king and queen

On this day, it was night, the sky was full of stars, the bright moon emitted a gentle radiance, and the candles in the room were flickering quietly.Artoria walked to the window, stared at the dim and warm light, slightly raised the corners of her mouth.

"Haven't you rested yet?"

She pushed open the door, and as expected, she saw her wife sitting at the table, fiddling with something in her hands.

The dim light made her figure extremely gentle.

"Al, look at this."

When Guinevia saw her, she laughed immediately. She presented the results of many days of labor and handed it to Artoria who had just returned from reviewing the documents.

She can't enjoy life like an ordinary girl, but can only live so hard, which is also the most distressing part of this king. Whenever Guinevia sees Artoria's serious expression, she feels that she must do something will do.

Because no matter where Guinevia goes, it seems that she can go on without worry, without worrying about other things.

"What's the matter, Guini?" Artoria turned around and closed the door, and walked from the door in doubt. She saw the rough needlework doll in the queen's hand at a glance. She reached out hesitantly, took it and looked at it carefully.

In fact, it is really not very good-looking, with uneven stitches and awkward proportions, but it has soft hair and a belly that feels comfortable.

Artoria raised the doll, and stared at its dark eyes for a long time before asking hesitantly, "Is it... a lion?"

"Because you, Wang, once talked about the little lion with me, so I thought..." Guinevia touched her cheek in embarrassment, and found that it was really hot there, but she had no choice but to pretend nothing happened: "Maybe you are very I was concerned about this, so I made my own gift in return—of course, you can’t laugh at my sewing skills.”

"Of course not, thank you, I like it very much."

Wang finally showed a rare relaxed and joyful expression, the lines of his face softened, and the pupils of his eyes, which were as transparent as lake water, shone with tiny pieces of light.

"Don't you hug it?"

"it is good."

The king readily agreed, and Artoria never knew how to refuse this wife's request that was not considered a request.She clumsily and stiffly put her arms around the doll lion and gave it a hug.

Seeing her husband's movements, Guinevia laughed so hard that she almost couldn't straighten up.

"Guinevia, it's not a good thing to laugh at other people's preferences."

Even though she blushed from embarrassment, Arturia was still stubborn.

"Of course, I didn't mean to make fun of the king," the queen finally stopped laughing, and before she finished speaking, she let out a "puchi" laugh. "It's just that I didn't feel it when I was doing it. If you look at it together like this now, you will find that you really look alike."

Artoria frowned when she heard that, "What's the resemblance?" She stared at the lion's face carefully, and then asked her wife. "...really similar?"

Guinevia covered her mouth, unable to stop her smile, and nodded repeatedly.

"... Well, even if it is very similar, it is also like me."

"Of course."

Guinevia nodded with a smile, and stroked Wang's soft hair very naturally.

"I'm not a child anymore."

Seeing the queen's narrow expression, Arturia seriously protested her actions.

As if thinking of something, the comfortable smile gradually disappeared from Arturia's face, and her brows gradually closed again.

Regarding the matter of marrying a wife, Artoria did not hesitate, but in the end she made up her mind and involved Guinevia willfully.

"Sorry, Guinevia, I disqualified you as a mother."

Hearing such a sentence, Guinevia was startled and couldn't help laughing.

"It's okay, I'm also questioning my ability to be a good mother myself."

"I'm always comforted by you in turn."

"Your Majesty, you don't have to feel guilty about me. I promised to be your wife and queen... No, I already knew the outcome from the day I became an 'accomplice'. Since it was my choice, I must not I will escape." Guinevia said with a smile, she always seems to be so energetic, optimistic and strong, seeing everything very clearly: "For this reason, you have to keep going... I want to see To the utopia you built with your own hands."

Artoria stared fixedly into her blue eyes, showing a smile.

"I promise you."

Seeing Wang's upright and solemn expression, the queen adjusted her expression slowly and asked a serious question.

"Then can you tell me now, why did you assign the knight Lancelot du Lac to me? He is the lord of France, and he is also an important person to maintain trade."

"You are my queen, Guinevia, and it is the knight's duty to protect you." Artoria didn't think there was anything wrong with this matter, "And only the chief of the round table can match your noble status."

"In this way, he can only stay away from the battlefield and stay in the palace... It's really too good to be useful, is this really good?"

King Arthur listened quietly to her.

"I have heard the name of the knight on the lake, and I know what kind of feats he has established."

Guinevia couldn't help saying that, in fact, she knew the names of all the knights around King Arthur.

"you are wrong."

"Uh?"

"It's really rare to see you have such a day." Arturia sighed, and said very seriously: "Genevia, you are the queen of Great Britain, you are important to me and to the whole country." Very important. Can you understand?"

"..."

Guinivia understood that she had fallen into a misunderstanding.

"Really, I still need you to wake me up—I'm very sorry, it seems that I have to work harder."

"You have worked hard to help me."

Guinevia is indeed learning how to be a good queen, Artoria sees this and is very moved.

"No, I need to become better, more capable, and a better version of myself, so that I can be worthy of my king."

"...you're teasing me again, Guinevia."

"How could it be? Our King Arthur is strong and brave, proud and stubborn. He is the best king in the world. I want to repay her kindness."

"I'm not as good as you say."

"It's just that you don't realize it." Guinevia's voice was extremely gentle: "I hope that one day, I can learn to rely on each other with you, I can share all my joy with you, and I can bear it for you all your pain."

"—that's impossible."

Artoria flatly refused: "Painful things cannot be experienced by you."

"...Why are you able to do this?" Guinevia looked at her in surprise, "As a king, you are too gentle."

"Because I want to protect Guinevia, that's all."

Arturia was a little embarrassed, but she still expressed her thoughts frankly.

"Yes, is that so, I understand."

The roots of her ears turned red suddenly, and her chest was filled with joy, Guinevia showed a soft smile, that expression was so touching that Artoria was stunned.

"Is there something on my face? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Guinevia felt a little strange, she touched her cheek and looked at him suspiciously.

"There's nothing superfluous on your face." Artoria said frankly, "Because you look good when you smile, that's why I saw you."

"..." Guinevia was stunned, covering her burning face, "Don't say that...you idiot."

"I am not a fool."

Artoria muttered softly, and said dissatisfiedly: "Even Guinevia can't say that."

On the day of the expedition, the king put on the armor, and the whole person looked a lot colder and sharper. Only when she looked at the queen who was arranging her clothes by her side, did her eyes occasionally flash a touch of softness.

"Let Lancelot protect you and wait for me to come back."

"Please move forward with peace of mind, Wang, you can always bring victory back, I have no doubt about it."

Guinevia laughed, and the innocent brilliance reflected the king's pupils and swept her heart.

"I will definitely be your strongest backing."