Peace Offering To The Cursed Prince

Everyman stepped forward and pledged their loyalty to the prince. Each confesses who they spied for and what they excepted in return.

The prince stood at the corner and watch the process. It is not that he did not trust Jeffery,  he just likes to be certain since he hated surprises. Moreover, he trusted in his judgment better than that of others.

The men continue to step forward and repeat the same things. Some work for his brothers and general Thompson. While a few were from the armies of the kingdom he defeats that sort for vengeance.

Prince Sebastian was bored by the process and ready to leave when a soldier mentioned the name of his mother. Price Sebastian stopped his stepped and look at the man who spoke.

"Her highness asked me to keep an eye on the prince. She did not tell me to harm him or anything. She just asked that I informed her of any little thing I discovered," the soldier spoke with great confidence.

Eight was about to hand over the shaft for him to take the oath when the prince's voice stopped him.

"Before he takes the oath..." Prince Sebastian made his appearance. Everyone present was shocked by his sudden appearance. Nobody had noticed his presence all the while. This made a few of the men who boasted about their good eyes question themselves.

"Who else was sent by my mother?" Prince Sebastian asked in a calm voice. His voice sounded so calm that most of the men felt he sounded gentle.

Ten other men among the people yet to take the oath raised their hands. Prince Sebastian nodded his head and gestured with his hands for them to step forward.

The prince looked at Jeffery and gestured for him to kill them all. Prince Sebastian would have ended the life of the liars himself but he could not afford to smell fresh blood when he returned to his tent. His sunshine was there and he would not make her feel any form of discomfort.

Jeffry looks at the prince confused but he whispers the instructions to One and Eight who were next to him. The two men were surprised but they hide their expressions perfectly and step forward to carry out the order.

Prince Sebastian moved aside and watch how the men died in a matter of minutes. Every man standing there felt scared.

"We do not have all night, as we would be returning to the royal city before the first light of tomorrow. Do not bend a knee and hope to fool me," prince Sebastian said and walked away.

It was easy to know that the men were lying, because knowing his mother he was certain that she would not send anyone without making them take an oath, which should have killed them the minute they betrayed her.

Everyone present feared the prince even more as they watched him walk into the darkness towards his tent. They all could not understand why the prince had decided to kill the men sent by his Mum.

A lot of the men immediately came to the conclusion that the enmity between the mother and son ran deep. Only Jeffrey was certain that the prince did not order them to kill the men because they mention his mother's name. Though he was not sure why he was sure it had to do with the men's sincerity.

"Carry on," Jeffrey instructed Eight, as he kept back his blade.  Eight nodded his head and the next person stepped forward.

Meanwhile, princess Ellen was unable to sleep in her dress. She kept turning left and right. She really wanted to be asleep by the time the prince returned. The dress was heavy and uncomfortable. She closed her eyes and tried to force herself to sleep but her efforts did not yield any result as she found it impossible to sleep.

In her frustration, Ellen decided to take off the dress and sleep only in her inner garment. After taking off her dress, she pulls the sheet over her body and ensures that she was covered completely.

After which she started counting sheep to fall asleep. She could not remember what number she was when she drafts into the dream world.

Princess Ellen was not the type to roll all over the bed when sleeping but she was tired and shortly after she slept off, she turns and turned causing the sheet over her body to fall off, leaving her lying on the bed with just her inner clothes.

This was the state the prince met when he stepped into the tent. His heart missed a beat, seeing his sunshine wearing so little. "What is your plan sunshine? You sure have a lot of courage" He mused as his eyes run around the room and found the sheet on the fall.

Prince Sebastian swallowed hard as he took the sheet and cover her body. Resisting the urge to run his hands around her body. He did not have the heart to wake her up. More importantly, he did not want to do anything that will make her despise him.

"She must be tired after all the stress she went through," he told himself before walking over to where a bowl was filled with water and washed his hands and face.

After which, he lay down at the other end of the bed. The bed was not very large so only a little space was left between them but the prince still felt the space was too large so he moved closer to her until their bodies were touching each other.

Prince Sebastian closed his eyes to sleep but at that time princess, Ellen moved and rested her head on his chest. That contact made him happy and he draft to sleep soon after.

Usually, the prince hates to sleep because once he closed his eyes, he had a familiar nightmare. He hated it so much. But for the first time, he did not feel scared having that dream. He felt as though there was a hand holding on to him. Being a light in his darkness. 

The light he saw gave him the hope that just maybe he could overcome his curse and live normal again. He was not sure how or what he needed to do but with his sunshine by his side he could felt the possibility.

He had never thought of overcoming his curse. It was not like it made any difference if did but now he had a reason why he wanted to be normal again, for her. He was willing to leave the throne and seek redemption.

And so the couple slept in each other's arms for the first time but things were different in a tower in Avalo Royal Palace.