Witch's Daughter And The Devil's Son

Lady Tyra continued, "When the first Prince Keiren was one and a half years old Queen Esther gave birth to a Prince, His Majesty, King Drayce."

'Ohh! So His Majesty is a year and six months younger than the first Prince,' Seren concluded in her mind.

"His Majesty is the only child Queen Esther had given birth to." Lady Tyra skipped all the details in between and continued, "After His Majesty was born, King Theron had two more wives. That day by the lake we met Lady Yavia and Lady Saira."

Seren nodded in an agreement.

"When Queen Esther was carrying His Majesty inside her, King Theron married Lady Yavia who later gave birth to two Princesses, Second Princess Coral and the third Princess Onyx."

Seren nodded as she saw Lady Tyra moving towards the other names on that royal family tree picture.

"Lady Saira was Queen Esther's first lady in waiting and her loyal servant. King Theron married her just after Queen Esther left."

'Left? Died?' Seren thought? 'Last time Lady Tyra said she was gone but didn't tell me what happened exactly. I am sure she won't tell me now either. Never mind.'

Seren heard Lady Tyra say, "Lady Saira gave birth to the third Prince Ruven And the fourth Princess Ayira."

Seren looked at the family tree as she repeated those names in her mind, 'First Prince Keiren, Secon Prince Drayce, Third Prince Ruven, First Princess Taisie, Second Princess Coral, Third Princess Onyx, Fourth Princess Ayira.' Once she was done she thought, 'I wonder if his brothers are good to him like brother Cian and his sisters are not bad like mine?'

"There are few other concubines who the king married but don't have kids with and it was not necessary to add them in this chart. Your Majesty will know them when you will start handling the Royal Harem," Lady Tyra informed.

"Incharge of the Royal Harem?" Seren asked.

Lady Tyra nodded approvingly, "Yes, Your Majesty. The Queen is in charge of the entire Royal Harem and everyone has to obey her. As your Majesty is now the Queen of Megaris, from now on the Royal harem is your responsibility."

"But I have never done it and I don't know what to do. In fact, I have never even visited the Royal Harem of Abetha's Royal family," Seren informed.

She had been living inside the tower and even being a princess, she had never got to see a Royal Harem. Lady Tyra could understand her situation and tried her best to assure.

"It's fine, Your Majesty. I believe Your Majesty will learn everything soon and will be able to handle all the Queen's responsibilities just like how the Great Lady and Queen Esther had handled it when they were in charge of it."

Seren was still hesitant and she heard Lady Tyra again, "Your Majesty, just remember, you only need to know how to differentiate between right and wrong and need to see through the sly ones. Moreover, your words are the decree for all the Royal Harem members so one would dare go against you. Even if you kill someone unfairly in front of everyone, no one will say a word."

Seren looked at Tyra feeling shocked over her last line and she could see Tyra was not joking. The young Queen who had not even killed a fly in her life, how could she even imagine herself killing a person.

"I...I can never do it," Seren said.

Lady Tyra agreed to it. "I know, Your Majesty., I was just letting you know the extent of power you hold and you don't need to be wary of anyone. You are the rule in the Royal Harem. Even His Majesty, King Drayce can't meddle in the matters of the Royal Harem. What Your Majesty decides, will be the rule there."

Seren held her breath for a moment as every word Lady Tyra said, felt so heavy to her innocent soul. She felt like suddenly the strongest power was put into her hands that she didn't know what to do with. All the royal ladies will obey her words, that was a big deal. She could only imagine Queen Niobe ruling the Royal Harem of Abetha and no one ever dared to say a word in front of her.

'Will I be like Queen Niobe? What if I don't want to do it? I can never be like her. I will just stay away from everyone.'

Seeing her lost in thoughts, Lady Tyra assured the young Queen, "Your Majesty, do not worry. I will always be with you to guide you."

Pouting under her veil, Seren asked hesitantly, "What if I don't want to do it and as a Queen, I decide to stay away from it?"

Lady Tyra could understand why her Queen was hesitant and replied calmly, "Then Your Majesty, you will let down His Majesty and the throne on which you will accompany him as a Queen of this kingdom."

"Will I?" she asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The King and The Queen are two strong pillars of the kingdom where the King handles the external matters while the Queen deals with the internal matters that is Royal Harem. When His Majesty works hard to bring peace, justice, and prosperity to this Kingdom then it is the Queen's responsibility to support him. I believe Your Majesty won't move away from her responsibilities and let down His Majesty."

Seren cared about nothing as she wished to stay away from everyone and the unnecessary attention but Tyra's words about letting down Drayce had affected her decision greatly.

'He cares for me. I can't let him feel disappointed in me,' Seren thought, not knowing why she even cared about what he would think of her.

"Fine. I will do it," Seren agreed.

Lady Tyra smiled pleasantly at her, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lady Tyra signaled Lady Xena to take that wooden stand away. Lady Xena and two other ladies in waiting came forward to follow the instructions.

Once the wooden stand was gone, Lady Tyra looked at Seren, "Your Majesty, there are few books placed on your table. After reading it, Your Majesty will understand how the Royal Harem works and it will help you understand the responsibilities of the Queen.

Seren looked at the stack of books placed at one side of the table and the thought came to her mind, 'I am yet to finish all those books His Majesty has asked me to read, and now more books have been added to them. Seems like I will spend my entire life in Megaris reading all these books only,' she sighed, 'It was the same in Abetha too.