©WebNovelPub
Loving The Cursed Werewolf King-Chapter 653: Arielle, Ronan, William, And Aimee On Dinner
After deciding to go to the academy, Ronan allowed Arielle to return to her room. The girl had to take care of the three dragon eggs entrusted to her by Abigail. It was her responsibility and Arielle shouldn’t be negligent in doing it. If not her, then who else?
Because the indirect agreement she made with Maxieno was the same thing that had been done to Ronan’s family. It was actually no different from a curse. If she didn’t complete the task, it was certain that her descendants would be bound to Maxieno and had to complete it until they were successful.
Irene and Aimee also returned to their respective rooms, leaving William who was still in Ronan’s study to talk about their other trips, as well as looking for information regarding Thebis.
This time, they had to deal with the beliefs of other kingdoms, thus Ronan and Arielle couldn’t just approach the eternal flame right away. It was a sacred object to the Thebis people, it was the same with Birwick Mountain for the northerners. Something that couldn’t be touched carelessly and was sacred.
Arielle was in her own room, focusing all of her power on the three dragon eggs in front of her. Ronan had made a special room for the three of them. The room was full of burning coals and the three eggs were placed on top of it. The coals would always light up and never go out.
Only Arielle could enter the room because she had the ability to absorb flame as well as control it. Some priests who were able to control heat using mana might also be able to enter the room, but it would take time for them to adjust their bodies so as not to burn up in the scorching heat.
Arielle stood for a long time, releasing the hottest and strongest flames one could muster. She tried to recollect Abigail’s struggles when the woman was pregnant with her three children, and Arielle didn’t want Abigail’s ten years of effort to be in vain. She wanted them to see the world, to see their uncle, and also to listen to stories about how great their father and mother were.
Arielle’s sweat was dripping on her forehead and temples. No one could wipe it because her hands were still stretched out to release flames.
She still remembered very well how the eggs were sparkling like a pearl shell before. However, the color now had changed to jet black, and it also got hardened after losing their mother’s warmth. Then, Arielle found herself carried away by her emotions, making the flames in her hand move unsteadily.
She tried to focus again. She took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly. After that, she spent hours in the room until nightfall.
There was no progress until the door to the special room was knocked on from the outside. Arielle looked at the three eggs with a complicated look. This was what she wanted. Her choice. Arielle had exchanged her freedom to release Ronan from the constraint of the curse, which came in every full moon.
If only Arielle had not accepted Maxieno’s deal at that time, it was very likely that she would still be struggling to control flames from Otis. Otis taught her very slowly while Maxieno trained her a thousand times faster and more ruthlessly. The elixir of immortality in Maxieno’s hands also helped her much. It could heal her right away when she was injured due to the hard training.
Arielle touched the three eggs gently. Perhaps if an ordinary person held the eggs right now, their hands might have blisters. It was the same with the iron door behind her.
Arielle could hold it without getting hurt. She could still feel the heat if she wanted to, but at a time like this, the flame in her body was working, so the scalding heat on the metal door couldn’t hurt her.
Behind the metal door was another wooden door for workers or people in charge of informing her about any urgent news. Then, Arielle left the room and locked it tightly. Ronan was already waiting for her, leaning against the wooden door on the side.
"Ah... I was really curious about what you were doing inside, but I didn’t go in because I would definitely get burned, right?" asked the man who could still feel the heat from his wife.
Arielle just smiled then approached her husband. She lowered the heat in her body as she got closer to him. Ronan watched his wife in amazement and took her hand so they could walk side by side.
"Let’s have dinner together," he said.
Arielle nodded and joined Ronan for dinner together. Irene couldn’t join them because the girl had fallen asleep. Only William and Aimee could have dinner with them.
"Where’s Lazarus?" Arielle asked curiously. She felt strange at not seeing Lazarus beside Aimee. Usually, the man would have hundreds of ways to stay beside Aimee.
Aimee just shook her head. "He’s busy getting ready to brag about his ship to Irene next week?"
"Next week? Irene will go see the ship?" asked Arielle who didn’t remember that Irene was going for a trip.
Ronan cleared his throat then took his wife’s hand. "Sorry, I forgot to tell you. Next week, I plan to take you and Irene to see the sea."
Arielle’s face instantly lit up, and she clapped her hands excitedly.
"Is that true? On what occasion?"
"Oh, you forgot? Didn’t I promise to take you to see the sea after the coronation? You have also worked hard to become a queen, and I want to give you a vacation so you can rest for a while."
"Ronan..." Arielle was really moved to hear that. "Thank you very much. I will really look forward to it," replied the girl, making Ronan feel proud of his plan.
"Oh, and before that, we should pay a visit to one of my relative’s residences first."
"Your relative? Who?"