lked towards her, giving her a kiss on the cheek as I reached her

onto my arm and held my

g?" she asked as we

"If you don't include that disastrous

Elizabeth started the topic as carefully as she can. "If

Elizabeth. I can't do what he wants," I

so hard to do. Look at me, I've been

onder," I turned my head to her. "How come you do all th

he view of the garden. "I do it f

Mot

place. They got engaged when she was sixteen, and she went along with everything until I reached the age of three thousand years." Eliz

on't have a father," I said as I re

ttle one. You'll see, he's more than what you think of him."

lled out into the room, a k

d to see Gonzal

sked as we started

" Gonzalo bowed. "She said it's time for you to g

ked as we finally reached

with His Majesty at the e

ct me to go with them on today's visit. I'm not sure if he already made his

y that we'll be right d

lo bowed. "Is there anything I

ings for the trip. That would

onzalo then turned to me.

I instructed. "I won't be joining my family today. Please t

my leave, then." And with that, he

ing with us?" Elizabeth asked as soo

s and I made quite a wonderful scene during breakfast. Frankly,

d we walked out of my room with her right in front of me. "I'll go ahead a

est time, Elizabeth has been looking out for me and I always appreciated how she would always have my back. To be able to have a strong b

prince, imprisoned in this castl

n, young one," she said as sh

d in re

g her for a few seconds, I went back inside my b

fare played outside. As I took a quick look through my window, the royal c

. The door opened and Gonzalo entered. “Your Highness,” he bowed. “Your

here so I was well-acquainted when they left. But thank you for letting me know,” I sa

hing you would like to do after your work, young master?” he asked a

ve a lot of work to do but truth be told: I don’t want to spend the whole day, stuck in my office with nothing but papers in

outside the castle grounds,” I walked back to the window. “A

d you like to accompa

d to look at him. “I didn’t say I w

m should never go to the Mortal Realm alone, especially a prince such as

orts, separating the finished reports from the unfinished ones. They began to pile up as I did so. “Guards w

rstand that it is for your sa

uards with me to the Mortal Realm,” I walked towards him. As soon as I reached him, I added, “I’m simply going

the rules wanted but I continued to give him a st

really have to a

gainst what I want. But when he saw that there’s no way to persuade me, he bowed his head in d

ady,” I instructed. “Tell them that I

nother bow and

und my study, I walked out of the

t to him as we made

our Hig

re a bath for me while I choo

lose, he rushed off to fetch the maids for me. I

y path. More and more servants greeted me as I got closer to the kitchen. The kitchen has a direct - almost se

greeted as I entered the ki

ss,” they all greeted with

eaded straight to Nana Olsa. “Good morning, Nana,” I

she calmed herself. “Oh, my dear boy, it’s good to see you,” she g

He said I was old enough to be transferred into the care of my tutors. Although she was removed as my nanny, she was we

” I slowly pulled away from her and

” she giggled. “What brings you to my lair?” she then tur

ater container and a few apples for Lady,” I explained. “Al

you going out on your own? Isn’t today the day for your visit to the village with your family? We

with them. I’m not…” I hesitated as I continued to think of a neutral way to say what I want to say.

er head towards me. “Is i

nswer but a smile crept up to my fa