Hareem of Queen Alessa
Mother's Advice

Palace Library

Helios flinched as her cheeks felt a gentle swipe from the Emperor's lips. The face was very close, the perfect sculpture of the Goddess incarnation he could see with this close distance. Even Helios was able to breathe the breath of the Emperor who was so fragrant and sweet as a peach. Their eyes clashed, a smile on the lips that again caught Helios' attention.

“Why are you so stiff? Have you never touched a woman?”

“Hamba... never.” Replied with a stammer and a straight look towards the Emperor's lips moving.

The Emperor was interested in Helios' reply. He also tried to seduce the young man. “Never? Really? Why?”

“I just don't want to,” Helios diverts her net. He did not dare to tell the truth, that he would only be loyal to the goddess Aphrodite.

“Do not want? Then, with me just because I want to?”

The Emperor's question was really entrapping. Helios immediately looked back at the Emperor, earnestly dodging. “Please do not talk like that, Emperor.of course the life of the servant is meaningless because, the life of the servant belongs only to His Majesty. How could I think of such a thing towards His Majesty?”

“I assume you didn't lie,” the Emperor stayed away. Helios felt lost. “Go home first, and tomorrow return to the palace.” To give orders.

“Yang Mulia..”.

“There's more you want to say?” Emperor's back

Helios. The man regretted being passive. If he knew it would

here's how. He would force himself to dare approach the Emperor more

back then. He also does not want to doubt.

“Ti-no Your Majesty,”

“Alright, then I say goodbye. Our meeting is quite up here..”.

Helios jerks. He didn't want the meeting this time just to get here. He wanted to continue to see the Emperor. “What? The emperor would not

see me again?”

“I mean to.. Today,” obviously the Emperor managed to make Helios lowered his head in shame.

“Get used to hear people's words until it's done. don't make up your own mind, Helios...”.

“Good Your Majesty..”

***

That afternoon Helios returned home in a palace carriage with such advisors as when he was picked up from home. The Emperor treated him very well, before returning Helios was shown to a special room for himself which happened to be next to the Emperor's room.

Helios felt flattered and prioritized, even if only a bedroom location. Helios had lunch with her father. Without the Emperor.

Their conversation at lunch.

“How's Helios?” asked the father to lure the prince whose face was met with red.

“I want to be a concubine of the Emperor,” Helios said without further ado.

Mr. Attala held back a laugh. “Now you are so forthright, whereas yesterday desperately refused.”

“I'm sorry, Father..” Helios resigned if to blame for his behavior in the past. It turns out that the father still has good eyesight.

“So, you don't doubt my color blindness ‘kan?”

Helios shook her head. “No longer Dad, I think color blindness is a gift. It was because of that color blindness that I was able to meet the Emperor.”

Mr. Attala chuckled. “Dad is happy, you seem to be happy with the Emperor. After marriage, have children quickly. Make the Emperor pregnant with your child, lest you go first another!”

Uhuk, uhuk, uhuk!

“Helios, are you okay?” ask the father while rubbing Helios' back.

“I'm fine Dad,” Helios avoids that swab, she looks away.

Helios was choked by the water she was drinking as a result of her father's words discussing the issue of pregnancy. The young man's face was red. Shadow

he will be with the emperor and a child in the middle

“Helios!”

“Helios!”

“Eh? Yes Father?”

“What are you daydreaming about?”

Helios moved his head to the left and to the right. “ No, I didn't think of anything,” lied. Helios rubbed her lips as a sign that she had finished eating.  “It's best.. I'll be home soon. Mom must be waiting for me,”

Helios got up from his seat.

“Alright, say hello to your mother. I can't go home until your wedding and the Emperor's done,”.

Helios understood, he immediately returned home and was delivered by horse carriage.

***

The Residence of the Minister of Defense

“Thank you for the ride,” Helios told two advisors.

“It is our obligation, my lord, then we excuse you,” said the two advisors.

Helios nodded, and the carriage began to walk away from Helios' courtyard. The man continued to stare at the horse carriage until it disappeared from his sight.

Upon entering the house Helios was greeted by her mother.

“You're home, son,” Mother Helios approached. Take the coat that Helios took off and then fold it.

“Iya Ma'am, Dad send greetings to Mom because he can't go home.”

“What events are there in Palace?” ask Helios' mother in curiosity. The reason, the Husband will rarely go home if there is a big event in the Palace.

Helios paused for a moment, thinking over and over again to convey or not the real thing. But Helios thought she deserved it. “I... I was proposed by the Emperor, Ma'am..”.

“What? You... You were proposed by the Emperor?” she screamed at her mother with her eyes round.

“Iya, and Dad can't go home until my wedding is over.”

The look on the mother's face was so sparkling. He held both shoulders of Helios with vigor. “For the sake of the God Zeus.. You are blessed Son, you were chosen to cool down our very Noble Emperor..” It's a gift to

his family can talk to very influential people. Number one in Aegis. And will also make his descendants more than nobles. The descendants of Helios could be princesses or princes.

“Iya Bu.. he is indeed very noble,” said Helios laughed at the face of the Emperor who had kissed his cheek.

“It looks like someone is in love.” the Mother noticed the motion of her son.

Helios just smiled. A smile rarely seen even by his own mother.

“Entah Bu... I just want to know the Emperor better, what is he like? What was his mind?”

“If you are so curious, then approach him. Don't let the Emperor come to you first. It's a man who chases. Aren't beetles looking for flowers?”

Helios digested every suggestion of the mother.

“When he's yours, then take care of him. Because our partner is a gift of a god that must always be loved. Loyal and always there for him. Fight Helios. You can definitely!”

Helios hugged the precious Mother, as precious as the current Emperor who had already entered her heart. Helios will continue to remember the mother's message and advice.

“Thank you, Ma...” whispered.

Mother patted Helios on the back. The woman got carried away. “You are this. when you are not a girl. But, Mom is like taking off a girl who is getting married,” her eyes water.

“I'm a real man, Mom!” elak Helios did not accept it.

“Yes, you're a man. The most handsome and proudest man on the Aegis plains. Not only for your Mom and Dad.” Mother smiled happily with her voice trembling.

It was the last night between Mother and her son before dawn to take the child to his new life. Living as Emperor's companion.

Tbc.