She Belongs To The Devil

"Let's win this war!" All of the soldiers also loudly chanted after Adeline. They were all driven and ready to give their all to the war that would start from tomorrow.

Adeline gave a smile to the crowd and said while clapping her hands, "Alright! I wish you all good luck for tomorrow. Get a good night's sleep everyone. We will meet after the war is over."

Adeline clasped her hands together and added before everyone dispersed, "And I know I have said this countless times, but I would like to say it again. Thank you for giving your support to us and fighting from Wyverndale's side. I will forever be grateful to all of you."

The werewolves and sorcerers cheered for Adeline and they left to retire for the night. All of them were trying their best to contain their anxiety as they walked towards their beds. They put their faith in the training that they all had received and the tactics that the higher-ups had put in place. They wanted to believe that they could win against the vampires.

After all of them left, Adeline, Theodore, Nigel, and Tabitha went inside a tent to have a short informal chat before the Queen and Prince Consort would teleport back to the Palace.

All of them settled down and Nigel heaved a heavy sigh. He clenched his jaw and stated the obvious, "Those five months passed in the blink of an eye, didn't it? Now the war is already here."

"Indeed." Theodore looked at Adeline and back at Nigel.

And he put forth his grievance as well, "It's already been six months since our marriage and because of that bastard, I haven't even gotten a chance to treat my wife well. All we have been doing is training and training and training."

Adeline couldn't argue otherwise about the training but she didn't think that Theodore needed to do anything special to make her feel that she was being treated well. Because she already was.

She looked into Theodore's eyes and said, "You are treating me well, Theo. You have done more than enough for me, more than I could ever wish for."

Nigel rested his head on the headrest of his chair. He glanced at the dark cloth of the tent and expressed his feelings as well, "But that bastard did rob our normal life. With all the pieces of training and all the plannings, I didn't even realize until yesterday that the twins are already a year old now. I even missed their first words and their first walks."

Everyone in the room fell silent because they could feel pain in Nigel's voice. Those precious moments could never be bought or repeated. They had already happened and Nigel had missed them already.

But Tabitha tried to elevate the mood of everyone by speaking in her soft and calming voice, "Yes, you did miss those precious moments with your children, Your Highness. But that sacrifice will count when you will walk out of the war unscathed."

Tabitha glanced at Nigel, then at Adeline and Theodore, and said, "A lot of such precious moments are yet to come. Be it with the children or your significant other. Won't it be wonderful when you will get to experience them after we win this war?"

Nigel gazed at Tabitha and smiled. He had lost some of the 'firsts' of his kids but, as Tabitha said, there were many more to come.

Theodore and Adeline also held each other's hands and smiled at each other.

What Tabitha said was very true. Those few sacrifices that they had made to devote their time and effort into preparation for the war would mean a lot if Wyverndale would be able to win over those vampires. Those sacrifices would be worthwhile if they would be able to ensure a peaceful future.

Theodore and Adeline couldn't wait to have a normal married life, away from the worries and tension of the war.

"Oh, there's something I wanted to give to both of you," Adeline suddenly remembered something.

She put her hand in her pocket and took out a pouch. She handed it over to Tabitha while explaining what it was, "These are the pills that my mother-in-law gave to me. They will heal any serious injuries within a few seconds. There are 30 pills in this pouch."

Adeline then instructed the High Priestess, "Pass it around to the healers so that they can offer it to those who are on the brink of death."

"Our Goddess gave this to you? She is very generous." Tabitha happily accepted the pouch from Adeline.

Adeline then took out a relatively smaller pouch from her pocket again and passed it to her brother. "Nigel, there are 6 pills here. Save it for your use."

Nigel was a bit hesitant to take that many pills for himself. "Are you sure? Will there be enough for the others?" He stole a glance of Tabitha to make sure that she wasn't glaring at him or Adeline. He was glad to see that she was smiling.

Theodore patted on Nigel's shoulder and nudged him, "Take it. I trust your battle skills but I would hate to see my wife cry if something was to happen to you."

Nigel took the pouch from Adeline but narrowed his eyes at Theodore and teased him, "You're so selfish, Theodore! You can at least pretend that you are actually worried about me and not just Adeline crying."

Everyone in the tent laughed upon hearing that remark from Nigel.

Theodore pressed his palm on Nigel's knee and said with sincerity, "I am worried about you, brother. Adeline and I will be busy looking after the other base tomorrow. But if anything happens then make sure you use that pendant. I will come right away."

Nigel touched the little cross symbol that was hanging on his chain and nodded, "I hope it won't come to that. But if it does, then I will call you."