I am glad to add, that the matters of court shall also no longer be catered for by me anymore. And in my stead would be the new bride chosen today, together she'd lead and head the court of Ministers with her siblings.
Vuke could feel the change in the surrounding energy when she announced the bride would be the head of political affairs, and in normal times or in his world should someone be declared or made to handle such important position, he couldn't possibly imagine the joyful and eager mood such person would be in. That guy would be a happy man.
But the energy he felt was nothing good, if there was a greater word for massive and heavy annoyance, then that'd be it.
The Queens were everything but happy. And from his interactions with the creepy woman... . Queen mother before, he recognized her gleeful expression now, she knew her daughters would not be happy with the added clause,
she'd purposefully added that clause, she was not at all going to back down from her decision,
she even seemed eager to let go of such powerful position.
Yeah, this woman was definitely weird.
And her daughters were even weirder for not wanting the position.
What were they thinking, that they'd be queen and have someone else head the court? Who thinks that way?
These women were weird, and what was even weirder was the bearer of the crown was to be chosen by himself. Him.
Why in the world did they have to drug him into this.
He'd watched too many movies and read so many stories like this.
In which case he'd be the first dead victim to be found after the wedding ceremony and ascension.
Murdered in cold blood by the jealous villain who wants the throne.
He knew there was no way he could escape now.
These people were too powerful and even if he was to disguise himself and escape at some point during the ceremony, he was the only male here!
What was he to disguise himself as, the waiters? One of the socialites who stood watching vigilantly in their overly dressed outlooks!? He had no where to go either.
And he couldn't say no in front of all these people right? They would probably tie him up and this time throw him into the dungeon for good.
Or better still they might sell him to another slave trader, he'd be tagged with the "special good" note again, being tossed, shamed and abused all over again.
So, no, saying he wouldn't have any of the queens would also be the death of him.
In any case he didn't want to be the poor victim who ended up murdered at the end of the first scene.
He did not wish to die for nothing, to die even before he had the chance to try.
And so when the Queens mother's eyes finally descended to his, asking the question he knew was going to be coming his way....
"So, which one of my pretty little girls do you prefer Lord Vuke...."
He answered;.."All ... I want all seven Queens as my wives".