“I only have one last thing I’m confused about. Who is the other girl? Who is the one who poisoned and assassinated you?”
“A woman who I love.” The Queen spoke up sadly.
“You love?” I let out a cry.
She chuckled. “What? Did you think a beautiful young woman wouldn’t play in her youth? She wasn’t just my companion, but my partner! Oh, don’t look so surprised. Do you claim not to bed the women in your party?”
“Ah… ahem… that…” I blushed, realizing the Queen was actually bisexual.
Although all the girls in my party played together, I didn’t think of them specifically as bisexual. The closest was probably Lydia, who had been mentally prepared to satisfy women and men. For the most part, their interactions with each other only took place with me, and they didn’t pursue relationships with each other outside of my bedroom. I couldn’t even say how I’d feel if they did start showing an interest in each other.
“Well, I’m perhaps the one to blame. I took my relationship with her too casually so that when I pursued Edward, she flew into a jealous rage. I had hoped… that sharing would resolve everything, but in the end, she wasn’t up to it.”
“The King and I had an open relationship. I brought her to be his second wife. Unfortunately,” she sighed. “I didn’t consider their own feelings in the matter.”
I didn’t know why I was surprised by these words. It wasn’t abnormal in this world for men to have multiple women, and for a King to have two wives and a harem seemed pretty normal. However, it still put me off guard that such a woman existed other than my own girls. I actually found myself kind of liking the Queen.
“What do you mean?” I looked at the King. “Aren’t you a man?”
After him questioning my manhood a few times, I decided to fling it back in his face. Reaching out and grabbing my girls, I pulled them all to me. The girls all blushed but held me. The Queen’s eyes widened for a second and then she chuckled, seemingly impressed with what she saw. That caused me to finally blush. I wasn’t that bold yet.
The King glowered angrily. “I had no feelings for that woman! Besides, I only wanted one wife!”
“You say that even though you played with every maid in the palace!” The Queen snorted, crossing her arms, before glancing over at me. “He has a thing for maids. Why do you think he was into me so much?”
I blinked, remembering the murals, “Is that what happened? She dressed as a maid and tricked the King to her bed?”
“She used Illusion magic!” The King snorted. “The two of them played a trick on me! How could I not be enraged after I went to bed with a petite thing and woke up the next day to that beast of a woman!”
“So… you rejected her… but she was already pregnant.” I said, causing the King to lower his head in shame. “So, she killed you and then fled the castle. Then the Queen gave her life to save your sorry ass.”
I think I understood now why his kids weren’t that impressed with their father. After everything that happened, he ended up fleeing his responsibilities too, remaining here to live with the ghost of his dead wife.
“You know, you didn’t just reject that woman… you also rejected your wife too!” I said, causing the Queen to look up in surprise, wet tears in her eyes from finally getting the acknowledgement she never thought she’d earn.
“What do you know?” He shot back. “You can’t even choose between one woman, so you surround yourself with dozens. Your happiness will never last!”
“That’s not for me you decide!” I shot back. “I will do everything for these women of mine. I love them, respect them, cherish them. I will support them in everything, and I will never spare them an ounce when I can be giving them my all! That’s what I believe. Some say I don’t control them enough, or I let them get away with too much as women and slaves, but people who say that are just insecure cowards!
“If you have to control a woman’s every action to feel secure with them. If you have to force them to act monogamously or reject the feelings of other women for fear that you’ll lose what you have, then what you have wasn’t so strong to begin with. That’s what I believe. My women won’t cheat on me not because I ordered their loyalty, but because they don’t feel they need anyone else! I am their everything, and they are mine!”
“Oh my…” The Queen blushed.
“You…” The King’s expression darkened. “Get out!”
I pulled out my sword. “I’ve seen enough to know what I need to do. I will tear down the lore you built, and I will forge a new story!”