His way of comforting

After two hours of staying at the bus, the two arrived at the downtown, busy people walking around, others are selling high-class pieces of jewelry while some are street vendors neatly lined-up in the designated places.

The shadow of two young men, one being significantly taller than the other can be seen in the small yet resplendent town of Thusha. The small one, Celestia, thugging the shirt of Adam, preventing him from wandering around carelessly, and Adam, being carried away while hiding his small smirk, amused with how Celestia handles him, like a mother with her toddler.

As if he'll get lost, he has an eidetic memory, he can always return to Ted's house anytime, it's just ironic that he has amnesia now, it almost feels like as if there is a drug preventing him to recall the past events of his life.

He can't even answer Celestia when she's asking what the Empire looks like. The conversation started when they were on the bus.

"Adam, what does the empire looks like? I heard you are very advance in technology, is that true? You also don't wear heavy clothes like us, is that right?" her rambling began as she looks on her right side to face Adam, waiting excitedly for the answer of the man.

Adam, on the other hand, tried to recall some of his memories but failed miserably, he can't even recall his name for Pete's sake! But here he is, trying to remember his supposed to be home for the woman who is looking at him, eager for an answer to satisfy her curiosity.

He heaved a sigh before looking at her expectant face, "I don't remember anything" was all he said. The woman slowly changed her expression, from a happy to a disappointed one, what else can she expect? The man has amnesia, Celestia!

She started to look outside again with crossed arms while pouting, it will surely be a long ride.

Adam grabbed his hair out of frustration, he can't even make his woman happy with that little information from his background, d*ng it!

He can care less even if he has lost his memories. He knows that he can regain it later, but failing to answer his little tigress is another thing. He felt helpless and he hated that feeling.

Celestia, suddenly attentive to the man, felt his uneasiness, she felt pity for the man, it's not like he wanted to have his memories fade away. "Adam," she called him softly, her lips familiar to that word, Adam, the name she had given him.

His misty eyes almost hypnotized Celestia, his gaze is already enough to make her heart ran erratically.

"Y-you don't need to answer, having you to accompany me is already enough" she uttered after managing her beating heart. Adam's presence in her life is already enough, he gives her a reason to move on with life outside the palace, outside her comfort zone.

She was never easy to be tamed, to begin with, she knows her sins with her stepmother that's why she understands her agitated reaction when she, Celestia, is in the palace. What she can't understand is why her stepmother murdered her grandfather and Veronica, she has no proof or evidence of it however coming from the lips of her trusted servant and friend, Anna, she said that she witnessed it with her own eyes, that Celestia cannot comprehend. She did not question her maid further for she trusts her more than anyone else and to begin with, her grandfather's sudden death is already suspicious enough.

Her grandfather. the only one who cared for her truly died on her 19th birthday.

Having wakened up from her deep thoughts, Celestia's eyes began to widen in shock as a pair of strong warm arms suddenly hugs her sideward, cupping her body in his arms.

"Stop crying Celestia" his husky voice, comforted her, her cheeks were already wet from tears, she did not notice it, this is the first time she cried after her grandfather passed away, She never cried when the whip landed on her back, each one more painful than the other yet...why is she crying now?

Maybe because she found another person who will never abandon her again, someone who will always be by her side.

But wait, did Adam just called me Celestia?! Her tears immediately stopped and replaced by a wide smile, this man is slowly opening up his heart!

She doubted he has one before though.

"What are you laughing at?" the man returned on being his grumpy self, although he is relieved deep inside that she stopped crying. This woman surely is moody.

"You called me by my name mister! This is the first one!" she giggled, freeing herself from his arms.

She does not want to but she feels she is already overstaying her rent although Adam does not mind even if she stays in his arms forever for free.

Forever really? Adam scoffed at the word. He is absolutely shaken.

"I can always call you by your name if that will make you satisfied" Adam replied.

'Please call me by my name always, so I won't forget, I won't forget my identity as the Princess of Thusha,'

'However, for now, let me be reckless with you Adam'

She smiled as few of teardrops fell.