Ascension of the Monster Queen

After they returned to the throne room, Nessa took a few things to eat, then went and sat down by a table they had chosen for themselves.

While eating, Nessa noticed one of the royals who was talking to the king looking at her and she sighed before lowering her head and continuing to eat her food.

"You can expect some of them not to stare, you are pretty, it will happen," Ian said as he sat with her as well as Niva and Cortan.

Nessa glanced at them and she smiled, knowing that they were right.

"Yeah, I know that, it's a good thing I know how to defend myself," She replied and Ian chuckled before nodding.

"Nessa, will those in your nation accept humans with everything that humans might have done to them before?" Ian asked, she looked at him then he smiled at her.

"Yeah, they will, after all, they know that I am one as well, if they had a problem they wouldn't have accepted me as their leader," She responded and Ian sighed in relief.

"That's good to know, now we all have our answers to give you, so are you going to return home tomorrow or are you going to continue on your journey?" Cortan asked.

"To be honest, I am having lots of second thoughts, especially with what's been going on lately, I feel like I should return and at the same time I feel like I should continue on my little journey," Nessa responded and Cortan smiled at her.

"I think the way you are feeling right now, it's understandable, you have many responsibilities and there is still a bit of time left, take it and choose what you feel you should, it will come to you," Niva added and Nessa smiled at her.

"I will think about it, thanks guys," She responded and they smiled at her then Ian patted her on the shoulder.

"You seem like a great leader," He said.

"I hope I am and can be, the ones that I am in charge of, they are different from any other nation's residents, they are one of a kind, I cannot afford to mess up in any way," She replied and he chuckled.

"I am pretty sure that no matter what happens, you will be the best version of yourself, the best you, which is a great leader in their eyes, with a nation like yours, the people within it won't just abandon you like they could other leaders, you are also one of a kind, no one would just build a nation quite like yours," The king said as he approached them and she looked at him and he smiled at her.

"Thank you, that means a lot coming from you," She replied and he grinned.

"You are welcome, I will tell you this Nessa, among the leaders that I have met so far, you are one of the strongest and among them, the one who might understand how to rule a nation better, what it needs and what it doesn't, how you should move ahead if an enemy attack or so on..." He said and she chuckled. Continue your saga on empire

"We all take time in learning those strategies when enemies are concerned, but sometimes even years of experience can never get you to truly understand or even get used to, you understand how hard it can be to make certain decisions," She replied and he nodded as the others smiled.

"Well, enough talking of nations and this and that, it's getting late and I think I am going to turn in now, I am getting quite sleepy," Nessa said as she got up and the king sighed before glancing at her and she looked at him.

"What is it?" She asked.

"It's nothing, things are going to be different now," He responded and she patted him on the shoulder.

"You will always be welcome in my home like I am in yours, I won't be far away if you ever need someone to talk to, you know where to find me," She said and he smiled brightly.

"I do, thank you and we will see you guys in the morning, have a good night's rest," He replied and she smiled.

"Good night guys," She said.

"Good night," They replied.

Nessa left the castle with Isamu and Terou by her side. She returned to the inn where she paid the receptionist and informed the girl that she would be checking out the next morning and the young lady understood.

After taking care of things, she went directly to her room, locked the door then went to change.

When she was finished, Nessa sat down on the bed and stretched off as Isamu and Terou got into the bed, looking at her.

"Lady Nessa, by morning will you decide where you need to go?" Isamu asked, she looked at him then smiled and passed her hand on his head.

"Yes, hopefully, I will have it all figured out by then, I have a certain feeling right now, so good night guys," She said with a gentle smile before laying back and covering herself with the blanket.

"Good night, lady Nessa," Isamu said.

"Good night," Terou added before laying beside Isamu.

That night, it didn't take any one of them a long time to fall asleep since they were very tired after a few busy days.

The next morning, when Nessa woke up, she stretched off, then sat up on the bed before lowering her head, thinking about what she needed to do next, and wanted to follow her heart on where to go next.

"Good morning, lady Nessa," Terou and Isamu said and she looked at them and then smiled.

"Good morning guys, are you ready for today?" She asked as she got out of bed, they both nodded and she chuckled.

"Alright, I'll freshen up, then we'll leave, all right?" They nodded when she asked.

Nessa went to freshen up, and when she was finished, she dressed and grabbed her belongings before going down to the lounge and returning her room key.

After doing so, she went to have breakfast with the other guests, all while thinking about the next destination, and by then, she had already decided where she needed to go.