The Queen Who Shares Love
Chapter 10 Friends

Two people were sitting together drinking tea in a room. The Queen's magnificent room. A man came to sit among them. 

"It's been a long time since I've come to the palace." The long white-haired man and the green eyes flicked the hair with his hands.

"Thank you for coming, Dale," Leticia replied.

Dale is the tower's witch leader. He was a commoner like Rose. They were both close friends of Leticia.

"How's Judith doing, Leticia?" ask Rose.

"He's fine. I fired the teachers. Now I teach them all." Leticia smiled gently at Rose.

Big question marks appear on Dale's coconut. He did not understand what the two women were talking about. "Can you explain what happened? Is this any reason you invited me Leticia?"

"Yes, Dale. The story is quite long" said Leticia.

Leticia tells the story of Braun and Charlotte's relationship in the past. Fertility drugs that turned out to make Leticia barren. Similarly, the problem of Judith's teachers who often punish him and teach wrong things. He also recounts his father and Braun's relationship with the death of the previous Emperor.

Rose stared intently at Leticia, as it turned out that Leticia was still hiding something from her. Leticia apologized for wanting to tell him everything when the three of them gathered.

"It's crazy, it's crazy," Rose's voice softened. He held his head.

"How did you survive in the palace all this time, Leticia?" ask Dale.

"If it wasn't for Judith I wouldn't have survived." Leticia sighed.

"So what are you gonna do, Leticia?" ask Rose.

"I want to be free from this palace. I feel constrained. My life and Judith's not safe anymore." Leticia clenched her hands tightly. Both her eyebrows are furrowed. "But I don't know how Judith feels. I'm afraid that if we leave he can't leave the extravagant palace life" Leticia continued.

"Whatever you do, Judith will support you, Leticia." Rose held Leticia's hand. Leticia's tense face turned even calmer. All the burdens on his shoulders felt lost one by one.

"That's right. There was no way Judith would vote alongside the Emperor not knowing that," Dale said resentfully. 

"You must not insult the Emperor in the palace." Rose hit Dale on the head.

"So you support the Emperor?" dale asked while holding his head.

"I remind you because your mouth is unguarded" Rose replied.

Leticia laughing. The three of them togetherness made him forget the problems that had befallen him for a moment. Rose and Dale smiled at Leticia's laughter. 

"I'm going to take revenge on them" Leticia said suddenly. Laughter disappeared.

"In what way?" ask Rose.

"I'm still thinking about how to mature. I'll take Braun off the throne."

"Whatever you do, we'll support you, Leticia" Rose assured Leticia.

"That's right." Dale put two hands on Leticia's shoulder to encourage.

Leticia smiled. There were still people behind him ready to help.

"I didn't expect the three of us to be like this" Leticia said.

"What do you mean Leticia?" ask Dale confused.

"You two were originally hostile towards me, weren't you?" leticia said while chuckling.

"It was a long time ago" Rose replied.

"Right, it's all Rose's fault. He easily misunderstands someone" Dale said.

"But, you're also following Dale, too" an annoyed tone rang out from Rose's mouth.

Leticia looked out the window. It was spring like this. The spring is bright. A look of the past began to possess Leticia's body.

***

Leticia was still grieved at not being able to help her friend. His best friend's family has a problem. They asked for help from their father. However, his father closed his eyes on their problem. 

Leticia heard no more from her best friend. Leticia was alone in the room for a few days. He just wanted to go out to the capital because of the persuasion of his foster mother. 

There is a festival held in the capital. All the hustle and bustle that existed in the city did not make Leticia's mind improve. He left the watchful eye of his bodyguard and foster mother.

Leticia came to a deserted alley. He saw two children being beaten by a group of children. Leticia approached them. He protected the two children. Hit them all to the point of running. 

Leticia's body is strong because she often practices swords with her friends even though Duke Hilbright forbids her. Defeating children who bullied others was not a problem for him. They are just weak people who like to stand on the suffering of others.

Leticia extended her hand to the two children. The girl slapped Leticia's hand. Leticia was surprised to hold onto her painful hand.

"I don't need help from nobles like you!" yell girl.

His eyes look sharp. He gritted his teeth. The boy looked at Leticia unfriendlyly. 

"We don't need to be pitied. We can take care of ourselves. Go!" The boy took out a fireball from his hand. 

Leticia's eyes widened looking at that. He was indeed feeling heartache because his help was rejected, but the scenery in front of him was more amazing. A commoner could use magic. This is not commonplace. He is a talented boy. However, his talent would be useless if he were still here. The child needs a more adequate education, namely through magic school. 

"Since when can you use magic?" ask Leticia to the boy.

"It's none of your business."

"There's no point in you caring about us being able to use magic or not" the girl said.

"So you can also use magic?" ask Leticia to the girls.

The girl let out the same fireball as her friend. Leticia was shocked to see such an incredible talent in the commoners. Leticia held both hands of the girl. The fireball was instantly gone.

"You two are amazing. Do you want to learn magic?"

The two children looked at each other and turned to Leticia. 

"No." "Yes." Yeah."

Their answers are different. They glare at each other. 

The girl pulled her hand from Leticia. "I don't want to. If you want to go ahead, Dale."

Dale who was originally eager to learn magic became hesitant. 

"I will pay you to learn magic," Leticia said confidently.

The money he uses is his own. His father would not send to school children who had no value for profit. Leticia won't tell her father.

Dale seemed interested. Unlike the girl, she looks hesitant.

"There's no point in helping us. There's no guarantee you're not lying to us" said the girl.

"Well if you don't want to. I'll just offer the other kids." Leticia pretended to leave. 

"Don't go!" The girl pulled Leticia's arm. He seemed to want to say something.

"You can trust me. If I lie to you or hurt you, you can retaliate" Leticia assured them.

Dale held the shoulder of the girl. Giving encouragement to trust the noble son he had just met.

"If I lie, I'll burn you" said the girl. Despite sounding like a threat, the boy begins to trust Leticia.

"alright. My name is Leticia." Leticia's smile to them.

"I'm Rose."

"I'm Dale."

That was their first meeting. Leticia helps them because she wants to see their dreams come true. For he is happy to see the one who achieves his dream. As his dream was accomplished. The dream that Leticia had could not be realized. His father did not want his son to be a knight. Duke Hilbright wanted his son to be the daughter of a noble who participated in the upper class association.

On the other hand, Leticia wanted to have friends. He wants to help them. Redeeming his past mistakes for not being able to save his best friend.