Chapter 8

So... Where will she start looking now?

Revely wandered throughout the entire palace, marveling at its astounding beauty.

Doesn't this look intimidating? I mean... It's so different from what people describe about this palace.

There are strange things flying near at the balconies.

"Hah!" Amore exclaimed, feeling dizzy as she looked down. I smiled at the peculiar flying objects. Are they animals? Or some kind of elemental beings?

Wow! I should get used to these elements in this world! But wait... I'm not here to enjoy or anything! I'm here to find the Prince.

Lost in her thoughts, Amore didn't notice that she had already left the palace. There shouldn't be anything wrong with that, right?

There are so many paths to take before you can leave the palace. It's a bit confusing, but... he won't be returning, so he won't have a hard time. Revely was getting nervous because the king and queen might be angry with her for not watching over the Prince. Miamore would surely be furious when she sees that rascal!

She also didn't want the King and Queen of the palace to be angry with her. After all, her king father and queen mother are already mad at her. How could she survive if people were angry with her? It's really tough! Especially in the real world. In her world. But maybe this is okay. It's better than her world. In her chaotic world. The Prince is so lucky because he has someone to watch over him, and that's me! While in our world, there are no guards! Or knights. Sigh!

As she walked, she couldn't help but be fascinated by the place. There are vendors in front of the people's homes, people going about their tasks, and cooks preparing food, all of which delighted Amore. In this world, everyone helps each other. They may have different social statuses, yes! There are rich and poor. But they still help each other. Unlike in her world. Rich versus poor. Rich versus rich. Poor versus poor.

"dear! Are you buying?" an elderly person asked. Hmmm, the food the old person was pointing to looked delicious to Amore, so she took it. But she didn't have any money!

"I-I'm sorry! H-hehehe I don't have any money," Amore said sheepishly while returning the food. The old person laughed.

"It's okay! You're such a beautiful young lady, so I'll give it to you." Amore raised an eyebrow. Wow! She'll be given food?

"T-thank you!"

"You're welcome."

Phew!

She hid the food in the pocket of her makeshift attire. She didn't want to eat it because it was free. She didn't want to accept it, but it's also like a keepsake of the place, so she accepted it. She didn't want the efforts of the elderly people to go to waste, especially the street vendors. Besides, who else would buy it? If not their own kind.

"I'll buy two," a male voice said before Amore could leave.

Before Amore could leave, she turned to the voice of the man who had bought from the old person earlier.

"Thank you, son!" The old person said with a smile. "Come back again tomorrow." It added warmly.

The man turned to Miamore, and Amore stopped in her tracks.

W-what is this? Is he coming over to me, like in the novels?

But she stopped when he passed by.

"HEYYYY!" Amore shouted. She was annoyed. The man was so rude.

The man stopped as well. But Amore stopped again when people around her began to panic. They were scared of the man.

"He's here!"

"Is he going to kill us?"

"It's scary!"

Amore approached the man, but she stopped again when the man looked at her angrily.

"H-how dare you?" The man shouted angrily. Some people nearby were also shouting. The man was about to go after Amore, but someone blocked his way, an old person.

"P-please, have mercy. Huhuhu, t-this girl didn't know what she was doing," Amore held the old person's shoulder as they knelt. She was crying now. She also held the old person's hand. The man angrily looked at Amore before leaving with a loud exit.

Too many things happened. And that girl added to it. It's a worthless day!

"G-grandma...please stand up."

"Are you okay, dear?"

"I-I'm okay," Amore asked in surprise. Shouldn't she be the one asking the old grandmother? It seems like the old person is not in a good condition.

"S-sweetie...you screamed at the Prince. What if something happened to you?"

"I'm fine, Grandma. I wasn't hurt by the Prin---Wait---PRINCE?" Amore shouted.

"Yes. Be careful around him. He's Prince Inigo Mckenzie. The second Prince of Artemys Palace. He's feared and spares no one. He's a scary Prince. Be careful around him." The old person left, leaving Amore with her mouth agape. It seems like she was deafened by what she heard.

P-Prince...H-he's...P-Prince Inigo? The second Prince? The one I call a rascal? I thought he was just a child. It's so sad. She doesn't know what to do. She wants to go crazy, but she can't.

"That Prince...will she be guarded?"