Peace Offering To The Cursed Prince

Prince Sebastian's quarter

Princess Ellen finished her dinner and took her bath in her chamber. As the maids help her dress up, she thought about what would have happened to Princess Diana if she did not help out.

She was particularly happy that she share a chamber with the prince, that way no one would dare plan such a thing against her.

After dressing up she returned to the prince chamber. She waited for him for hours but he did not return.

She wanted to talk to him about them consummate their marriage. After thinking about it all day, she realize that she had to do it. If the heavens smile on her then maybe she would be blessed with an heir.

That way in the future she would not have to worry about her position. She was not a lady from Avalo and soon some of the lords will request he marries a wife from the kingdom. As a princess that group up in the palace she knew the importance of bearing an heir.

After waiting for hours she slept off. While she was sleeping she had no idea that her thought was already coming true.

Prince Sebastian had brought out his men and trained them deep into the night. After a hard day of training, the prince decides to hold a little feast to help them relaxed and motivated.

War was coming and as soldiers, it was only right for him to give them a bit of entertainment. A few of them might die during the war.

"You should rest early, training starts before the first sun tomorrow morning," prince Sebastian said as he made to leave the feast. Knowing his sunshine he was sure that she would be prepared to go to already.

"Why are you leaving so early?" Seven asked. Every other man nodded in agreement. Prince Sebastian usually stayed with them when he held a feast. They eat together and merry with wine.

Prince Sebastian looked Seven, he felt like hitting him to knock some sense into his head. "Who said I was leaving?" Prince Sebastian said but he still walked out of the place pretending as though he wanted to just relieve himself of nature call.

Prince Sebastian did not leave because he was afraid of anyone noticing her much he care about his wife. No one will target her in order to get him if they are unaware of his attachment to her. To keep her safe he must act indifferently to her in public

So he ended up joining them in the feast as he did in the time past. Although everyone knows that prince  Sebastian hates feast because of the crowd, he had always made an expectation for his men.

As expected of a feast like this, a lot of women were available throwing themselves at any man that seems interested.

A few distances away, in a small house, two figures were looking at the feast in a distance. Since the inn was not big a lot of the soldiers were seated outside. The prince had taken his men to an inn not far away from the palace.

"Prince  Sebastian has been drinking, he would be drunk soon. All you need to do is throw yourself at him. As long as he is willing to keep you as a mistress then our family would be safe," a woman told her daughter.

"But mother I heard the prince hates people coming close to him. What if he kills me?" the young lady asked. she was scared of dying.

"Do not be stupid, child. Those are just rumors. The prince has gotten a wife for over two months and she is still breathing. Moreover,  I gave one of the servers a few gold coins to inform us once the prince is drunk," the woman said with confidence.

"Mother..." The lady still felt hesitant. Many of the stories about the prince's behavior may be rumors but she was scared. What if there are true. Moreover, there is no smoke without fire.

"Calm down. Mother will never do a thing that will bring hurt to you. You must make sure to please the prince so that he will return to you another time. Who knows the heavens might smile on you to bear the next heir," the mother said.

The young lady shakes her head but remains silent. What could she do? She had to trust her mother and pray that the heavens are merciful to her.

"Now seat," her mother instructed and the girl obeyed. they both step away from the window. Her mother opened a wooden box and brought out an incense. She carefully burnt it allowing her daughter to be covered in the smoke. This incense had a calm fragrant that would draw anyone to the person who had it on.

"You are ready, all we have to do is wait. Now apply some makeup on your face. The prince most like what he sees," the mother instructed before walking out of the room.

It was not until two hours later that the woman finally got the signal she has waiting for. She hurried back into the room to call her daughter who was already feeling sleepy since it was almost midnight.

"Remember what I told you," the woman said as she lead her daughter outside the house. A man was waiting outside the inn and he immediately lead her away.

Meanwhile, prince Sebastian was a bit drunk and decide to rest in one of the rooms in the inn. It was not that he was too drunk to go home he just did not want to sleep with his sunshine when his head was not clear. He was must afraid of hurting her when he was drunk.

Prince Sebastian lay down to sleep for an hour before returning to the palace. It was nearly five minutes since he lay his head. The prince was not a deep sleeper so the minute his door was pulled open the prince was aware but he did not bother to open his eyes.

He perceives the calm fragrant that accompany whoever steps in but he felt reluctant to deal with whoever it was. As long as the person did not try to touch him the prince did not think it was a big deal.

Prince Sebastian was sure that the inn could not be stupid enough to send a woman to accompany him for the night. He continued to sleep as though everything was the same.

The lady stays by the door too scared to approach the prince. After standing by the door for a few minutes she remembered her mother's words and decided to make a move to get closer to the prince.

Prince Sebastian felt her getting closer but his eyes remained close. When she got to the bed, she took off her dress. Left with just her inner clothes the lady climbs the bed. She reaches out her hand to touch the prince.

"Do not touch me if you wish to continue living," she heard the prince said in a sleeping voice. This voice should have been soft and sweet but the lady felt herself break down in cold sweat that she got off the bed and run to the door.

She was about to open the door when she remembered that her mother will be mad and hurt her if she returned home without achieving the goal.

So she laid by the foot of the bed and decided to sleep. She did not dare to approach the prince again. She planned to lie to her mother the next day.

After laying in the same position for sometimes she fell asleep. She was still asleep when the prince woke up.

When prince Sebastian heard the soft breathing of a woman close to him, he walked over to her. His blood boiled seeing her wearing so little.

"You had over two hours to save yourself and leave but you decide to create rumors," princes Sebastian spoke in a calm voice. Although his voice was calm it was enough to wake the sleeping lady.

She did not hear what he said but as soon as she saw the way the prince looked at her like a predictor looking at his prey, the lady become frightened.

She wanted to shout for help but her thoat felt dry. Moreover, no one will dare came to save her from the crown prince of Avalo.

"Why are you scared? Did you not hate your life enough to deliver yourself to me," Prince Sebastian said as he took a step closer to her.

"No, my mother, she forces me. She would have hurt me dearly if refused," the lady looked away unable to face him. She was beyond scare. Prince Sebastian smiled as he bent drown and wrapped his hand around her neck.

"You had time to save yourself but you choose to stay, was that your mother's doing too?" He asked as he tighten his grip around her neck.

The girl started to struggle for breath, but the prince knew the girl was saying the truth prince Sebastian could not bring himself to kill her but he could not also let her walk out alive.

If he did then her mother might start a rumor that he had been with her daughter. This will make him the target of more women. In the end, he would have too many women sneaking into his bed. This was not a problem since he could just kill them. But what would his sunshine think of him if she heard such news?

Prince Sebastian looked at the girl again. "I promise I will tell my mother the truth about your rejection. I will not dare say anything wrong against his highness," the lady pleased clapping her two hands together.. She had heard the rumor that no women step into the prince's bed and come out alive.