The Prince

"I don't know father, I don't know him..." Pysche said nervously as she lowered her head. Binju drank his warm drink and enjoyed it the silence for a moment before continuing the chat with the beautiful girl. Binju's stillness made Pysche feel even more nervous.

" Then how did the man come here?" asked Binju later. Pysche was silent. She didn't know how to explain everything to Binju. But she obviously couldn't keep hiding everything from her adoptive father. Pysche slowly recounted the events of her first encounter with the prince.

"He saw you using your magic?" Binju's eyes opened widely as he asked the question.

"I'm sorry father!" Pysche immediately knelt on the floor and lowered her head even lower.

"Hmm...." Binju thought for a momen.

"Do you know who the real identity of the man is?" The man looked at Pysche with a serious look on his face. The girl was only able to look at him silently while shaking her head in no understanding.

"He is the prince of Hwon Kingdom, the future King. He's the reason why I lost such a precious thing in my life" Binju massaged his temples and seemed restless. Pysche went straight to her father and held his father's knee gently.

" I'm sorry father...". Pysche said she was sorry. The girl's eyes looked red and teary.

"No... It's not your fault... But I don't think you can stay in this place anymore from today onward..." Binju said. He raised the daughter cheeks with a smile. Pysche simply nodded in agreement with whatever decision her father took for her. She would never go against the wishes of her adoptive father who had cared for and loved her wholeheartedly.

The next day Prince Woon returned to visit Pysche's house in the forest. He walked around the house and didn't find Pysche anywhere. He was about to knock on his door but found that it was slightly opened.

"Excuse me..." Woon said in a high voice trying to ask a permission to enter the building but there was no answer.

The prince entered the house cautiously in the hope of finding the owner inside. But there was nothing else he found except the emptiness in the house. The girl had left, he couldn't help but feel disappointed about it.

Two days later the directors of the Hwon kingdom country and members of the royal family were gathering in the royal hall. Binju informs them that he wants to introduce his adopted daughter to an important member of the palace. Binju never married, and didn't look like he was interest of making a family. His announcement that he wanted to introduce his daughter certainly made everyone feel confused and curious. No one knows why Binju made some stranger to become his adopted daughter.

At that moment there was a silver-haired girl entering the hall. Her hair seemed to glow by being exposed to the sunlight that entered through the large window around the hall. Her beautiful green eyes seemed to fascinate anyone who saw her. She wore a beautiful and elegant dress that made her look no different to any noble girl. No one can deny the beauty of the girl

Woon who was present at the place seemed to be caught on looking at the girl who had just entered the hall room. She was the girl he had been looking for her whereabouts for a few days. The prince did not expect that he would meet the girl again at his own palace. He never expected that the girl would appear before him as his adopted cousin. The girl looked towards Woon and the two made an intense eyes contact.

Seeing that certain man sitting in the ranks of the royals didn't surprise Pysche. She had expected all these things to happen. She already knew that she would meet again with the prince of Hwon kingdom in this place. The memory of her conversation with her father about prince Woon returned to her mind. Every word Binju uses to describe Woon is remembered in detail in Pysche's memories.

"The man came to see you again because he was interested in your magic Pysche. You have to be careful with him. Of course you never forget the way others who take interest on your magic treat you cruelly, right? Woon must have done the same thing later. "Binju said giving a stern warning to his adopted daughter. Pysche's sense of horror at remembering the circus troupe used to scare her again.

" All right, father... I won't see that prince again... " Pysche said firmly.

"No... That's not what I want from you... I want you to keep seeing him" said Binju unable to hide his grin. The man's expression made Pysche feel a sudden goosebumps. She had never seen vengeful and hateful passion in the eyes of Binju before. This left the girl feel confused and frightened.

"Didn't you say you would do anything that made me happy and become proud of you, did you?" asked Binju with a sharp and horrible eyes. Pysche was speechless and just nodded slowly.

"Approach the man, lure him with your charm and bring the red crystal for me.... I'd be very grateful if you were able to do that for me..." Binju said firmly. For the first time Pysche was hesitated in accepting her father's request. Binju didn't look like the father figure she had been thinking about all along. There was a dark aura that filled his facial expression. Pysche was unable to stand the expression of greed emitted in her adoptive father's eyes.

"But father...." Pysche tried to voice her opinion.

"You don't want to?" but Binju quickly interrupted her.

The girl was trying to find the right reason to express her doubts. The ruthless Binju almost clenched his fists on the handle of the chair, trying to contain his mounting anger. But he knew, showing his true side in the presence of the current Pysche would destroy all of his plans. Binju raised his hand then gently stroked his adopted daughter's hair.

"Pysche.... I think you love me... Is father wrong?" Binju tried to smooth his tone and looked at Pysche with a pitiful look.

"I love you father... so much," Pysche said. The girl's reply made Binju smile smugly.

He then tries to convince Pysche that the red crystal of Hwon Kingdom is originally his. But Woon had snatched the crystal from his hand. So if Pysche was able to take the crystal back and give it to Binju, then the man would be very proud of her. With a heavy heart the girl finally agreed to Binju's request to her.

Pysche's mind returned at her first appearance in the royal hall. She looked at Woon so intensely while thinking about how to take the red crystal from the prince's hand. Both of them looked on while busy struggling with their own thoughts. But Woon's gaze was too sharp and dazzling. His beautiful eyes made Pysche's heart suddenly pound very tightly. Her cheeks was blushed red and made her end her gaze to the prince.

On the other hand, Woon was unable to believe his eyes. He is unable to believe that the girl he met in the forest and has been able to make him curious is actually his adopted cousin, the daughter of Binju. But on the other hand he also felt happy because he was finally able to meet the girl again. At that moment Binju introduced his adopted daughter to everyone present in the hall.

"Pysche...." Woon muttered softly when he heard the girl's name for the first time.

Since Pysche become a member of the kingdom of Hwon and lived in the palace, Woon has been able to more easily find the girl around the palace. The prince quietly began to observe all the green-eyed girl's movements from a distance. One day he decided to approach her.

"Pysche.... Such a unique name," the prince greeted the new member of the kingdom. Pysche recognized the voice. She rushed to turn around and pay her respects by bowing her body before the prince.

"Prince Woon..." she greet him gently. The prince laughed lightly. In the forest the girl treated him like a criminal but right now she was being so polite to him.

"Do you think I'll just forgive you for your treatment in the forest just because you're being nice to me now?" Woon made his comments in a joking tone. But the girl seemed clumsy and awkward as well as feeling guilty for her previous disrespectful behavior toward him.

" I'm sorry, my majesty, that time... Everything feels so awkward and confusing" Pysche tried to explain her position with a flushed face of embarrassment over her own attitude.

"Hahaha it's okay, forget it. Well... I can't blame you completely for that" Woon laughed lightly while scratching his hair. Seeing the prince who laughed freely made the girl unable to hold back her smile. Woon wh o saw Pysche's beautiful smile stopped his laughter and smiled softly.