The Prince Of The Beast Kingdom

In the end, I was treated to tea and cakes. Surprisingly Princess Leslie did not hang on to me the entire time but instead acted more like a maid waiting on me hand and foot. Even Prince Zack was surprised at his sister's actions. I know I am her savior, but even this was a bit much. I tried to get her to stop, but she refused to listen to me, saying: "My life was saved by you. I will now dedicate it to serving the one who saved me."

I did look to Price Zack for help, but he only gave me a helpless smile and shrugged his shoulders. I guess if she was content with doing this, then I would just let it be. As long as she stops being a little tyrant and starts understanding her position as a princess of this kingdom, then all is well. My father has worked hard for this kingdom to help my uncle rule it, so I will sacrifice a bit of my time to keep the tyrant princess in line from time to time, I guess.

"Prince Zack, why did your father find it necessary to hold a celebration?" I asked. I was curious about his decision as most nobles would hide the fact that their daughter was kidnapped even if she was young that did not stop peoples' tongues from being filthy and tarnishing her reputation.

"It's because it is well known that something major happened in the castle with how many knights were running around the city searching for Leslie. It will not be officially stated that Leslie was kidnapped, but they will say that a band of kidnappers was captured by you. This way, we can keep Leslie's reputation intact, and you will be honored as a hero of the kingdom who saved many young children from the hands of human traffickers.

"To be honest, my father has been wanting a reason to give you the title princess for the past few days. He was worried that you might be targeted by nobles who only think of your duke houses as a side branch of the royal family. With this new title, you will be seen as favored by the king and keep some nobles with ambitions from trying to use you in any plot that they might cook up." Prince Zack answered. But I now understood that my uncle was not giving me this title as my reward out of nowhere. He was doing it to protect me. I guess my uncle was a bit of a softy as well. But at the same time, he was only doing it because I was considered a genius, which kind of makes me want to kick him in the shin.

"Well, I could do without the celebrations and parties. I wanted to go train…." I said with a sigh.

"Bella, are you going to train?" Princess Leslie asked as she sat next to me and poured more tea into my cup.

"Mm…. My mother is taking me outside the walls. I will be entering the eastern forest to begin training against the monster there. I need to grow stronger and stronger, or else my life will be controlled by a bunch of…. Ahem… Let's just say I need to grow strong and quickly." I said with a smile. Both Prince and Princess looked at me in confusion, but I only smiled at them and sipped my tea. I must say that Princess Leslie knows how to brew a very good cup of tea.

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When night came, many people gathered in the castle gardens where the celebration was being held. My entire family was here and was sitting next to the king and queen. All the high ranking nobles and lower ranking nobles were all in attendance. How they were able to prepare so quickly is beyond me. But they still all made it here in time on the king's command.

Ten minutes into the celebration, my uncle stood up with his wine glass and a big smile on his face. "Today is a grand day. Today we celebrate a new heroine of our kingdom. My niece Bella Rinehart, who is only five years of age, has already saved over thirty children and destroyed a gang of human traffickers. She is so young yet so noble that she went out of her way to save those less fortunate than her. We can all take something from her noble actions. She is what nobility should be like. Our small heroine asked for nothing in return, but as king, I still had to reward her. As some of you may know, as of this afternoon, my niece, Bella Rinehart, has been granted the title of Princess Bella Rinehart. The second princess of the Kingdom of Nosengrade. Tonight is a night of celebration! So enjoy the festivities and the calm, clear night."

Luckily I did not need to get up and make a speech. But I had many people coming forward with their sons in tow, some of whom were almost thirty trying to match them to me for marriage. Like what the hell!? I am five years old! Why would I want someone old enough to be my father!? Even my father was giving these people strange looks. And my mother looked like she was about to kill someone.

While I was greeting everyone with the fakest smile in the world, a eunuch suddenly yelled out: "His Highness Prince Andre From the Beast Kingdom of Frensland has arrived!"

"Hmm?" I do remember seeing it on the map that there was a beast kingdom. But they were on the other side of the elf kingdom. They did not share a border with us in the slightest. "Father, why would the beast kingdom's prince come here of all places?"

"Bella, you may not know, but we have trade routes through the Elf Kingdom, and the Beast Kingdom and Nosengrade have been in talks for some time to open trade as well." My father explained.

"So he is here with a delegation?" I asked.

"Most likely. I did hear that the princes and princesses of the beast kingdom would be sent out to gain experience. Prince Andre is ten this year which means he would be sent out." My father answered.

"I see…" I pursed my lips as I watched the prince with black hair and furry ears and tail walk in. He was a foxkin from what I have learned in the books I have read so far. Both the beast king and his queen were foxkin. I am not sure about the concubines, though. I will say, however, that he was quite handsome for his age. I do wonder why everyone I have met that were part of royalty was so handsome or beautiful. Princess Leslie was very pretty and would grow up to be a beauty, while Prince Zack was also handsome and would grow up to be very good looking as well. I wonder if it is a law of this world that royalty has to be good looking.