Trapped In Hisstory

From a distance, the knight of the Crown Prince stood from a spot where he would not be noticed by the two people inside the greenhouse. He watched as the two princes talked and laughed while having their hands over each other's skin.

Even though Sherin did say that he does not have to be there whenever the Second Prince, Caliber, was with Chance, that is not something he could do. He will still guard him, and make sure that he was okay, even from far away.

As long as he could see him, then he would be at ease. He felt something inexplicable coming from his chest as he watched over the Crown Prince together with the prince from Canopus, 'There is no need to feel anything in watching them, just do your duty.' he said to himself as he tried to get rid of the emotion that was forming deep inside him.

"You are his knight, Alec." he whispered.

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"You have been coming here too frequently, Your Highness." Alec said while he was trying to make a fire to keep himself, and the First Prince, warm.

Charles was sitting on his feet, bending, while playing with the sticks to doodle on the ground, "It is boring in the palace." he muttered with a pout and sighed.

The other kid turned to the prince in worry. "Did you escape from the palace again?" he asked and Charles looked away. "Your Highness should stop doing that or you will get in trouble."

"I did not escape, I just went out to take a break." Charles said in return.

Alec just slowly shook his head and continued to make fire. He was blowing on it to make the fire spread and it was a success; the fire became bigger, enough to make them warm. Hopefully, it does not rain again or the shelter and fire he made will be ruined.

Charles let out a loud sigh and dropped to the ground to sit because his legs was about to go numb, Alec noticed him sitting and immediately held his both of his arms, trying to make him stand up again, "Your Highness, it is dirty, do not sit there."

Charles stared at Alec's face that has black marks and dirt because of his attempt to make a fire as well as his clothes that was dirtied from sleeping in the forest for days, "How can you say that when you look like this." Charles said and pointed at Alec.

"I am used to this, but you are not. You are from the royal family."

"It is fineee." he insisted and removed Alec's hands, remained sitting on the ground. Charles snickered, and it made Alec confused why he was laughing. "The first few days I was with you, you would not even talk to me. But here you are worrying about me now." he said with a smile.

Alec let out a faint snort and did not answer, but sat down three feet away from the prince. Charles's laugh started to fade and there was silence between the two of them.??

Charles put rested his chin on his knees, "Alec," he called out in a low voice and the other turned to glance at him, "Do you hate royalties? Do you hate my family?" he asked.

Alec noticed sadness, and guilt in the little prince's eyes as he waits for his answer. Alec looked away and did not say anything, refusing to give him an answer. The kid knows that if he said yes, the prince would feel sad for him. But he could not say no, because he would be lying if he did.

"I know you do. After all...it made you become like this. It must be hard for you now, staying in the wilderness, surviving all alone..."

"I do not need your pity, Your Highness."

"I am sorry..." Charles said and tears started to form, but he held it back while biting his lips.

Alec felt awkward and flustered at the same time. He tried to put his hands on his pocket and went to his shelter to find anything that could wipe his tears but he found nothing. His clothes are all dirty, as well as his hands.

Charles was startled when Alec ran away with such high speed and his tears continued to flow, falling down his cheeks, making his face messy. The kid left him all alone while crying, 'How could he run away just like that...' he pouted and bent his head to his knees to cover his face and cried.

Suddenly, he felt someone touch his arm, and he looked up to see Alec bending down near him. "I thought you lef-"??

Alec's hand went to his face making him surprised. Both the thumbs of his hands wiped away his tears from underneath his eyes. "Do not cry, Your Highness." he said, and Charles was stunned. Alec noticed his reaction. "M-my hands are clean, I went to wash it..."??

Charles was silent and suddenly chuckled when he realized he ran at the speed of light just to clean his hands and wipe his tears. He started to calm down and stopped sobbing. "My mother...died." Charles whispered.

Alec did not know what to say and just stayed silent. "Father always wants me to be the best and to make no mistakes. The palace is boring and I do not have any friends." he continued.

'I thought a prince like him would not have anything to worry about because he has everything...' Alec thought. 'But everyone is human.'

"You never had...any friends?"??

Charles nodded sadly but then he stood up and grinned, "Actually, I have!" he exclaimed and Alec, who was still bending down, raised his head and looked at the First Prince.

"You!" he yelled and pointed at him. Alec stared at him blankly, as if he did not get what he just said. "From today onwards, we are best friends! Get it? Best of friends!"

Alec blinked, processing what the prince just declared, "Your Highness, I-"

"Do not call me, Your Highness! Call me Charles!" he said with furrowed brows. "I will ignore you if you call me with honorifics."

Alec did not say anything as his head was in a mess, "You just decided that by yourself..." the kid muttered but Charles did not mind his words and still stayed with his decision to be best friends with the boy who survived the war.

"Alec," Charles called out and reached out his hand to the boy, "Come with me to the palace."

Alec felt his mood change upon hearing the palace and immediately shook his head. "I cannot do that. I will be killed." He said.

Charles gave him his most reassuring smile. "That will not happen, as long as you are with me."

Alec hesitated. There was a big risk that the prince will fail and the King will order for him to get killed. As someone who was trying to survive, it was not a good decision to come with the prince to the palace. But for some unknown reason, he wanted to trust the little prince.

And so he took his hand.

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The two princes started dancing, and he watched the two of them, who were having fun underneath the starry sky. These recent days, ever since his master started having dreams and finding a woman, he was always in a gloomy mood. Always wearing a serious expression, as if he had forgotten to smile often.

To see the Crown Prince laughing from afar makes him glad. Even from a distance, he is contented to see his master happy.

Even from a distance, he will continue to guard and protect him. "Nothing bad could happen to you again, as long as I am here." he whispered.

'That bastard is still as ungrateful as always. I tried my best to get him a lovebirds time and he gestured that he will kill me?' Jasper thought, "So mean!" he exclaimed.

He stopped in his tracks and saw a familiar knight five feet away from him. He approached the knight. "Ah, you are the Crown Prince's knight! The Commander!" he said, and Alec looked at him.

"Greetings, Your Grace."

"Likewise, Your Excellency." he greeted back, "Why are you here all alone?" Jasper asked, but the knight did not answer him.

He followed the direction where his eyes were looking at and saw the princes dancing inside the ballroom, "Y-you are not going to report this to His Majesty, right?" Jasper asked, nervous for the two 'lovebirds'.

"I will not."

Jasper narrowed his eyes at him. "How could we be sure?"

"I will not do anything that will ruin Charles's happiness." Alec answered.

Jasper was surprised for the knight to call the Crown Prince by his first name, but then he remembered that the Commander was the Crown Prince's best friend.

"Erm, why did you become a knight?" Jasper asked, "Considering that the two of you are friends and the King trusts you. You could have requested to be put in a House and be given a title."

Alec looked at the Crown prince, "I do not want that. I want to be by his side, near him." He said. "I swore that I will become strong enough to protect him, I owe my life to him."

"I am his knight."