Army of the Damned

VOLUME 9 Chapter 4

"U-uhm... hello Mister and Misses Minuit! Pleased to be of service! Thank you for lending me your daughter in my adventures!"

Seeing the polite human with his elegant bow and show of respect, and their daughter next to them smiling with the most earnest expression they've seen, the two adults properly stood up and returned the bow and respect to the human General.

"Lord Jackson, pleased to meet you. I am Sir Nigel Minuit, father of Alana, and this dashingly and eternally pretty lady next to me is my wife and mother of Alana, Lady Angelica Minuit. She has told me much about your exploits as a human and your capturing of a Dragon God. I have much thanks to you, as your arrival to our family has helped the long stagnant reputation of my family to great heights once again."

"Of course! Thank you too for letting her be with me! I've had lots of fun with Alana and I can't say enough that she's been very helpful and a great thinker who has been restricting us more... destructive tendencies!"

"I see." Alana's mother then started patting her head in front of the others. The Countess was unable to resist her mothers hand as she lowered her head to get patted more. "And this woman... is she truly?"

Queen Elizabeth makes a deep sigh as she puts her hands on her hips. With a swift turn, she reveals herself. The olden ancient queen of the Kingdom, gallantly bright and radiant as the eternal land, in her prime and oozing with beauty and power. Alana's parents instinctively bowed their heads at her presence.

"Oh! I forgot!"

She then materializes her Crown and red gown meant for more royal affairs. "Now, how may I be of service to you?" Alana's mother puts up her fan on her face, covering her wide open mouth, shocked at the sight of their ancient founder.

"H-holy Queen! It is a true privilege to meet you!"

"Please, just call me Elizabeth. My Clement Lord is far too meticulous when describing me."

"Goodness Heavens, how can we not call you Queen? If it weren't for you, we Vampires would've never found a place to call home. We owe you our eternity."

The father then steps in, giddy to meet their ancient founder.

"QUEEN ELIZABETH! OH MY! OH MY! How it is a great opportunity to meet you... to think only a handful of vampires remain alive that had personally met you. This is such a blessing from the heavens! ALANA! COME BOW TO OUR ANCIENT QUEEN!"

"It's not really... necessary..."

The entire family bowed elegantly. With Nigel and Angelica grabbing Alana by the arms and positioning her in the middle as the two bowed and kneeled before their long retired Queen.

"Please oh ancient and beloved Queen of our Kingdom, please forgive us for betraying you. The Minuit swore its allegiance to you, but it was for the sake of our survival. Please forgive us!"

"It's really not necessary. I'm way over it."

"R-Really, Your majesty the Queen?!"

The Father's eyes light up. His smile, the widest it's ever been and his expression full of hope and happiness. The wife on the other hand couldn't have breathed a larger sigh of relief as Alana just continually bowed, trying her best not to laugh.

"Yes, I've long moved over that. I'm merely a pretty blonde woman with a man. Adventuring around this world that I've long been missing."

"T-th-then that's great! May I ask what made you forget, your majesty the Queen? My father has long told me about your exploits... and how you'd never forget a betrayal."

"Uhm... I do not know. Being with a human, I just saw how My Lord would forgive those who had wronged him and move on. I guess I learned from the humans' short time, it's better to not waste time longing for an answer. It's better to move on and find yourself in a better situation."