Loving The Cursed Werewolf King-Chapter 334: Small Talk With Priest Louise

He added, "Before I absorbed your power, I stopped it immediately because I knew if I touched you any longer, I would be blown away."

"That means... my mana flow has opened without me having to go through extreme conditions first?" Arielle asked enthusiastically.

"Yes, Princess. I didn’t see the incident in person, but from the reports I got, it looked like Priest Elis and Priest Khan gave you a lot of mana. If you were a normal person, you might get hurt by it. However, your body is different. So you don’t experience extreme conditions like us."

"Does that mean I can learn to form trigrams, too?" Arielle asked again.

"Hahaha, of course. Basically, anyone can do it if the mana flow in their body is opened."

Arielle smiled happily. She was always amazed to see priests or priest apprentices form trigrams out of their hands and unleashed their power. In the South, he had never seen such a sight. Therefore, Arielle really likes to read books related to trigrams and mana.

Priest Louise also smiled at the princess. He showed her some of his favorite flowers, which he cared for carefully. This sight made Arielle reminded of Duke Ambrose when that old man taught her a lot about roses.

"I’ve heard a lot about you."

"Pardon, about me?" Arielle asked in confusion.

"My son, Priest Elis, really admires you." Priest Louise’s words made Arielle blush. "I’ve always been curious about the woman who managed to make His Majesty the King fall in love."

"I-I... did nothing to be proud of."

Pastor Louise nodded. "But you are the first to make His Majesty the King open his heart."

Priest Louise led Arielle to go deeper into his greenhouse, then he sat on a wooden bench. He put his crutches to the side. The old man patted the empty space to invite Arielle to sit beside him.

"Princess... I have known His Majesty the King from the day he was born. And... helping someone to bring a book isn’t really His Majesty that I know," he said with a chuckle, remembering Ronan helping Arielle carry the thick book.

"The former King was very strict in disciplining his son. He locked His Majesty in iron bars for days until that boy transformed back into a human. Sometimes, the former king whipped his own son to hold him from losing control. That boy went through a lot that no kid his age could imagine."

"He... went through his first transformation faster than the previous kings. At the age of nine. Luckily, he has friends like Lord William, Lord Kael, and Lazarus."

Priest Louise laughed. "I still remember well how Lazarus cried while asking to open the door where His Majesty was locked up. Without them, that man would never have been able to make it this far."

Arielle nodded in agreement.

"It seems every human has gone through a period of defiance. In his teens, His Majesty was influenced by Lazarus. One night, he ran away from the palace to have a party. And it just so happened that it was a full moon night."

Priest Louise turned to Arielle. "Was that the night his father... got out of control?" Arielle asked.

"That’s right, everyone is busy searching for the prince’s whereabouts, and the security for the king was reduced. I don’t know what happened, but weirdly the iron bars belonging to the former king were not completely closed. As a result, that incident happened. When His Majesty returned to the palace, it was too late."

"Was everyone really... killed?"

"The former king was killed by the guards and knights after being cornered in the garden. Meanwhile, the Queen chose suicide after losing her daughter and blamed his own son. The scar next to his eye... was from his mother, the late queen."

Arielle couldn’t bear to listen to this story... no matter how many times she heard it. She drowned in sorrowful feelings, even though she already knew what had happened. Ronan always had nightmares about his mother. The wound on his face healed, but not with the scar. The past would haunt his every move.

"After that, things got more and more difficult. Several other members of the royal family presented themselves to represent Ronan in managing the kingdom until the man was fully grown. Due to this much pressure, he came to me to learn a lot about the kingdom and expelled those who did not agree with him. Everything has only stabilized in the last few years ...."

"Of course, after going through all that, Ronan will find it difficult to trust people again," continued Arielle.

"Yes, I firmly believe that this is a beautiful fate. His Majesty accepting a new person is an extraordinary miracle. I never thought that the man would ask me to be the one who gave him the blessing at his wedding. I used to think that His Majesty would never get married."

Arielle smiled at Priest Louise’s laughter. "Is it okay? Didn’t you just refuse Viscount Ferdi’s request?" Arielle asked jokingly.

"Of course. Even if I refuse, His Majesty will not allow me to refuse his request," he answered with a glee laugh.

Somehow, Arielle agreed to that. Ronan was the type of person who didn’t like to be rejected.

"And now that I have met you in person... I have come to understand why His Majesty likes you so much, and also why my son always praises you whenever he talks about you."

"Priest Elis is exaggerating."

Priest Louis shook his head in disapproval. "I’m an old man, Princess. I spend my time in the Cathedral and meet all kinds of people, and people like you are rare. I can feel your sincerity. And that sincerity is enough for all. You will become a great queen in the future, Princess."

"Priest Louise..."

"And it would be an honor for me to preside over your coronation ceremony at a later date, the child of Moon Goddess."