We are not gods, We are mortals

Loren and Hannah walk side by side with each other on the streets. The people watch them amazed to see the two out together.

Of course they have to have guards company them by her mother the queen orders and Hannah notices that Loren guards are not with him.

"Prince Loren, I have taken notice that you are guards are not with you aren't they supposed to be doing their job."

"Oh them, I had them sent back home."

"Why what reason for you to do that."

Loren looked at Hannah putting on his best smile which made the girl blush a little.

"I see no need for them as I believe that I am safe here under your father's protection or could it be that I should be worried for my safety princess Hannah."

"What? There is no need to be worried at all here in my home as you are to be my husband so your safety is important."

"Nice to hear." the two of them continued walking, not saying another word to each other for a few minutes.

They don't know what to do as the two of them spending the day together was not something planned out.

"So what does the princess wish to do on this lovely day." Loren asks, hoping that she may have an idea.

Hannah began thinking and responded quickly to Loren.

"How about we look though the market, I am sure there might be something interesting in that area."

"Then the market is." Loren agreed to her idea.

The two make their way to the marketplace a place where merchants who travel come together in one area to sell what they have to the people as their goal is to make lots of money

Loren took the time to look around, but couldn't do it in peace as the merchants selling knew who he was and tried to sell things to him.

What better to sell to then a person from royalty.

Hannah watches as Loren deals with these merchants then begins looking around the market.

"This beautiful day is perfect to get to know prince Loren to see what kind of person he is." Hannah thought.

She continued walking around the area with nothing to catch her attention as of yet.

"I need to prepare myself for the future life I am living along with prince Loren, someone who is still a stranger to me. All that I know is that he is another child of the king who is father to another woman who worked in the castle."

Hannah then stops for a moment.

"I mean the two of us are somewhat sure about a similar thing like that, I mean my mother is the second wife of my father, she isn't from royalty just a normal person like everyone else here in this market."

"Would the lovely lady like to buy some jewelry."

Hannah's deep thought was broken when the girl actually realizes she has stopped in front of a stand where amerchant was selling beautiful and costly jewelry.

"Oh I didn't see that I have to stop here, I don't…."

"Princess Hannah is interested in buying some jewelry from this merchant."

Hannah turned her attention to Loren who was close to her almost to the point that they kissed hell they can even feel each other's breath.

She quickly put a distinction between each other.

"N-no, I just happened to have stopped here by mistake when I was not paying attention."

"I see, but still do you wish to buy any of those lovely jewelry."

"What do you think a girl like me would go crazy over such a thing?."

Loren didn't expect to get this type of overreaction towards him and she took notices.

"Forgive me, I didn't mean to react that way towards you, but to answer your question in a more respectful way, I do not find jewelry much pleasing to me."

"Is that so, I guess I must have offered you when offering that necklace as a gift to you, I thought you would love it."

"Oh no don't feel that way, I did like the gift, I am just not like every girl that has a love for jewelry."

Loren took note of that and thought of another question to ask.

"What about dresses do you share the same feeling or you have a much liking to them."

"Now dresses are something I enjoy very much. Why Are you offering to buy me some."

"Well if it is something you like then why shouldn't you offer to buy a few dresses to make you happy because making the wife happy is important to the husband."

Hannah was happy to hear Loren say that making her like him a little bit more.

Loren turned his attention to the merchet letting that person know they are not interested in buying.

After that they conution their walk in the marketplace where Loren could feel Hannah taking chances to glance at him.

He was going to say something, but stopped when Loren saw Hannah looking at the line up slaves being selled at the market where a small number of people were crowded.

The way her expression was showing was one of pity.

"Do you pity them?" Loren asks which brought Hannah attention to him.

��How couldn't I pity them? They are poor souls being sold off to strangers don't you share that same feeling."

"I don't pity them, why should I if this could happen to us and beside not all of those slaves are poor souls."

Hannah looked at Loren confused.

"What do you mean this could happen to us." she asked.

"Well think about it, we may be royalty, but that doesn't mean we can not also become like them in their place. We are not gods, we are mortals who could easily bleed, be killed or captured to be sold off like anyone in this world have you ever had such a thought princess Hannah."

"I have not thought about that, maybe I was too foolish as the king's daughter, never thinking about the possibility that the life I live now could easily be taken from me one day, you have made that clear to me and to imagine such a situation is indeed scary to me."

Hannah turned her attention to the slaves observing their facial expression as they were showing fear, depression and even hatred.

She starts to imagine herself standing there as one of them Hannah surely believes that she would be in total fear.

That when Hannah felt her hand being grabbed quickly looking to see it Loren holding her hand into his.

"Do not worry princess Hannah, I would not allow such a thing to happen to you as your husband to be."

"Oh that is kind of you to say." Hannah tells Loren not to look at him while blushing at the same time.

"Ah isn't this a nice surprise to see princess Hannah."

They both turn their to a man who was walking towards them.

"Oh god not him." Hannah seems to not be happy to see this mystery man.

Loren took note of that and wondered why she was acting such a way to a man towards them.

"I must say I did not expect that today, I would have such a lovely chance to meet princess Hannah."

This man reached for her hand grabbing it and gave it a kiss. Of course Hannah didn't like that man kissing her hand, but didn't show it instead acted like her usual self.

"Princess Hannah, do you two know each other?" Loren asks, but can tell she has a dislike for the man.

"Oh right this man here is...."

"Darwin Bradford at your service." the man introduces himself to Loren and at the same offer his hand.

Loren grabbed it and shook it.

"Nice to meet you Darwin, I am…" Before Loren can introduce himself Darwin cuts him off.

"Oh I know who you are, Prince Loren son of King Vernon and I look forward to being good friends."

The man says to Loren which makes him feel that this man could be a good friend to have or an enemy to have to take care.

"Yes, same to you, I would love to have a good friend like you."