Peace Offering To The Cursed Prince

Ellen paused her step and smiled awkwardly, she wanted to see the king and maybe the air but now that she was facing his cold face she did not know what to say.

"It's past breakfast time, I..." Ellen could not continue her sentence, she pout her lips looking helpless.

Of course, no matter how much Sebastian wanted to refuse her, he could not bring him to do it when she was looking so cute and helpless.

"Take a break, we will continue when the others arrive," Sebastian instructed. The men were overjoyed. A lot of them praised Ellen. They all knew that the king would not have given them a break if the Queen did not arrive.

"Have you eaten your breakfast," Sebastian asked as they started to walk back to the palace. "No, I was waiting for you," Ellen answered. She did not know why she added the last part but she was not lying.

At first, Sebastian felt happy when he heard her, but then he wondered if she was trying to trick him to forget what found out that morning. One could not blame the king for not trusting her.

After all, his mother had pretended to love the king, when in the real sense she was planning his downfall.

Just like that, the two of them got to the dining hall and eat their breakfast without another word between them. Ellen wanted to say something, she wanted to ask him why he was suddenly asking if she used to have a lover but she dare not.

In recent times, the king has been nice to her, moreover, she only knew how to stay away from him when he was this angry.

"My king, can I still join Jeffery and his family to visit the mountain," Ellen asked carefully.

"Mm," that was what she got for an answer. Ellen was really at loss at the king's behavior. Ellen had planned to invite him to come with them, but seeing that he was not in a good mood, she excuse herself to get ready.

Seeing the way she ran away, Sebastian gritted his teeth. "She was always so bold, is she scared that her secret will be exposed if continue to stay, or do I look like a beast that will eat her up?' Sebastian was angry.

Ellen who was returning to her room to change her dress, suddenly felt her heart miss a beat. She was so scared. " why is he suddenly so scary? What did I do to make him so angry?' She complained, not understanding what is going on.

Jeffery and One made the arrangement together and soon everything was ready for them to set off. Even if Ellen has become the Queen, it could be said that this was the first time that she went out to look around.

Sebastian asked them to go with enough guards, although they were just going to visit the beautiful places around Avalo and no one in his right sense will attack them, Sebastian still wanted to make sure.

There were still yet to find prince William, princess Ema who was supposed to leave the kingdom since the previous day used the excuse that her brother was still missing to stay back in the kingdom.

She even shamelessly joined the trip without invitation. As they ride out of the palace, Ellen used the same carriage with Jeffery and One. She wanted to find out why the king was in such a bad mood. Princess Ema, Jane, Rose, and Eva used the second carriage, while Danny and Richard stay with Lawrence and his wife. 

Jane and princess Ema were not happy that they were asked to ride the same carriage with a commoner, but they did not dare complain after all they were not invited.

Rose and Eva did not bother about the two of them. Rose kept asking questions about Avalo and Eva happily answered. She occasionally pulled open the curtain and point out different places to Rose. This made the other two feel awkward but their pride was too big to join the conversation with a commoner.

Inside Ellen's carriage.

"Jeffery, what happened to the king?" Ellen asked as the carriage began to move. Jeffery sigh.

"I am not sure, but I notice he become angry after visiting Dark?" Jeffery replied.

Ellen looked confused. She did not know anyone called Dark. "Do you remember the man that attacked us on our way back from Bozoa?" Jeffery asked.

"Yes, the man that asked you to give me up," Ellen replied.

"That one, the king went to see him this morning I was outside, but I guess he found out something from the man that ruined his mood," Jeffery explained.

When Ellen heard him she saw a little hope, "can you take me to see him later?" Ellen asked. At least she hoped to find out what he said to the king to make him act so cols towards him.

"Your highest, the man is dead," Jeffrey said. He knew that whatever was making the king angry was something he found out after taking the man's soul.

"Your highness do you know the man before now?" Jeffery asked.

Ellen was surprised by his question. "I do not know him? Why will you think I know him?" Ellen asked Back then when the man has asked Jeffery to hand her over, she had thought it was related to Sebastian but hearing Jeffery's question she felt something was not right with her earlier assumption.

"Why will you ask that?" Ellen asked, remembering that Sebastian also started asking about lovers after meeting this man.

"It nothing is just that you have always been the man's target. Remember the maid from Samor?" Jeffery asked.

Ellen nodded her head, that maid had added something to her food and water. How could Ellen forget?

"You remember that when you flea Avalo the last time Craig wanted to capture you," Jeffery continue.

Ellen nodded again. Of course, she did not see anything wrong with his action back then. She thought he just wanted to hold his power firm.

"All this we're his doing, he backed prince Craig up in exchange for you," Jeffery explain.

Ellen was shocked.. She could swear she has never seen that man apart from the day they came across him on the way.