52. Feeding
Reina held Calysia for five hours before letting go, staying awake the entire time.
To prevent her sense of security from plummeting, she held the dragon nest, now imbued with Calysia’s scent, like a small pillow in her hand. This way, she could prevent any problems.
—It took some time to get used to being blind.
During this time, Reina still tried to stand up and walk on the ground.
It took her about half an hour to ensure that her walking posture was not a problem, and during this time, she also needed to use gravity to sense the wind and grass around her. In the Dragon King’s Palace, it should be absolutely safe.
But even so, her walking speed was extremely slow, and it was very difficult to distinguish where the corners of the walls were and where she should turn. Opening her magic vision would make it easier, but that was too tiring.
She had a dragon nest on one of her tails, her hands holding onto the railing, and she sighed…
She had originally wanted to lock Calysia up, but now it seemed that she had been completely reduced to a pitiful baby-making machine—she just needed to stay at home and raise her children. Reina had just found out that [God Slaying Society] had already spread the word that she needed rest and recuperation because she was going to have a baby, and therefore Calysia was handling everything on her behalf.
Reina discovered that being weak would only make her more passive. To regain her authority, she had to [do something].
But now, those wild fantasies had all turned to dust. Calysia had imprisoned her in the bedchamber, like a sinner… or a wife?
In short, it was very strange.
To ensure that the [God Slaying Society] could operate normally, she still decided to find a way to break free.
She had to persuade Calysia.
At least, she didn’t want to just sit here and wait to give birth.
—Unless she willingly became a baby-making machine!
Just as she was thinking this, Calysia came to the bedchamber, carrying a tray of freshly made fruitcake and some roasted meat, all of which were dishes Reina had taught her.
Reina had ordered the cake; she had been craving sweets lately.
After placing the food on the makeshift table in the bedchamber, Calysia stood behind Reina, her hands on Reina’s, her body pressed against hers, guiding her to sit down in the chair. Reina reached out, felt the knife and fork, and picked them up.
She could smell a steak in front of her, along with some mashed potatoes and some meatballs. Although it was a simple meal, it was as difficult as climbing the heavens for Calysia.
“Lift your hand~”
“Mmm… my vassal is so good.”
“That’s right, cut it like this…”
Calysia guided Reina’s hand with her fingers. Although the movements were a bit cumbersome, Reina still managed to get the food into her mouth. She increasingly felt that Calysia was being overly serious. After all, now she was not only responsible for the tasks of the God Slaying Society and housework but also had to take care of Reina, even busier than before.
“Little Cal, I can eat by myself. It’s okay if you’re a little further away.”
“I’m the President of the [God Slaying Society]! I have my dignity!”
“…”
But Calysia didn’t speak, continuing to repeat the previous action. She held Reina’s hand and completed the feeding motion again. After two or three minutes, when only half of the steak was left, she said gently:
“Didn’t you used to do this for me?”
“I couldn’t walk, and you pushed me around in a wheelchair. You even carried me on your back to the garden to play. I never cooked a single meal for myself. Being fed every day, it’s a great shame for a dragon.”
“Little Vassal has to repay the debt properly.”
Reina’s heart sank.
She was still troubled by the past.
At this point, she had nothing to hide.
“That was all in the past,” Reina said with a chuckle.
“And why make such a big deal out of it? I feel fine, can’t you let me…”
“That’s not okay either.”
Calysia shook her head, drawing a circle on Reina’s back with her tail.
Reina suddenly remembered that a dragon’s dignity was extremely important to them.
A dragon who had lost their dignity might even be traumatized for life, never able to get over it.
She was Calysia’s wife in name, and also a pregnant dragon.
If others found out that Calysia hadn’t protected her wife properly and had let her get hurt, it would definitely be a loss of dignity and face for her. For Calysia herself, this act of “locking her up” also seemed reasonable.
—She was just feeling a sense of crisis and had to protect me.
Reina finally understood.
“Calysia, let me do the housework and cooking. If you’re not at ease, you can put a cage outside the Dragon King’s Palace, so I can never escape.”
“…”
“If I try to fly away, then you can just use a barrier to block me,” Reina suddenly remembered and added.
Calysia shook her head: “That would hurt you. I won’t do that.”
“Is that so…”
Reina fell into thought. She suddenly had an idea and suggested, “Then, when you’re here, let me move around the Dragon King’s Palace. When you leave, you can lock me back in the bedchamber, how about that?”
Calysia rubbed Reina’s arm with her tail while stroking her chin in thought.
“That’s fine too.”
“Anyway, you can’t escape my grasp.”
Reina nodded, seemingly calm, but inwardly, she was overjoyed.
As expected of her.
The way to deal with a little girl like Calysia was to compromise.
As long as she could make her feel loved, she could manipulate her psychology and achieve her goals.
This wasn’t Reina’s final goal.
She said with a smile, “Little Cal, as for my eyes, just tell everyone that I’ve awakened some powerful skill. They don’t know what really happened anyway.”
As long as Calysia’s dignity was preserved, as long as she had the idea of “letting me go,” it would be fine!
Calysia didn’t say anything, continuing to feed Reina.
Seeing her so serious, Reina suddenly felt a little sorry for her.
“By the way, Little Cal, how did you feed me these past ten days?”
After all, when she was asleep, she wouldn’t chew on her own. Calysia couldn’t possibly have controlled her mouth to swallow, right?
Could it be that she had ground everything up and stuffed it into her mouth? Or used magic to directly pour it in or something? Although a bit rough, it would certainly be very effective.
Looking at the well-developed dragon egg in her belly, Reina’s mind raced.
But Calysia didn’t answer this question at all.
She released Reina’s arm, picked up a fork, and ate a piece of cake rich in fruit and cream. Then, she held Reina’s blindfolded head with one hand and pressed her lips against hers.
“Mmph…!”
The force that made her open her lips allowed her to taste a sweet fragrance mixed with Calysia’s scent. Reina tilted her head back, collapsing onto the bed of the chair, a bit of cream left on her lips, which was then licked clean by Calysia.
