Honey : The Empire's Treasure 439 Stay In Your Lane

With her father noe knowing about her findings with the honey trees, he has been making routinely check ups to the clan's orchards and writing down any changes he could find concerning the trees. 

Although she does get reading from her nanos, it is good it get physical reports from her father. This way she doesn't have to waste too much of her energy communicating with her nanos from such a long distance.

Father's report should be coming in soon...I need to compare it with the one in Ash City.

Mika opened her door in frustration. 

...but the first thing I need to do is get rid of all these flowers and secure my room from another break in.

Looking at the ma.s.sive amount of plants decorating her room, she felt a headache coming on.

F**k! Why do I have to clean up someone else's mess!

Tossing a potted flower on the floor, she stared at the plant for a minute before debating whether she can just burn it all.

As she was working up a good size fireball in her hand, Nylian knocked on her door.

"Mikaela…?"

"Come in." Mika extingushed the fireball as Nylian stepped into the room. He took a whiff of the air and could smell a hint of smoke.

"Are you burning something?"

"…...No."

"You do know it's against the rules to burn anything inside of the dormitories, right?"

"No, I did not know that."

"Well, it is. You can get expelled, if caught doing so."

"Ah, good to know." So, it's only if I get caught…. "Is there something you need?"

Nylian looked around the room, cautious to speak. Mika pointed towards the hallway, Nylian nodded and walked out.

Down the staircase and out of the building, they made their way towards the dormitory's gardens.

"What's up?" Mika asked once they were in a secluded spot.

"What's up…?" He looked up at the sky for a moment before looking back at her in confusion, "the sun?"

"No,no... I mean, why did you come looking for me?"

"Oh!...Um, Prince Ailwin has safely made it to the southern border." He informed her.

Mika stared at Nylian waiting for more, "That's it?"

"Yeah…"

She already knew of Ailwin's process the nanos she placed in the wars.h.i.+p already informed her.

"Ooo-kay, thanks for telling me." She went to leave the bench to go back to her room.

"Wait!"

"What is it?" 

"Maybe, I should stay by your side."

"What?"

"I think it would be for the best, the King just sent you a threatening note..."

She listened to him stumble through his words before poking a hole in his reasoning. "Are you stronger than the King?"

"Huh?...um-probably not."

"Do you have some special secret technique I don't know about that can subdue the King?"

"No…."

"Then stay where you are needed, I'll handle the King my way. There is no sense in you staying by my side to guard me only to get hurt."

Although, Nylian felt like the biggest idiot for creating an awkward situation, where he is told to his face that he was incapable of guarding her. Nevertheless, he wanted to offer up his services.

Nylian never got to properly apologized and thank Mika for everything she did back at Rowood City, and he still felt really guilty about it.

About to implore his service again to her, he was stopped when by two female voices caught their attention.

"Who do you think you are!?" Lula's high pitch voice rang through a small clearing to where Nylian and Mika were standing behind the hedges.

"Heh...excuse me?" Nylian and Mika couldn't clearly see who Lula was talking to do as the person stood with their back towards them. However, Mika felt she has heard the voice before.

"You heard me! Who do you think you are?" Lula stepped forward and stood nose to nose with the other female.

Mika was taken back by her sister's haggard looking face that even her beauty charms couldn't cover up fully.

Lula's hair was looking a little stiff and frail. Dark bags were developing underneath her eyes. Her skin is looking pasty, where one could see her veins showing through. The only thing that was looking pristine is her school uniform.

Mika guessed who Lula might be speaking to and mentally shook her head. 

Lula couldn't even last a week….

"Tch…" The other young female pushed Lula away from her face. With Lula looking so weak, it wasn't surprising to see her falling easily to the ground from the shove.

"Who do you think YOU are? You think just because you and I married the same male, we are on the same level." Hearing the young female's words confirmed Mika's guess.

This is Prince Thallan's new wife, Lensa DarkBee Narbeth.

"Prince Thallan needs me, while you and your sister can be summed up to bad life choices. So, if I want to tell the kitchens chefs to feed you spoiled food, Thallan will allow it. If I send my maids to beat you up, he will look the other way; and if I want you dead, he will buried your body."

Lensa took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped her unstained hands, showing disgust at having touched Lula's body.

"You would think you and your sister would know your places by now."

"Thallan loves me…"

"Heh...really? Then why hasn't he stopped me yet?" Lensa bent down in front of Lula face, "You and your sister have been an eyesore. You should be happy I'm going easy on you two, but instead you dare to complain and try to fight with me!"

Lensa spit in Lula's face before standing up, "If you want to be greedy, I'll ruin you. This is where you and your sister belong," Lensa pointed at the dirt with her foot then kicked it into Lula's face, "pieces of s.h.i.+t like you two, need to stay in your appropriate places."

Throwing her, now used handkerchief at Lula, she walked away.

Lula sat on the ground for a few minutes crying and using the handkerchief to wipe her face before leaving with her head down.