she lived just outside the village in one of the less dilapidated houses, so I dressed in a gown and my cloak

ly way out to the entrance of the castle. Even with all my adventuring around the castle when I was s

for being so large, luckily, I had purposefully put my flat shoes on with soft soles on so they wouldn't echo a clacking noise through th

ff to in such a

to supervise me, I suggest you ke

rse...

plain on

my eyes shut at Mallon's voice calling out from behind me. I begrudgingl

ng somewhere?" he as

a

you for two da

off" I turned and started to walk out the d

me accom

o see a friend and besides I have

ut of the castle with Nathaniel following closely. Mallon turne

aniel, yo

ut escorting the princess, I'll see

r him to leave. I sighed and nodded to him to ease his uncert

rincess, if,

. I'll

owly turned his back to us a

uizzingly "He seems a

Mallon, he's s

ore like he d

want you to come with me, I was har

ith a forlorn expression "Aurelia I've been

e of my time" I rebuffed him. I was just about to move past him, but he ca

ther's land and people are treated completely different. I could see even when I first arrived that you and your father were not close, but I didn't realise just how badly he treated you, and how he just disregards you like your not even his own daughter. I knew you we

ers on his chest, until my whole hand could feel every beat of his

emotion escaping from his eyes, as if

my own heart began to race

g. I see that you are nothing like your father, and you are everything I'd hoped you'd

ld voice as I stared i

beautiful and kind princess they had ever known, and that my father would never find one that could match you in any way, and how right they were

but his heart vibrating onto the palm of my hand assured me this was real, his big strong hand still covering mine... it was all real, so real! And I

is moment I wanted nothing more than to feel his lips against mine. I moved my face i

e boomed close by. I gasped as I was stirred out from my own little piec

castle doors, several of his guards behind him dragging a s

es enveloped my entire body as I quickly followed behind, with Mallon

t we entered, it was unlikely this man would ever see ou

on his knees, tears streamed his face instantly, with his hands grasped together he b

me, I promise I'll do all that I can, please, my gracious and fair king, I beg

veryone would think they can ma

ne will know, I'll keep qu

Edric "Your majesty, can I ask

is posture as he looked emotionless at Mallon

but my wife, you see she's been taken ill,

him "YOU PAID MY MONEY TO A DOCTOR?" he shouted as h

but she

MY PROBLEM? YOU

hroat and as I glanced at him, I could see

ld much flour, I can barely feed me and my wife,

now your wife can have all the food to herself, and you get to eat whatever criminals like you eat" He lo

creaming for the king to reconsider as the guards dragged him away through the side door which led to the other side

ts toll on him, it was obvious to me that he was sick of Edric's behaviour and cruelty. I sympathetically took hold of his h

exceptionally expensive wine in my study let's go and have a pre drink before we make u

nd his hand flinch in m

as hoping to spend some tim

ith us" he then shot me a look, a look that told me to 'disappear' but I felt torn, I knew if I ignored

b as he smiled and nodded at me reassuringly "I guess this is goodnight

eyes "Sorry Aurelia, I want nothing more than to have some more time with you, but after the way your father treated that poor man,

say about what you just witnessed, I'm assuming yo

, but that man genuinely couldn't pay his taxes and for a good rea

lot. Nora has told me a few times about him increasing the taxes and

eighed down by the greed and ru

, it's not all bad for you, you can have fun with all the fun women my father will bring in tonight, w

Aurelia, my love, I never stay around long enough to participate in any of that, luckily your father drinks quickly and heavily, then h

someone like him! But my heart felt lifted and reassured. I kissed him gently on his cheek, and for a moment I just let my lips hover over his warm clean skin, that alone teased me

he way up to my shoulder and my neck, as my body began to pulsate in hunger

craving desire. Before we could get carried away and get caught being indecent and alone, I relucta

s he laced his fingers though a los

ectionately over his

s, my beauti

inally turning around and heading to my room. I looked back to see

and utter happiness and I couldn't wait to see him the next day..