her feet stepped closer to the pool made of marble. Ronan grabbed the girl’s skirt to get her to come closer.

"I want to clean them," whispered Arielle, tilting her head toward her rabbits.

"Do it here. I have enough water to bathe them," replied Ronan, who would not take his hand off Arielle’s skirt.

Arielle finally relented and chose to sit by Ronan, who was leaning on the edge of the pool. She released the five rabbits, which were very dirty.

The mud on their bodies dirty her clothes too. After being released, the five escaped and scattered across the bathing room. Ronan laughed, seeing Arielle’s adorable pouty face.

"Can you do it yourself?" he asked her.

The girl just nodded, not wanting to look back. Ronan reached for a wooden box that contained many scented soaps that Arielle could choose from a shelf located not far from the pool.

"You can use it to clean them."

"Thank you."

Ronan folded his legs and told Arielle to use the water from the pool to rinse the five rabbits. Arielle felt that if she always hesitated, then the job won’t finish quickly.

Ronan had given her permission means Arielle didn’t have to be shy anymore, right?

Arielle then opened her ponytail and rolled up her hair so as not to get in the way of her work. Ronan could see the back of the girl glistening with the drops of water that fell from her hands as she fashioned her white hair into a bun.

Arielle rolled her sleeves up to her elbows. She got up to take Riel, who was playing at the edge of the room. Arielle brought Riel closer to the pool.

Ronan smiled, seeing the girl’s serious face as she took a bowl of water and then poured it slowly over Riel’s body, who was jumping in surprise. Arielle held Riel more gently, making Ronan chuckle at the little rabbit’s futile effort. The surprised Riel calmed down again in Arielle’s arms.

Ronan slowly approached. Half of his body was still in the water, but now he rested his elbows on the edge of the pool so he could get closer. Ronan then reached for a bottle filled with a fragrant liquid soap. He helped Arielle by dripping the liquid on Riel’s head who was sitting quietly under the girl’s hand.

"Thank you," said Arielle, who felt helped by the man’s tiny effort.

Arielle then smeared the liquid all over Riel’s body. Because Arielle’s first attempt had melted all the mud on Riel’s body, Arielle only needed to rub some parts of the rabbit’s body whose fur was stuck due to the dried mud.