"Just not to you..."

The few people who were still hiding around to witness what the cursed prince was going to do this time gasped in surprise when she stepped in.

"What are you doing?" Harold asked her in a low and angry tone, but she ignored him as she turned to the woman and her sons. 

"It is nobody's fault. No one is getting punished today. It was an accident," Alicia said with a dismissive wave of her hands.

"I am..."

Alicia turned to look at Harold, who was speaking to her under his breath. "Not punishing anyone today, my lord," she completed his sentence with a small smile, which made him frown. His frown deepened when she patted the front of his shirt in a loving gesture. What was she doing?