The Tripartite Mate Bond Chapter 193: CHAPTER HUNDRED AND NINETY-THREE

I was escorted to the house, well mansion if we're being honest with an entourage of servants.

It seemed like this was a thing in the underworld and not just with my predecessor who mixed slavery with sexism even in death.

“Your Majesty, we'll be back in two hours to get you ready for the banquet,” one of the servants, a blonde and pretty girl with pretty freckles informed me.

“Banquet? It's not dinner anymore?” I asked in confusion. I remembered vividly that a dinner was mentioned, not a banquet.

“The King always goes all out for his special guests,” another servant, this one a dark skinned man with large biceps and a beautiful face added.

It seemed Zeus was obsessed with aesthetics, even to his servants. Every single one of them looked like they were picked off a runway or gym

“Thank you for your help,” I greeted as they turned away, leaving me to my own devices in the large mansion.

“Lyra?” I reached out mentally, trying to see how far they'd taken her

I definitely was going to throw a damn tantrum if she wasn't close to me. This mansion was even bigger than the one in my new palace, there was space for my dragon.

“I'm here,” she replied, her voice sounding way too relaxed for my comfort.

“Are you alright?”

“Never been better,” she nearly moaned. “I've gotten washer, fed and now someone is massaging my ears. Do we have to ever go back?”

“Lyra! Snap out of that crap. This is intentional on his part, he wants you to let your guard down while setting me up to be murdered,” I scolded her and I could feel her snap awake.

“Wait, murder? What do you mean?”

I nearly rolled my eyes before she went through my memories as I'd expected.

“That bastard!” She growled in anger and I knew smoke just poured out of her snout. I pitied whichever servant was anywhere in her path. “Why is he doing all of this?”

“I have no idea because he's going back and forth. Now I'm expected to be in a fucking banquet,” I groaned as I walked into the room I was supposed to be staying in. “This goddess thing is proving to be more trouble than it's worth,”

“Someone somewhere thinks it's a reward for you dedicating your life to saving earth.”

“A better one would have been to spend a long life on earth and eternity with my mates. I literally took Bez’s birthright from him and even though he can be a fool sometimes, he didn't deserve that.”

“Eh. I don't really care about that. Just keep your eyes peeled and alert me if anything happens. I feel stronger in this realm for some reason so I believe burning a few buildings down to the ground will give them the message not to mess with us,” she threatened.

“Weren't you the one talking about pretending to be weak and all of that?” I chuckled afterwards.

“Doesn't seem to be working with this folks. We'll have to show them the power they are so terrified of.”

“I'll rest for a bit, hopefully I'll have enough energy to deal with whatever they throw at me.”

In a few minutes, I was out like a light.

***

I heard a loud knock on the door and I groggily woke up from my short nap.

“Ughh!” I groaned and went down to open the huge doors.

“Your highness, we need to get you ready!” Blondie exclaimed and behind her, an entourage of servants with different apparatus for beautification were waiting. “We'll be late!” She snapped and I stepped aside for them to pass through.

“You guys realize I can change my own outfits right?”

“Yes but this is different. You need to outshine everyone except the queen and that's not a feat you can just pull off,” she replied and I rolled my eyes.

Suddenly, it felt like Arkonos again as they began to prod and brush every inch of me, pouring different things all over my body that I kept sneezing.

“Isn't this too much?” I groaned, looking at the time and how long we'd been at this.

“The queen takes five hours to get ready,” a young guy with curly blue hair said from the part of the sitting room where they'd loaded new clothes for me to try out.

“And when did I tell you I was aiming for her position?” I snapped, irritated with everything, including the powder that was threatening to blind my eyes. “What's the point of all of these? It's supposed to be just a dinner. Put me in some nice clothes and perfume and be done with it! Why are you trying to mummify me?”

Everywhere became eerily silent.

“Um, Your Highness, we are just trying to help. Situations like this happen very rarely and you need to get in the good graces of the most powerful gods and goddesses while showing the rest you're superior to them,” Blondie explained. I'd have to ask her name later, but in that moment, I was stunned.

“You are really strong and they're scared of you but if every god and goddess here hates you and decides to attack your domain, it might not end well for you,” the handsome dark guy added.

My anger cooled instantly, understanding coming to mind.

“I'm sorry for snapping at you guys. I had no idea,” I apologized and I could see from their reactions that they weren't used to this.

I felt bad that I could free the girls that were held in my domain but I couldn't wage war against Zeus over his servants. And they looked well taken care of anyways so that gave me a bit of reprieve. I just hated how after going through whatever earth had to offer, they still had to come to this plane to serve angry and proud gods.

They finally finished with their preparations, putting me in a long, white apparel with a wispy material around my arm. The gown felt like I was clothed in clouds and gold. There were intricate patterns along the front, from the chest down to the flowing gathers.

“Will I be able to walk around in this?” I wondered out loud. I was always wearing pants or the seldom skirt to the office so something so regal made me scared I was going to trip.

“Oh don't worry, you'll have a guide throughout the night.” Dark guy replied as he slipped my feet into some beautiful black heels. It was the best part of the entire assemble for me.

Then they packed my hair into a golden tiara and then brought a mirror for me.

I looked breathtaking.

“You're sure I'm not going to outshine Hera? I really don't want to upset her,” I asked worriedly. I'd encountered her for a few minutes and I knew never to provoke her, even more than Zeus himself.

“Hopefully, she's not in one of those moods today but a fellow worker informed me she was going all out because her husband's eyes were roaming farther than usual,” blue hair, who I'd found her name to Ruby, replied me.

“Okay, thank you so much guys,” I replied as I twirled around in the mirror.

“Shall we?” Darius, the dark guy said as I heard a chariot come to the front of the house.

I placed my hands in his and I walked out of the mansion.

I took in a deep breath to steady my frayed nerves and I checked to make sure Lyra was responsive as well.

Hopefully, this was going to be as calm as possible in these circumstances.