Ascension of the Monster Queen

After they finished sorting through the gifts, they put them away, and Nessa sighed. Riki looked at her before smiling, and she looked at him.

"What?" She asked as he approached her.

"You seem to have changed a little, you've become a little bolder," He responded, and she smiled.

"Spent some time with good people that's why, they were royals as well two were not but the others were," She said and he sighed then looked up at the sky.

"It's good, my lady, you're going to be a great leader if you keep seeing things the way you do now, hopefully, we can stay here in the future, we'll have to make a decision sooner or later," He replied and she looked at him before smiling.

"As I previously stated, you are welcome to stay, but..." He gave her a sidelong glance as she sighed.

"It's natural to be concerned about the future of your home when danger lurks in the shadows; they're fighting for this land, and this has only just begun, but you already know that," He replied.

"Yeah, I'm aware of that; it's the reason one might be hesitant to even continue building, but I..." She said.

"But you are not, it demonstrates that you are worthy as well, lady Nessa, everyone here admires you and will follow you no matter what," He replied and she smiled, feeling a bit relieved after hearing that.

"Well, I ma going to continue moving forward, now we all have to be more cautious and not trust people easily," She said.

"I agree with that; some can fool you with their innocent appearance but are actually evil; we cannot be deceived either," Riki replied.

"Exaclty they will try to get rid of us or make a deal, that's the only thing and if we fight back, which we will, it's going to be a problem for them so they will take the next option first before any fight and try to talk us into making a deal, more like surrendering," Nessa said and Riki smiled.

"You think fast and ahead, that's good, and you're probably right, it's the best option for them and anyone else, but those are the options we're not going to take, we'll destroy them, they are going around destroying homes to get what they want, I hate them," He replied, and she nodded, patting him on the shoulder, and he smiled.

"Don't worry, we're not going to spare anyone; I will not forgive those who threatens our home for no reason at all," She said as Zeitaz approached them, and they both smiled at him.

"I see you're planning ahead now, my lady, which is good to know because we also want to expand and move forward with you," He said and she patted him on the shoulder.

"I will make sure you guys do and I will also make sure you guys will never have to worry about going back to the ways you used to live, all of that changes," She replied and he smiled then exhaled deeply while clutching his chest and Riki patted him on the back.

"Relax and take a deep breath; I know what it sounds like; it's a lot to take, but it's worth it, am I right?" Riki asked, and Zietaz smiled and nodded.

"Yes, you are correct; it is past lunchtime; will you join us for lunch? All of the tents have been stored, and we have built a small nice house for you until the mansion is finished, I assure you that it's going to be more than just nice," Zeitaz said and Nessa smiled.

"Yeah, I noticed that there are no tents; almost everyone is now living in their own houses; we still have a lot more to build to accommodate more of you guys; good thing the tents are big and strong; and yes, I will join you guys," She replied, and he smiled as he walked away, and they followed.

"This is my house," Zeitaz said as they looked at how nice his house was, neat and comfortable.

"You have a nice home," Nessa said as he led them out onto his back porch, where there was a table and chairs, and the others laid the table with nice food, and they sat down to eat alongside the Orc woman and her child.

"Who did the cooking?" Nessa inquired.

"Liya, my lady," Dalia replied as Nessa inhaled the wonderful aroma of the food.

"It smells great let's get to eating, I am really hungry," Nessa said and they laughed before taking their food.

After Nessa took her food and began eating, Liya looked at her with an eager look in her eyes and Nessa glanced at her and then smiled.

"What are you so worked up about? Liya, your cooking is fantastic; you have a natural talent "Nessa said, and the girl smiled.

"Thank you, my lady," Liya replied before she began eating her food and the Orc woman looked at Nessa.

"Excuse me," She said, and Nessa looked at her.

"Why are you risking it?" She asked as Nessa stared at her, understanding why she was asking that.

"Because I want to have a good life, one in which we can be happy even if we have lost something precious, one in which all of us can live together without thinking of our races and so on, I don't mind risking my life to create such a life, I have already started and I won't let anyone take that from me, I want us to be able to share, love, laugh and do so many things together, whether we're goblins or even Orcs, I want us to live a good life together, in a place you won't want to leave," She responded.

The others smiled after hearing Nessa's response because they all felt the same way and wanted to live a peaceful life without worrying about being thrown out of a place, and the Orc woman couldn't help but smile because she had never met anyone like Nessa before and would be glad to have her as a leader because even her kind wanted to live a peaceful life without being looked down on by others.