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“If we immediately fly to this anomalous place, then even being close to that cave will help us. And so from several hours to several days. And it is worth considering that he had already absorbed the bones that were in Runit, he became stronger. Now we are going to take off.

- Nadezhda, you absolutely cannot fly there.

- I understand, I have already encountered this mineral and its effect.

There was a hitch, because we had only one swallow.

- Fly already, - I waved off Zhenya - I will contact Maxim, I still have lessons in the capital tomorrow. Keep me posted.

There were a few guards with me. The military of Mariysk looked at me with interest. We wanted to make you feel comfortable right away. I thanked him with a slight smile and just decided to walk around a bit and contact Maxim.

- Hello dear.

“Hmm, you are near the vault.

− Yes. The magician was packed and taken away. Take me away from here, otherwise there are lessons tomorrow. And I wanted to stay with you.

- Now I will send a swallow.

I wanted to be where there would be a new prison for the dark magician and control everything, but that place is disastrous for me. Maxim, having contacted Nikita, expressed his condolences for the dead. A week of mourning was declared in Runit, and monetary compensation was paid to the families of the fallen soldiers.

- I sometimes want to call you grandmother, but when I look at you, I stumble.

She smiled at Maxim. For some reason I'm worried.

- Nadia, everything will be fine. You can't control everything.

− I understand. But it's still worrisome. It's all too easy somehow.

“Would you like to run the next thousand after him or away from him?”

- No, of course not. Probably, we should be glad that Eugene is a talented inventor and works ahead of the curve.

− Yes. By the way, he's from the same place as you, but he can't transform his body.

- Can't or doesn't want to. I didn't get to talk to him about it. Amen got angry at him for some reason and was terribly jealous. Although no one gave even the slightest reason.

Are you still planning to get married?

- Maxim, - she said a little reproachfully - I'm not ready to even think about this topic yet.

- Grandmother, - he said softly and sat next to me on the sofa - after the death of Eric's grandfather, you got married eighteen years later.

- Maxim, it's not the same thing. I was drawn to Amen. Now I'm only interested in men as sparring partners.

“Okay, I won’t force you. I wanted to introduce you to someone interesting.

The grandson laughed as he saw me grimacing. He grabbed my shoulders and kissed me on the cheek.

- How funny you are when you get angry.

On this topic, my matchmaking was closed. But I was able to meet one of the girls from the Maur family.

“You look at her so strangely, you won’t eat,” Maxim said cheerfully.

- I'm just trying to understand if Arthur can marry her, and if they will be blood relatives.

- No, definitely, I track the degree of kinship, and the elders in the Maur family also monitor this so that there are no incidents. So you can offer to go to Runit.

True, before inviting a girl, I decided to talk with my great-grandson. It was only upon arrival that I discovered that Arthur had brought a bride from his last trip. I looked at Nikita in surprise, he just shrugged my shoulders guiltily. And I look at the girl next to Arthur and see a lot of falsehood in her behavior and words. And I hear falsehood even more when I shoot a mental artifact.

- Dear, where did he bring her from? And he does not see falsehood?

He doesn't see me and doesn't want to hear me. His mother was generally offended by him and basically does not talk to the girl.

- Okay, let's do it differently.

She smiled and approached Arthur with the girl.

- Grandma, glad you're back! – happily said grandson.

His fiancee was surprised:

“Is she that grandmother?! Attachment. There is nothing left for you to live in the palace and luxury left.

- You will introduce me to a nice girl, - she said with a nice smile, not as if not showing that she heard her thoughts.

- With pleasure, Anika, this is Her Imperial Majesty Nadezhda Raniyskaya, the Queen Mother. And my beloved grandmother. Grandmother is my fiancee Anika Lethierre.

− Lethierre? Familiar genus name. Are you from Mehring?

“Yes, Your Majesty.

She nodded, accepting her answer.

“I think we will have more time to get to know you and get to know you better. And now it's time for the table.

After watching Arthur and Anika at breakfast, she smiled to herself. Nikita noticed my smile and looked inquiringly. I shook my head lightly. And after the meal, she went to her laboratory. A few minutes later Nikita came in with Talia, and a few minutes later Evgeny. Moreover, the latter was very surprised to see the ruling couple. I immediately got close, but looking at what I was doing with the potions, he asked:

- Who was bewitched? And judging by the strength of the concentrate, this poor fellow will not leave the treasured room for a couple of days. It's cruel, you're with him.

- On this account, I have another potion, and just fifteen minutes to cleanse the brain and body and feel better.

"Where's my sedative?"

- If you are talking about the tincture in a closed cabinet. And tell me Eugene, how much invigorating potion do you have left?

The guy looked at me guiltily.

- Are you completely brainwashed! - I snarled at him - Sleep, did not try at all? Drink two bottles in a month, have you lost your brains for artifacts?

- Don't scream like that, otherwise your head is already splitting.

- You won't get a tincture. Now you will drink a sleeping potion, and for two days you will sleep like a baby.

- In the sense of walking under yourself?

- No, - she said with a smile - while the dead. Sleep long and hard.

The man tried to run away. I gave a sign to the senior staff to catch him, they blocked his path.

- Eugene, do you want to live happily ever after?

- Like that. But I still have so many unfinished business, I need to follow the experiments.

- If you had to follow it like that, you wouldn’t go in for the tincture now. So now you eat tightly, and drink a sleeping potion. After two days, you put yourself in order again, eat densely and sleep again for another two days.

"Sadist," the man muttered.

- You should marry, - said Nikita.

- Do not scoff, - said Eugene - I'm not ready to get married yet.

“He is married at work,” I said for a man.

“Should I ask the guards to follow you?”

“No,” Zhenya said.

"Yes," said Nikita. - And I can see in my eyes that he will run away, wherever he is.

- Okay, I'll take care of it myself.

- Ba, you would be a good couple.

I just smiled sadly. Perhaps, but better not on this planet. For some reason, looking at Zhenya, I see support, a friend. Sometimes I even see that he likes me as a woman. But he does not allow himself to show anything in terms of sympathy for me. Maybe that's why he still hasn't married. I don't know if we can make it work, but I don't want to have any kind of romantic relationship in the near future. But someday, they will probably take me away from here. It's ridiculous to think about it, it's still so far away and it seems akin to science fiction. I can't imagine how Saan lived here for more than ten thousand years. Although if he lived among the dragons, then it was a little easier for him. They live longer. I should probably live among the dragons too, when I can get out of Runit without hurting my grandchildren.

“So I made an antidote, against a love potion,” I put it in a secret pocket. And there she removed the potion that unleashes the tongue and the melissa tincture, which interrupts any smell.

I personally made sure that Yevgeny followed my orders and drank the sleeping potion. Just in case, I posted guards near his room and instructed one particular maid to monitor the condition of our artifactor. After that I decided to find Anika Lethiere. Found in my grandson's room. He hasn't been here yet.

- Did you want something? she asked a little sharply.

− Yes, to talk to you, to get to know you better. Why are you here now and not in your room?

− We live in the same room, we are adults.

− Yes. But you are not married and it is not customary to live in the same room before the wedding. I will have you moved to the next room. The girl should have a place for privacy and powdering her nose. And so no romance and surprise for a man. Everything gets boring and boring too fast. You don't want to bore him too quickly, do you?

"No," she said thoughtfully.

“While they are carrying your things, better dress up in a more refined dress, we’ll drink tea together, and you can take a walk.”

- Grandmother, - the grandson was delighted, entering the room - what did you want.

- Have some tea with you. And Anika should live in the next room before your wedding, such are the traditions of the dear and it will be more pleasant for you to run to each other.

- Yes, you are right. Anika, do you mind?

"No," the girl reluctantly agreed.

She gave orders to the servants and took her grandson to the tea room. I did not hesitate to pour the potion into my grandson's tea. She poured herself some melisa.

“Ba, you poured me an antidote for a love potion,” he said with a smile.

“Smart, I figured it out right away. Be a good boy and drink silently. I will be calmer this way, and then I will believe in the sincerity of your feelings and I will reassure your parents. And for one I will fly my nerves.

- Just for you.

He drank his tea and looked at me with a victorious look. True, his gaze changed when Anika entered. The grandson began to look at the girl a little bewildered. It's like seeing her for the first time.

- Honey, you look gorgeous. Have tea with us and go for a walk with Arthur.

I've already poured her tongue loosening potion into her tea, and lemon balm on top. She is also a potion, but as a weak sedative.

- Don't be surprised, I'm pouring lemon balm for everyone now, our nerves are all a little naughty. You made your parents too happy.

The girl looked at me as I re-pour myself tea and pour melissa from the bottle. She drank her tea and looked at me in surprise.

“Don’t tell me you poured too much and ruined the tea?”

- It is very tasty, did not expect from you. I thought you would pour me poison when you learned the name of my family.

- Why poison, your family took an unbreakable oath of allegiance to the crown.

“Yes, but there was a loophole,” the girl said calmly.