Chapter XIV

To say the castle is beautiful would be an understatement. It's so gorgeous. Even better than my own castle. But I won't admit it to anyone especially to some big-headed kidnapper King and besides, I love my kingdom and castle.

We passed through many corridors where the arts of different artists are displayed on the walls. Golden and silver chandelier hanging on the ceiling and red carpet on the floor. Multiple doors on either side of mine as I am walking behind the Butler whose name is Haru. That is a Japanese word but is also used in the Korean language. His name means day, which I find quite cute. He is the most senior here who had rendered his services in this castle for more than thirty years. 

Haru showed me the library which I must say is very good and as many books as I can't count. This place is a special treat for me. This place will take the most time of my day.

"Will you continue the tour or will spend your time here? Princess" Haru asked me politely with a smile on his cute wrinkly face. He is such a good man.

"No, we may continue the tour some other time whenever you are free because I want to spend my time here," I asked with a small smile gracing my lips. He smiled in return.

"It's okay princess, whenever you want to continue the tour, I am always at your service regarding any matter" With that being said he bowed a little in front of me and left me there in this big world full of fantasies.

Back in my castle, I used to have a library too but it was not as large as this one and I already read almost all the books present there. Yes, I love books that much.

They take me to a world full of things that I have never experienced.

Walking towards the first shelf I took a book out of hundreds. Not even a little dust. There are plush chairs with a glass table and a lantern on it on every right corner of the library. I chose one and sat on it, opened my book and started reading it. The genre comes to be romance.

I have a bad habit of not looking at the description of the book before I decide to read it. I just pick one and start reading it. This makes me comfortable with every genre. I am not the type of person who reads a book of only one type. I love to read each and everything I find somewhere.

Time passed in a blur and it's already dark outside. I can tell because there is a window here and the time when I came here there was still light out there but now there is no light except for the fact that there is some shine of the moon which illuminates the room.

Since there is no more light and the fire of the lantern has already finished so I decided to head back towards my room when suddenly my belly made an embarrassing sound. I am hungry. I didn't eat anything because I spent all of my time in the library since morning. Myung-Dae must have been returned by now.

He didn't ask me to eat dinner with him.

That thought suddenly crawled upon my mind. What I am thinking? It's not like that if he ate one dinner or one breakfast with me he will always do this. But still...

Ignoring the sudden sadness which is bubbling within me I head back towards my room.

A knock on the oak door erupted my train of thoughts.

"Come in"

There stands Haru on the door with a tray full of food. He entered the room and spoke,

"Princess, our king has sent his greatest apologies that he couldn't join you for dinner as he is not coming back to the castle because of some business, so I have taken this food, so you can eat it since you also didn't eat your lunch," he said and I politely took the tray from him with newfound happiness.

So he was not here, that is why he didn't ask me to eat dinner with him.

I don't know why I am happy about this.