5. The Next Proposal
King Gardenio then left his family to meet King Bravogar and the crown prince who were currently sitting in the meeting room. Accompanied by commander Albert, he bravely stepped forward to meet those who were currently silently awaiting his arrival.
"Our regards, His Majesty the King. We had to come without informing you in advance. "
King Bravogar then stood up and hugged King Gardenio who had just approached him, followed by his son Prince Reynard Nathaniel, the crown prince of the Mystic kingdom who was famously very handsome and became the prey of the princesses of the nearby kingdom.
"Best regards to you and your family, King Bravogar. I am very happy to hear of His Majesty's coming to my very simple palace. "
"What made you come to this place is King Bravogar. It seems I don't believe in a great King emerging from a small kingdom like my kingdom. Is there anything really important so that His Majesty the King comes alone before me? "
King Bravogar smiled and looked at the crown prince sitting next to him. He tried to look around for Queen Ellisha and Princess Sofia but he was disappointed because they were not with King Gardenio at all.
"Where is Queen Ellisha, Your Majesty? Princess Sofia too? Why aren't they invited to see us? " this time the crown prince answered. Since his meeting with the famous royal princess Valcke was very friendly, Prince Reynard could not sleep. He was overjoyed to hear that the king's daughter Gardenio had won the archery match he had deliberately held in the courtyard of his palace.
"I apologize to King Bravogar. The children are currently in the living room with the queen and concubines. Do I need to be called to face here? "
King Bravogar smiled then he looked at Prince Reynard who was now nodding his head at him.
"Based on my son's request, he asked the Princess to come here, Your Majesty. We intend to have a serious discussion with Princess Sofia. Several times my son said that he was attracted to one of the princesses of the Valcke Kingdom but I could not detect it before seeing for myself that Princess Sofia deserved to accompany my son Prince Reynard.
"All right, my lord, I will order my soldiers to call them here. I have two daughters who are all beautiful. Who knew Prince Reynard could choose one of them. "
King Gardenio then asked the soldiers who were currently standing behind him to summon his wife and children before King Bravogar and prince Reynard. So far, King Gardenio has never introduced his children to anyone, especially to the crown prince of the nearest kingdom. King Gardenio preferred to hide his children from public association so that there would be no bloodshed among the crown princes who fell in love with his son.
10 minutes passed and there was no sign of Princess Sofia and Princess Amber coming facing. Prince Reynard looked back and forth to make sure that the two daughters he was waiting for really fulfilled his father's request.
Seeing Prince Reynard's behavior, King Gardeno and King Bravogar smiled. They knew Prince Reynard missed Princess Sofia. and they hoped that Sofia and Prince Reynard could unite into a husband and wife capable of controlling the two kingdoms.
"Why are they so long, Dad? It's night and I want to see the moon come into this room soon. The light will definitely be very good and beautiful, especially when the moon wants to accept the presence of the sun that is currently waiting for it. "
Just as Prince Reynard said his sentence, from the door appeared four women side by side. The four women then sat down next to King Gardenio after paying homage to the grand guest.
King Bravogar who saw the Two Daughters of King Gardenio sitting in front of him smiled. He looked at Prince Reynard who was currently admiring the beauty of one of King Gardenio's Princesses.
"Uhm. My dear, we come from the kingdom of Bravogar. I am the king of Bravogar and this is my son, Prince Reynard. My son came here to propose to one of you. Immediately without further ado, Prince Reynard will propose to Princess Sofia as his future wife. I want to see which one is named Princess Sofia? "
Sofia was stunned to see Prince Reynard looking at her without blinking at all. She actually felt pounding when she found out that the prince she had longed for also had the same feelings as her but considering that she had made a promise to accept Arvando who was currently waiting for her outside the room, Sofia shook her head.
"I'm sorry, noble, I'm not impudent. I can't accept Prince Reynard's proposal. "
Everyone in the room was stunned to hear Sofia's words, who dared to refuse Prince Reynard's request. Queen Ellisha, who knew that her son actually had the desire to accept Prince Reynard's proposal, could only shed tears. Her heart was really sad when she faced the fact that her daughter had already tied the knot with the white tiger who was currently always threatening her position.
'How is my son? The princess you want rejects your memories. The kingdom of Valcke has 1 beautiful daughter who is not rich with Princess Sofia and the king of Gardenio offers you one of his daughters. Are you willing to accept Princess Amber as a potential consort?"
Prince Reynard, who was actually very disappointed with Princess Sofia's refusal, could only nod. He resigned himself to the situation he was in. Although he was very disappointed with the results, he tried to accept the harsh reality.
"I agreed with Princess Amber for me, father. I wish Princess Amber could respect me not like Princess Sofia who underestimated me. Yes I know my capacity as a prince in the kingdom of Mystick is not popular with any princess but this rejection really makes me feel insulted. I will show Princess Sofia that I am worthy to be the son-in-law of the great King of this kingdom. I will prove that I am a good man and responsible to my family and will always love my wife and children in the future.
Princess Sofia looked down as a liquid collected in the corners of her eyes. She wanted to scream. The harsh reality she accepted today she really couldn't accept in the future, right? like swallowing simalakama fruit. She had no choice because there were two choices that I had to choose, both of which cost her a fortune.