Alpha & Witch (finished)

Royalty

The king had looked like a very strong man but the moment her saw the two young ones he broke out in tears hugging his wife who once again started to cry . Her other children had surrounded the two children and they had giggled and laughed with each other getting to know one another after the years they had spent apart. Amani had been introduced to the royals as Queen Keisha Moon's daughter Princess Amani their relative thought to have been dead all these years by their family. The court had all stared at her as she sat in her seat next to Motono who gently patted her leg that she was shaking rapidly under the table. The moment his hand touched her thigh a calm washed over her the anxiety she had felt melted away she smiled her thanks at him as she placed her hand on top of his a light pink colored her cheeks. "What are her plans?" "she must stay here and learn how to be a royal" "she's too young to rule no one would follow a child" "we should arrange a marriage for her so they can build a strong kingdom together and carry on the royal blood line" Motono felt his anger rising " Beg your pardon but has the royal court forgotten all about manners? Amani is sitting right here , how dare you act like she has no say in how she lives her life trying to make decisions for her. Her mother might have been the Queens elder sister but you have no say in what happens to our Amani, My people already love and cherish her , we have raised and protected her since the day her dear father perished , we have been her people waiting for her to come back to our sides I am here after all Only and just for her sake. My family may not have royal blood running through our veins BUT we lead the most packs in our part of the world we have vowed to the Moon goddess herself to protect her with our lives, she is already the queen of the Greyson clan as we are all connected to her and can sense when she is in trouble or needs as a young boy I had already foreseen she would be in danger it was why she was never brought up in Chitomi , our whole clan has felt and seen her when she was lonely, sad, scared or in need my people will definitely welcome her as our Queen so do not talk about things you don't know as though they are facts" Amani and Rue stared at him for a moment looking both impressed and shocked at his boldness. Queen Raphaelita sat poised and smiled while her husband nodded his head in agreement "Motono speaks the truth , how presumptuous you all are and how very rude of you to treat her as if she not only doesn't exist but as though she is some game piece, Amani I hope you can forgive these old men this behaviour is the exact reason why your mother ran away , it seems they still haven't learned anything since then" she saw the anger flash in his eyes the rest of the royal court bowed their heads in what she thought was shame. Amani bit her lip before speaking "I have my own dreams and goals for the future , knowing I am a royal does not change those goal in the slightest . If I am to be a good leader I must learn everything about not only magic and my abilities but I must know how to help heal my people as well so we can all live in peace and harmony. I do not think anyone was wrong in saying I need to learn what it means to be a royal , I should definitely learn about my ancestry . I should also learn how to be diplomatic, how to interact with people of all walks of life including the noble and royal. However I am a 17 year old I am not some young child who will allow people I do not even know dictate how I will and need to live my life. If I end up creating a kingdom I will not be depending on this kingdom to do so . How can I call it My kingdom if someone else from this kingdom builds it for me. I will not be a pawn for you to gain more land for yourself. We are family and allies , we have agreed to work together to solve a thorn in both our sides before we even knew I was a lost princess so we will continue as planned with me using my time here to learn about this kingdom and family as well as some royalty lessons while we wait for Otaktay our mutual enemy to die" she spoke like she was a queen already the king and queen looked proud of her , Rue and Rufus both sent thumbs ups her way while some of the members of the royal court frowned at what she had said Motono didn't say another word instead he just smiled at her . Motono smiling at her meant so much to Amani in that moment as it solidified her confidence in her choices she knew he was an alpha so he knew a lot about leading people and he seemed to agree with her choices so she didn't doubt herself. Amani had briefly thought that if she had to pick someone to be her king she would pick him , he was older than her sure but he was strong, she noticed his arm definition as he pulled her chair out for her. He was a Greyson meaning he would always be loyal to her and he was a very smart man running a medical school as well as hospital and she always wanted to learn all she could about medicine and healing people. "Amani you mentioned you had dreams and goals you wanted to achieve could you tell us them please" an elder woman asked her kindly she smiled " yes ma'm I want to graduate in medicine I have an interest in women's health as well as birth and deliveries and just want to know everything I can learn about healing , I also intend on learning all I can about veterinary medicines as well I want to be able to heal more than just the spirit and soul of a person , I want to heal the body and mind as well as the heart of everyone who needs it" some people were impressed others looked as though she were Cerberus "how do you plan on achieving that goal while still building a kingdom for yourself ? how will you find a king if you are only focused on schooling?" she took Motono's hand feeling like it could help her say the words she needed to say "I am not worried about a King right now I am 17 , I have been working towards this dream my whole life , I am going to go back to Chitomi and it will be where I take up the mantle of my father's legacy . I will be learning from Motono Greyson and any other Greysons willing to teach me what they know as his family are all in the medical field including animal medicine, magical medicine and human medical care. I will build a kingdom on my own time with the Greyson family by my side as my biggest supporters and loyal allies" Motono smiled and gave her hand a gentle squeeze "it would be the greatest honor for our family we all want you to succeed in all your hearts desires and will help you in every way we can" she smiled she knew she could trust in this man's words it made her so happy from the bottom of her heart. "Before you ask about successors and family building and all that I will tell you that I am my mother's daughter I do things my way on my time. I will let destiny play out the way she see's fit what will be will be who am I to challenge destiny? so lets enjoy the rest of our dinner since it is getting cold and it's such a shame to let such wonderful food and the staffs hard work go to waste" "Yes I agree , it is apparent that my niece knows what she is doing so lets give the food before us the respect it deserves" Queen Raphaelita spoke in a clear soft voice she felt so proud of her niece who throughout this dinner had been the spitting image of the big sister she had loved and missed so much .