43: Let's go shopping.

"Madam, is his excellency still mad?" says Athena while brushing the hair of his ladyship.

"I don't think so." The queen stared at her reflection and recalled his excellency's touches. She suddenly asked her maid, "Is it true that nobles, aristocrats and royal couples have to fulfill their marital duty?"

"Mostly yes, madam. Having an heir is the crucial part of marrying into another family."

"Even if they don't love each other?"

"Sadly, most marriages were bound by political gains. Whereas, having an heir is a tool for securing one's position in this society. Why'd you ask, madam?"

"N-nothing. I had read a novel about a guy who made love with his wife even though he doesn't love her," says Aileen. She removed her wishful thinking that the king must have feelings for her since he initiated that thing that happened last night, but it turned out it must be a simple marital duty for him.

'If it was 'Shaun' I would have believed that thing happened because of love. However, it's King Viish