Ascension of the Monster Queen

After hearing the king's question, Nessa realized he still thought she was a monster fox and scoffed before looking at him.

"I am not a monster fox, I am originally a human, this is my true form, the fox form is a gift to me, a second form which I can use as I see fit, your highness, it's not good to judge people like that, especially if you don't know them," Nessa said, as the king sighed.

"You are a teenager aren't you?" He asked and she smiled.

"Yeah, a teenage girl, is that a problem?" She asked.

"No, it's not a problem, but are you sure you are the leader of these beings?" He asked.

"I assure you, she is," Youthim responded, and the others nodded. The king then looked at his general, who scoffed and shrugged.

"This is surprising, a girl has never been a leader of a powerful nation before, there has never been a nation built with monsters before, yes they mix with us along with normal humans, but I have never seen anything like this, the most surprising is you, everyone says the monster nation's leader is a guy, do you intend to let them believe that?" He asked as she returned her gaze to the others and smiled.

"I'll leave it like that for now, it feels good that no one knows, and now I know you didn't come here just for this, you wanted to know if we'd be a threat to you, am I right?" She inquired.

"Yes, in a way," He replied, and she sighed.

"I am no threat to those who do not consider our nation to be a problem, but to those who do, I will be one, do you understand what I mean, your highness?" He smirked when she asked.

"Yes, I understand what you are saying, so your name is Nessa right?" He asked.

"Yes, and I am the owner of this land, the forest, and the leader of this nation," She responded as he stared at her.

"Really?" He asked as Fana appeared beside Nessa and Nessa glanced at her then she smiled.

"A Dryad," The king's general said and Fana smiled at them.

"I assure you, lady Nessa is speaking the truth; I personally saw to it that she became the owner of everything around here, our leader," Fana said, as the king smiled.

"I understand, but may I speak with your lady Nessa alone for a few minutes if possible?" He asked, and Nessa nodded. They moved aside from everyone else, and he turned to face her.

"What do you wish to discuss with me, your highness?" She inquired.

"I was curious as to why a young girl like yourself would create such a nation. I have to say, it's amazing what you've done to the place; it looks more modern than most, and things appear to be moving along pretty quickly, and everyone seems to be happy and seems to accept you; that's great and all, but why?" He asked, and she smiled and took a deep breath.

Nessa began telling the king the same thing she had told everyone else who had asked her the same question before, and he was taken aback and didn't know what to say after hearing her response.

"I see, well, I have an offer for you that will benefit both of our nations," He said and she smiled.

"Well, go ahead, I am listening carefully," She replied and he smiled.

"To think that I would be making such an offer, want to form an alliance with me?" He asked and she smiled.

"Do you really mean that?" She asked and he nodded.

"I am serious, having a powerful nation like yours backing me will benefit my nation in a lot of ways, I think you know where I am going with this, I have a lot of things in my nation that you might need as well, we can start trading if you want, so what do you say?" He asked and she looked back at the others before sighing.

"Can we talk about it a little more?" She asked.

"Yes, we can; I know such decisions are difficult to make," He responded.

"Exactly, they can, I need to do what's best for them, what I know will give them a better, a brighter future, one which they can all be happy with, I know things like that are not easy but they deserve to be happy, let's talk," She said and he nodded.

"For a young girl, you see things as they are, further and even better than most, that's nice, even if you don't accept my offer, I think we can be friends, after all, you are my junior, I have to look out for you, you are still too young," The king replied with a smirk, and Nessa chuckled.

"Well, I look forward to being a friend no matter," She said, and he chuckled before patting her on the shoulder, while the others smiled and looked at them while they were talking.

"What do you think they are talking about?" Liya asked.

"I'm not sure, but lady Nessa doesn't seem to mind, so it's nothing bad or that will upset her," Dalia responded, and they nodded.

"Do you intend to trade, Lady Nessa? You'll need money for this place," The king said.

"Yes, I intend to trade, but there will be some things that are new and most people are unaware of; I am confident they will bring in a lot of money since some are things to drink, people love trying different things in that area," She replied, and he smiled.

"Well, a lot does like trying new thing when it comes to that, then, send the first set you make to my kingdom; of course, I'll buy them from you; let's see how much money it can make before you start full production, that way you will know whether it's a waste of time or not, it's the best way to off, how about that?" He inquired, and her eyes narrowed as she began to consider the many other things she can make that most people have never seen.