Peace Offering To The Cursed Prince

The hall was quiet for more than a minute.

"Is it confirmed that the crown prince of Avalo is with them?" King Santana asked after being quiet for a while.

"We are not sure... Although there seem to be a leader coming with the second group it is not clear if the prince is with them," the guard answer.

"What does the prince mean with coming with so many men? Does he want to be war?" King of Greenland said. His voice was calm.

"If he wants that then we would give him that?" Avalo already has too many enemies. If we all fight them from the different ends the kingdom will surely fall," the king of Goshon said.

"You have a point, but he is coming with so many men? If we lose this battle, our plans for so many years will be ruined," One General spoke up.

"True, we need to be careful the last time we underestimated that boy and see where that got us," an elderly lord said. Queen magret looked at the man, he was her father's friend. She was surprised that he was still alive. For the first time, she hates her plan.

This man did not have a daughter and he doted on her so much when she was younger. How could she watch him die? True he was already old. All they say is fair in war and love but this...

Queen magret could not prince himself to watch it.

"You are right, we should welcome the prince with love and respect. He can even come in with a few men to join the feast. Then we could send someone to the Amry camp and get them ready. On the other hand, we should try to get his men as drunk as possible," one General spoke.

This was a really good plan, even someone like Queen magret knew that it would have worked. If they were not aware of the Amry. 

"You are very wise," one of the generals praised the man that just spoke.

"Of course all is fair in war and love," the old General said. When Queen Magret heard him, all her pity for him was gone. No matter what she would not speak up for him.

Keeping a wise man like this in venums will become a threat to her son and grandchildren in the future.

"I agree, you should return and find out if the prince... King Santana was saying when he was rudely cut off.

" I am already here," prince Sebastian said.

This pulls the hall into another pin drop silence. "What do you mean?" Lord Gam could longer see the mother and son acting so arrogant.

Since the mother and son walked in he has been upset. This woman ran away on the day of their wedding. He was mocked by a number of his friends. People even wonder how bad he was to have his bride disappear on the day of his wedding.

Because of her action, it was difficult to have another family agree to marry their daughter to him.

"Everybody knows the Crown prince of Avalo is cursed and a beast. You could have at least lied to be his representative," lord Gam said. When the other men in the room heard him, they felt he was right. The crown prince always hides his face because he is turned into a beast. Who did not know that he exchange his face for power?

Queen Magret looked at the man and could not but pat her younger self in the back. The man before her looked round with his potbelly and disgusting. She could not imagine herself being married to him.

Moreover, he was still as prideful and stupid like he was in her memory. How could there still be someone so ignorant in the world?  "Ahh! You are still so prideful stupid. Did you not hear that the second prince of Avalo was beheaded recently for calling my son that?," Queen magret shook her head in pity but in the real sense, she was mocking the man.

"You..." Lord Gam pointed an accusing finger at her. "You still behave like a child. Coming here and lying. Who known maybe the father of that boy is a thief," lord Gam said. He had completely lost his composure. His resentment for the Queen was deep.

When they were younger he wanted to marry her and tame her. The girl was too arrogant and he wanted to put her in her place.

He would feel better knowing that she married a nobody. The thought of her becoming a Queen did not seat well with him. So he got really upset when her son claimed to be the crown prince of Avalo.

As expected Queen Magret's face turned ugly when she heard him. If he had insulted the king of Avalo who was her current husband she would not mind. But he had insulted Prince Sebastian's father. Her love.

How could she stay calm? Well, it was not that she could not stay calm, she was just unwilling to. Ever since she was young, she has always wanted to slap his pride away.

So without another thought, Queen magret step forward, and before anyone could guess what she wanted to do, 

*Paa* 

A slap echoed all over the room shocking everyone inside. Queen magret did not hold back when she slapped him.

She had used all the strength she could muster. Lord Gam's face turned red, not just because of the slap but he was angry and Embarrassed

"Your highness," the three princes of Avalo immediately got up, before anyone made more mistakes.

When the men saw the three princes their faces turned pale. No, they desperately hoped their ears were hearing wrong. 

"What did you say?" Everyone immediately forgot that lord Gam just got slapped.

"Shut the door," prince Sebastian said. He was enjoying the drama so much. He felt that these four kings in one room were more interesting than his brothers back home.

The door was shut as soon as he finished speaking. Everyone in the room felt cold sweat dripping down their back.

Most of these men had faced him back at the war years ago. They felt frozen. "If he is indeed the crown prince of Avalo then we are done for," this was the thought in most of their mind.

Lord Gam suddenly busted into a fit of laughter. No one could understand what he found so funny. "Has he gone mad for fear or angry?" Queen magret asked herself as she took one step away from him. It was not that she was scared but she did not want to be mentioned in the same sentence as he. She even felt embarrassed that her son was witnessing this.

"Why did my father ever agree to marry me to such a fool?" She wonders.