Peace Offering To The Cursed Prince

"This is the best tent in the camp. You might catch a cold if you sleep in another and I can not allow that," the prince lied. There were many nice tents available, he trusted that Jeffery will get something nice for her but he wanted her to share his bed.

Princess Ellen looked at the prince confused. She had gone outside of his tent and was sure she saw the tent set up for her was pretty good. 'Is he trying to lure me into his bed?' Princess Ellen asked herself but shook off the thought immediately. It was a known fact that the prince did not like sharing his space. It must be a huge sacrifice on his part.

Back at the royal palace of Avalo princess Ellen already learned that the prince hated sharing his space. So much that the maid only went in to clean or replace the water in his bathtub when he was outside. He hated attending balls and having family dinner with the rest of the royal family.

Once a maid had Sneek into the prince's room when he was inside.  Some believe that she tried to seduce the prince but those close to the maid claimed that she had accidentally forgotten to drop the prince's robe that was washed earlier. whatever was the maid's reason, her dead body was what returned from her visit to his chamber. 

Now that Ellen thought about it, she wondered if that maid had accidentally seen the prince's face which led to her death. Shaking her head the Princess chose to believe that the prince was just been nice because she saved his life.

So she agreed to stay in the room, not that she could refuse him. "Have you eaten?" Prince Sebastian asked Ellen who was already walking over to the bed. He knew that his men could get careless and forget to take care of her. Since they never bother about food when they were out for war.

Princess Ellen paused before she nodded her head. She could not tell the prince that she rejected the food brought for her. He may misunderstand her. She did not like the way the soldier who went to get the food talks or look at her. The man hated her and acted very disrespectful who knows what he could have off his sleeve.

The prince knew she was lying because he saw her back stiff lightly before she answered him but he did not understand why she was lying.

"Rest," he said and started walking out of the tent. "Your highness," Ellen called in a panicked voice when she remembers that the prince was still not wearing his mask.

"What is it?" The prince turned around to look at Ellen?

Ellen walked over to the prince and held out the prince's mask to him. "Here," Ellen whispered. She was afraid that the whole camp will die because of her curiosity. Not only will many die for nothing, but new rumors may also surface from the  incident

"Thanks," prince Sebastian said as he took the mask and wore it over his head. "Go get some sleep," he instructed and immediately walked out of the room. He was scared to remain in the same space with her. He wanted to pull her close and give her another kiss. This time he wanted to give her a passionate kiss but he managed to stop himself. "Why do I  feel this way?" He complained as he stepped out of the tent.

Ellen on the other hand breathed a sigh of relief when the prince's left the tent. She walked over to the bed ready to obey his instruction but paused.

She was still wearing the dress she used to the king's court which is pretty heavy and uncomfortable to sleep in. Her journey to samor was sudden so she did not have the time to pack something simple to sleep in.

She never saw this as a problem since she planned on sleeping in her inner garment but she could not do that knowing she was to share a room with the prince.

What if he misunderstood the situation and thinks she was trying to seduce him or something. What if he asked to consummate their marriage after seeing her in something so little.

She was not ready for that and she would be too scared to reject him. "What do I do?" Ellen asked herself as she stared at the bed.

The cover sheet was a bit small there was no way she would be able to wrap herself with it since the prince might also want to use it too.

She decided to held-out of the tent and ask for the sheet used to lay the bed in her tent but she paused when she remembered she would run into the prince.

She returned to the bed and decided to sleep with her dress on. She knew it was going to be uncomfortable but she had no other choice.

Moreover, she would be sharing the bed with the prince so maybe it is a good idea if she was not so comfortable. That way she would be alert and not sleep too carelessly and disturbed the prince. With this thought in mind, Ellen closed her eyes to sleep but all she saw were a set of blue eyes.

"Why did I just notice he has those set of beautiful eyes?" She asked herself. This question had a simple answer, she had always been too scared of looking at his face. The only time that she dared was at the royal ball.

That night all she saw was his bloodshot eyes. They had been so scary, that she knew she could not forget that day in a hurry.

Thinking about it, she blamed Prince Julia for everything. Ahh! She suddenly remembers what happened earlier that day. She needed to be in the royal palace of Avalo tomorrow morning. 

"I will ask Jeffery about it first thing in the morning?" She made a mental note. She would have gone out to ask him immediately but the thought of meeting the prince held her in place.

"This is going to be one long night?" Ellen thought to herself. She wondered what the prince will think when he heard of all the drama she had created back at the Royal Palace.

Her mind flashed to the prince when she took off his mask. 'Sure a handsome face, too bad it will always be hidden behind a mask,' she mused.

"Does this mean I am the only breathing soul who knows what the face of the Crown prince of Avalo looks like?' The idea of being the only one warmed her heart.

As she thought about the prince's face the image of their kiss flash through her mind and she imaged what it would feel like if it had lasted few more seconds.

Her cheek burn red and she immediately pulled a sheet over her face embarrassed by her thoughts

"I must be losing my mind," she thought as she peeps through her sheet happy that no one was present in the room or could hear or see her thoughts