"You're quite welcome."

It feels much easier to ask for things now, actually... "I want to be able to help you more. With magic, but with your kingdom too. I have so many ideas..."

"Perhaps you should organize them into a list."

"I will. But - I want a job, too? Or to start learning how to run things. I think that's work I'll enjoy. And I can be working for you."

"Looking to become one of my lieutenants? I suppose there is precedent..."

"Yeah. - There is?"

"Indeed. My Jade was called to this world to kill me, though she decided otherwise."

"You're too lovable."

"To a certain sort of girl, it seems."

"The good kind of girl."

"What a bold assertion."

"You agree, though."

"One might suggest my position is biased."

"How can it be, when you're the rightful ruler of all lands?" she teases. "Your word determines what is good or bad."

"Just the perspective I need in an advisor."

She laughs. "I'll disagree with you - but you're our Queen. You have the final word."

"I hope you remember that."

"I will," she says, softly - and then yawns. 

"Come now. Let's get you some food before bed."

She scrunches up her nose. "I'm not hungry..."

"Eat anyway," she says. "For me."

- That's cheating. 

But. She wants to be good, and - she in theory has more control over her life now, and -

She wants to be a good girl. 

She nods, very nearly reluctantly.

Good. Then Eldarra will summon food. (Things she knows Lily likes, and are easy to eat, calorie-dense.)

It feels like a lot, though Lily also almost never eats even half her meals. She eats at a slow clip, trying to control the nausea that builds up as she approaches 'maybe sorta enough calories for a small meal.' (She didn't used to get the nausea, just ate a little because - because she could, because she could conquer her body's reactions, because she could refuse to eat even if she couldn't refuse anything else. The nausea came after, though it was already starting to be a problem by the time Eldarra kidnapped her, and it's only gotten worse over time.)

The good thing about Eldarra now watching Lily eat from close range is that she can supplement with some small healing spells to help her keep the food down.