Leon wanted to surprise Rossweise when she woke up. He told the maids he did not need their help to care for her. He said he would stay by Rossweise's side every moment, for a full twenty four hours.
To the maids, this showed how deeply the Prince loved the Queen!
The wife was sick, stuck in bed.
The husband never left, always by her side.
Oh my goodness~
Was there any love purer than this?
They would surely grow old together!
If Leon knew what the maids were thinking, he would probably have two sarcastic things to say.
First: "You are thinking too much. I would rather jump off a building than grow old with this mother dragon."
Second: "Silver and white are a bit different, but they look similar at first glance. So, if we round it up, your Queen is already old!"
Well, back to the story.
Even though he was waiting for Rossweise to wake up, Leon really did plan to take good care of her during this time.
It was not that he cared about this clumsy dragon's health.
He just did not want her to wake up feeling sick and make his precious daughters worry.
So, he decided to wash her face and wipe her body.
The Dragon Slayer Academy did not have a "Nursing" class, but it should be like washing a donkey, right?
Every time he went home during holidays, he would wash his master's donkey. He was pretty good at it.
Besides, he felt washing Rossweise would be much easier than washing a donkey.
A donkey might kick you, but a dragon in a coma definitely would not.
Leon did not waste time. He dipped a towel in warm water, stood by the head of the bed, and bent over. He gently wiped Rossweise's forehead, the bridge of her nose, her cheeks, and her chin.
To be honest, she looked much prettier asleep than awake.
Even though she had a stunning face, most of the time she either looked tired or sad. She rarely smiled and always seemed very serious.
Only sometimes, when she talked about their daughters with Leon, would she show a small, content smile.
"Ah, you should smile more in the future. You look really beautiful when you smile," Leon murmured as he wiped her hand, from the back to the palm.
He had said it before. Wiping a dragon's body was definitely much easier than wiping a donkey.
This little dragon was very well behaved.
After finishing her hands, it was time for her body.
Leon lifted the blanket. Just as he was about to start, he saw her delicate figure lying on the soft bed. He could not help but swallow hard.
"I have… I have seen it several times already. There is nothing to be embarrassed about."
He took a few deep breaths, trying to calm himself down.
After getting his mind ready, he bent over. He supported Rossweise's back with one hand and used his other hand to gently pull down the straps of her nightgown.
Rossweise's nightgown was very light and thin. It came off easily with one pull.
Leon's face turned red. He felt both like looking and feeling shy.
Damn it.
They were already "an old married couple" — well, maybe not in time, but in how often they had been together, they were.
Why did he feel shy about washing her? Come on, Cosmodeous, be brave. You are not afraid of slaying dragons, so why be afraid of washing one?
He bent over again, feeling the warm air from his nose.
Leon swallowed hard again. He gripped the towel and slowly reached toward Rossweise's chest.
Such a perfect shape…
Round and full, not too big and not too small. It was absolutely perfect. As her soft breathing moved up and down, the sight was extremely tempting.
Suddenly!
The dragon tattoo on Rossweise's chest shimmered with light!
Scared, Leon quickly covered Rossweise with the blanket. He threw the towel away and ran out of the room.
He ran all the way to the backyard of the temple, breathing heavily.
"Oh my God, why did it… why did it light up?"
The glowing dragon tattoo did not mean Rossweise had woken up.
Leon remembered clearly what Rossweise said when she put the dragon tattoo on him:
"If one person longs for the other, the other person's dragon tattoo will react."
Leon had used this before to tease Rossweise when her sister, the Red Dragon Queen Isabella, came to visit.
So… the fact that Rossweise's dragon tattoo just shimmered meant—
While completely sober, with no drugs or magic, Leon had… thoughts about Rossweise in that way!
"Shameful!"
He slapped his own cheeks twice, trying to calm down quickly.
At the same time, he silently said the "Three Honors and Three Shames of Dragon Slayers" in his mind:
"Honor is being loyal to the Empire, shame is working with dragons;"
"Honor is shedding blood on the battlefield, shame is running from the fight;"
"Honor is slaying dragons and protecting home, shame is betraying and joining them."
After saying it three times, Leon finally let out a breath of relief.
He adjusted his mood and went back to the room.
A soft breeze came through the window, moving the curtains gently.
The silver haired beauty lay peacefully on the bed, so quiet and beautiful it felt wrong to disturb her.
Leon walked closer with quiet steps.
Even though he knew she could not hear him, he felt he did not want to wake her.
Leon reached out and carefully put Rossweise's nightgown back on.
He paused, still feeling uneasy. He pulled the neckline of the nightgown higher, covering the dragon tattoo on her chest.
He did not want it to light up again later. That would really make Leon doubt if his dragon slayer heart was changing.
He picked up the warm towel again and wet it with more warm water.
Hands and feet were fine, but he would not go any further than that!
This time, he walked to the foot of the bed. He lifted the blanket and gently held Rossweise's left foot, carefully wiping it.
Her feet… were actually quite nice to look at—
"Stop it, stop it. Do not let your mind wander anymore."
Leon shook his head to clear away those thoughts. After everything was clean, Leon sat down to rest.
Rustle—
The noon breeze softly brushed the curtains. Warm sunlight poured in from outside, covering everything.
Looking at the unconscious Rossweise, Leon made a soft clicking sound with his tongue. He decided to do something to pass the time.
He put his hands on his knees and stood up slowly. He walked to the bedside. "You cannot move, right?" he said as he went to Rossweise's wardrobe.
He opened it. Inside were many beautiful dresses, so many it was dazzling. Rossweise usually dressed very conservatively. Most of her clothes covered her up completely, and the shortest skirt only went to her knees.
Leon did not know much about clothes himself. But the thought that he could finally do whatever he wanted to the dragon lady made him decide to have some fun. He did not want to waste this chance.
He searched through the wardrobe and found a set that was still unopened…
"Black stockings."
Leon's cheeks turned red. "B-Black stockings, good, black stockings are justice!"
Also, since these stockings were still sealed, it meant Rossweise probably did not like wearing this kind of thing usually. But now, she had no choice.
Leon went back to the bedside. He opened the package of black stockings and then clumsily put them on Rossweise's legs. Her legs were quite long, so it was a little difficult.
Once they were on, her slender legs were covered in the sheer black stockings. They looked mysterious and alluring. Leon blushed and swallowed. "It is such a waste that these legs are not in black stockings usually."
Leon looked at his "creation" with satisfaction, but he felt something was missing. "Now that we have the black stockings, why not go all the way?"
He went back to the wardrobe and searched again. He found a somewhat tight black top. The design of the top was normal, so Leon decided to change it himself. He took a pair of scissors from a drawer and started cutting the shirt without hesitation. When the dragon mother woke up, he could blame it on Muwen playing and cutting the clothes.
After cutting it, Leon took the nightgown off Rossweise's body. Trying not to look at her chest, he quickly put the modified black top on her. It had open shoulders, a low neckline, a bow tie, and black stockings…
"A bunny… Bunny girl!"
But it still needed one more thing to be a real bunny girl – bunny ear accessories. Leon knew he would not find such things in this room, so he decided to make them himself.
He sat by her pillow, gathered her hair, and tried to make it look like bunny ears. Luckily, Rossweise had a lot of hair. If it were someone else, especially someone who stayed up late, they might not have had enough hair.
Finally, the bunny ears were done.
With the handmade bunny ears, the transformation into a bunny girl was complete!
No man could say no to a life sized silver dragon doll. If anyone did, it was because the doll had not been dressed as a black stocking bunny girl yet. How could he not take a picture of such a rare sight?
This would be the dragon mother's embarrassing secret!
Leon remembered seeing a camera in Rossweise's room. Otherwise, why would there be casual photos of her in the living room and by the bed? He looked through the storage room for a while and, sure enough, he found it.
Excited, he went back to the bedroom. He jumped onto the bed and hugged Rossweise tightly. Then, he held up the camera and used a little magic to make it take many pictures in a row.
"Come on, darling, smile for me."
"Darling, you are so photogenic!"
"I will keep these photos very safe!"
Leon was looking at his work when suddenly, the dragon tattoo on Rossweise's chest flashed again. Startled, Leon quickly covered her with the blanket. But this time, he did not run out to calm down. He just took a few deep breaths and talked to himself.
"This… this must be because I dressed her as a bunny girl. It has nothing to do with the dragon herself! Yes, I like bunny girls, not her!"
After making himself feel better, and to stop the dragon tattoo from glowing again, Leon quickly took off the black stockings and the bunny ears. Plus, he could not let anyone else see her in this outfit.
There was no way to explain it!
However, after cleaning up, Leon felt it was a pity to let this foolish dragon off so easily.
He thought for a long time. Then, his eyes settled on Rossweise's smooth, straight silver hair. It was very typical of her, with a little fringe on her forehead, elegant and charming.
But Leon felt that being good looking should not be the only thing about her hairstyle. Besides bunny ears, there should be… other fun things.
Leon sat by her pillow. He took strands of her hair in his hands and started to braid them. Soon, he had made a silver butterfly shape from her hair. Smiling with satisfaction, Leon undid the butterfly.
He braided it a few more times, turning the hair into a five pointed star, then a six pointed star, then a heart shape, and then a "flower basket." Rossweise's carefully kept hair had become his playground.
Maybe he would try something like this on his daughters someday~
In the end, Leon still had a little conscience left. At the side of Rossweise's temple, he braided a very thin little braid. From a beauty point of view, this little braid did add a playful cuteness to how Rossweise looked. Leon did not undo it. He left it by her pillow.
He stood up and stretched lazily. "I will go out for a walk now. It is time to move on to the next step of the plan."