Peace Offering To The Cursed Prince

The crown prince Quarter Avalo. 

"where is my husband?" princess Ellen asked Jeffrey after she finished eating dinner. She had insisted on eating dinner outside her chamber with the hope of seeing the prince but he was nowhere in sight.

She had tried to ignore and go back to her chamber without asking but then she could not stop herself. 

"His highness is attending to some issues," Jeffery answered. He could not exactly tell her about the prince meeting with his mum. It was a secret.

Princess Ellen nodded her head. "what of the maid. I mean the one that came down with us from Samor," the princess asked. Ellen was concern about the maid because she felt she was her only lead to find out who has been trying to kill her. She was not sure what would do when she found out but she felt it was best to know who her enemy is.

"your highness, she should be asleep," Jeffery answered.

"is it not too early for her to sleep. Is she sick?" Prince Ellen asked. She has been thinking about what Grater told her earlier about One taking her to a dark room or something.

From Grater's expression, she knew the woman slipped her tongue. She wanted to know what the darkroom was about but she did not ask since she did not want to put the woman in trouble.

"That... Your highness," Jeffery could not come up with an excuse. He knew that she might ask to see her if he agreed that she was sick or if he insisted she was asleep.

He could not exactly take princess Ellen to the darkroom without the prince's permission. Neither could he bring the maid out. So he was at a loss of what to do.

"Let me see her," princess Ellen instructed when she noticed the way Jeffrey was acting.

"your highness... Jeffery was finding it hard to come up with an excuse.

" She is in the darkroom and can't come out till morning. You understand that many people are after the prince's life, so it is important to be sure that she is on the prince's side and means no harm," One salvaged the situation.

Princess Ellen looked at One, he was her suspect. Could it be that he tried to harm me because he was not sure if I could be trusted? Princess Ellen asked herself. She had noticed that One was very concerned about the prince's safety

"What happens if she has bad intentions?" princess Ellen asked.

"she dies, your highness," One gave a direct answer and did not bother to explain. He knew for sure that the maid would not return out. No one has stepped into that dark room and return alive.

Princess Ellen nodded her head in understanding. And returned to her chamber. She wondered if One was just acting or he honestly had nothing to do with the maid's attempt on her life. There was the possibility that someone else sent her and I just misunderstood things right?

Inside the cave. 

Prince Sébastien face the mirror, he had so many more questions to ask but knowing that his mother will not answer he hoped to find the answer there. 

The mirror.

After Lady Magret left her father, she went straight to her chamber and started instructing her maid what to pack in her wooden box. A smile played on her lips as she watched them arrange her thing together.  She was getting her first chance to leave the kingdom and meet new people.

Two days passed by without anything significant happing. 

"Remember what I told you, no spell or careless behavior. If you disobey I would never take you on a journey again. You know we are going to our Enemy's camp" lord  Phineas warned.

"Yes father, I understand," Lady Magret said. "you don't have to threaten me it not like you would ever take me with you when you plan to Marry me to Gam as soon as we returned," she mused the other part to herself.

Her father nodded his head. He had asked one of her maids to ensure she did not carry any spell book with her. 

They went on their way that morning and arrived at Avalo about Time for dinner. 

The king of Avalo as of that time, sent the Crown prince and his brother Ericsson to welcome the delegates

Prince Edward stood at the gate of the Palace with his brothers to welcome their guests.

Lady Magret's carriage came to a stop and she stepped out of it with her father. "Lord Phineas welcome to Avalo," prince Edward smiled. It was clear that that smile did not reach his eyes.

Lord Phineas nodded his head. "I am prince Edward, and this is my brother prince Ericsson,"  Prince Edward said.

Lord Phineas nodded his head again. "Thank you for receiving us, prince Edward. This is lord Bolten, he pointed at the other lord who came with him.

The two men nodded their heard at each other. 

" And my daughter Magret, " Lord Phineas introduced.

Lady Magret and prince Edward looked at each other for the first time. Marget did not even notice the people that welcomed them. She had been carried away by the beautiful sight she saw. Indeed Avalo was a flourishing kingdom with gold and other precious items. 

Prince Edward also did not notice her, because he was trying to count the number of guards that followed the guests. 

Although this was a peaceful meeting he needed to be careful since one could never tell when the enemy would decide to play dirty tricks. 

After all, it was said that all is fair in war. So he only noticed her when her father called her name. Lady Magret and the prince looked at each other and Magret immediately realized that she was swept off her feet by this prince. She did not miss the way her heartbeat increase or the beautify in her stomach. A warm smile unconsciously appeared on her face.

Prince Edward on the other hand was also attracted to her. The two found each other looking deep into each other's eyes for a long time. Forgetting the fact that there were other people present.

It was an attraction so strong that neither of them could explain it. They would have continued to look at each other if lord Phineas did not clear his throat and remained lady Magret to greet the prince.

"your highness," Lady Magret greeted him, with her best smile offering her hand.

The prince took it, " my lady," he said before kissing it.

"shall we go in?" prince Ericsson said when he noticed that his brother was behaving weirdly.

"please behave, lord Phineas warned his daughter in a whisper. He did not miss the look in her eyes when she was greeting the prince. Or the fact that she was yet to withdraw her gaze from his back.

"Relax father, I was just looking," she shook her head as though she did not realize what was wrong with her behavior.

" Then don't make it that obvious, " lord Phineas whispered.

" yes father, " she nodded her head. She agreed with her father. She should not be that obvious with him.

The evening passed peacefully, in fact, Lady Magret was on her best behavior surprising even her father. She kept quiet and stayed by his side. 

She even rejected the offer from the second prince to take her around the Palace. If only her father knew why she was seated beside him. He might have cough out blood.

All the while her attention was fixed on the man seated beside the king. How could someone be so handsome? She immediately regretted her actions of not putting on the best dress she had when coming. 

After the dinner, a maid led lady Magret into her room. Magret laid on her bed and pretended to have fallen asleep so that the maid would leave but the maid stay put even after an hour in her pretend. In between, her pretends she fall asleep and the maid eventually left her room.

In her sleep, she dreams about the handsome prince she had met. She woke up before the first light the next morning.

"Why does such a handsome prince like him have to be from Avalo, she mused to herself before getting off the bed and looking out the window.

"I should take a tour around the Palace before father wakes up," she made a mental note and without a second thought, she cast the invisible spell on herself and walked out of her room. She knew that it will be a problem if someone caught her walking aimlessly around the Palace.

But it was fine if nobody saw her. She did not want to complicate things between the two kingdoms.

It took her only a few minutes to walk out of the Palace. She doubt she would find anything interesting inside anyway. Soon she walked her way into the garden. 

It was the early hours of the morning the sky was still dark but lady Magret did not have a problem seeing the beautiful sight before her. 

She touched some of the flowers and inhale their nice fragrance. 

She was about to leave and look at other places when her ears picked up a distance noise of swords in a distance.

"Sword fencing so early? " Lady magret spoke to herself. She was curious to see he was up so early. Moreover, it will be fun to watch.

She followed the sound and soon arrived at the spot where the two princes concerted on their sword fight.