Approaching Full Moon

Why did he have to say something like that?

The sound of the prince’s amused laughter sounded loud and clear from behind me. It seemed like I had served as another kind of entertainment again. Although I felt extremely embarrassed and all I wanted to do was hide away, I found myself smiling a little in relief that the prince seemed to have returned to his usual good mood. The prince became silent behind me, and I turned around in wonder to look at him.

“The moon will be full again in a few days…” Prince Leonard said with a faraway look in his eyes after his laughter died down.

The night of the full moon…