Bond
Princess Ceni felt like she had answered this question hundreds of times already and hearing it again only irritated her more.
"Why is this so hard to believe? Why does everyone doubt me so? Is it because I'm a rich spoiled princess? Do I HAVE to be shallow and materialistic?"
Jin Wang sighed inwardly while shaking his head, "No of course not, it just doesn't make any sense. Everything you've said sounds like a generic excuse. I didn't push it further because we didn't have much time but I can't just ignore this anymore."
"Even the grand priestess has warned me to keep you two away from each other and between the two of you, I believe her more."
She didn't know what to say. He was right.
She had kept a very important little detail to herself, not even daring to mutter it out loud. In fact, she only realized the truth of the matter not too long ago.
Through gritted teeth Princess Ceni let out a heavy-hearted sigh.