44 The Tsundere Prince

"B-But, Your Highness..... I..."

"If you decline to take me there, I'll escape from one of your boats and go there myself."

Ren Jidian: ... .... ... ....

"Can't you thank me first for breaking my back for you!?"

Prince Weiford frowned. "I intend to. After taking me back to my kingdom, I will pay you a hefty sum for saving my life. Perhaps even buy you a new, larger ship."

"I don't need any of that! All I ask is to be acquainted with you after this---"

"Absolutely not."

The prince left his bed. "I do not want to be acquainted with a pirate like you at all. Don't get any foolish thoughts in your head."

"I want sleeping quarters prepared for me. The better it is, the better I will pay you. Preferably with lots of books so I may pass the time inside this ship."

Ren Jidian tried to go after him, but his injuries still hurt. "B-But---"