Zulia P.O.V
Prince Cyrus spots me,
"I wasn't expecting you to try to seduce me head on" he says teasingly, I run into his arms as I hugged him instinctively, crying my eyes out,
"HELP ME" I whispered, he gently hugs me back, he releases his hug as he uses his hand to raise my chin up, he stares into my eyes,
"Who dares to make MINE cry?" his soft stare slowly turn into an explosive rage.
Prince Caderyn runs out of the room in anger.
"How dare you?, a little whore like you hit the crowned Prince of Estrius?, you low-life!" Prince Caderyn fumes.
Prince Cyrus anger lashes out, kicking Caderyn on his face, he falls down in one kick but gets back up.
"I will kill that bit*h!!!" he yells.
Prince Travis arrives at the situation, he looked around confused,
"What is going on here?, Cyrus why did you hit our guest?". he asked.
"Guest?, he's nothing but a lowlife Prince from a rotten kingdom, how dare you touch what's MINE!!!?" Prince Cyrus fury grows more.
Did he just call me HIS?, I stared at him as he made my heart waver, he looks so scary from this angle.
Prince Travis spots me and looks at me softly, Ignoring Prince Caderyn, he walks pass him as he takes off his cape and covers me with it.
"You dare treat a guest this poorly because of that thing" Prince Caderyn points at me.
"Say one word and I'll slit that tongue of yours" Prince Travis unsheathes his sword in a very quick speed, he calls for the guards as he yelled on the top of his voice.
"Hahaha!, you really didn't notice there's not a single guard around this side of the castle because I killed them all, i killed them". Prince Caderyn laughs evily.
Prince Cyrus let's out a soft laughter, "You've just given me one more reason to kill you without holding back, killing the royal guards is seen as pointing your sword at the king and that's seen as treason".
"Wait... don't kill him, I don't think he's doing all these on his own free will" I blurted out.
Prince Cyrus turns over and looks at me sadly, yet Prince Travis sword still hanging out, with the tip of his sword pointed at Prince Caderyn.
"His wrist glowed green, I think he used an artifact and that's why he is immersively strong".
Prince Travis bends over and uses his element of fire to burn Prince Caderyn wrist, till the artifact got destroyed then knocked him out.
"I will lock him up in the dungeon, why don't you take care of her" Prince Cyrus says as he drags Prince Caderyn lifeless body by the collar.
Prince Travis stares at me silently,
"I thought you were strong enough to protect yourself but here you are, fragile and frail". he says softly
"I know it's shameful, as the knight of honor of the second Prince, still as weak as a new born lamb and I couldn't defend—"
He hugs me, "Why do I feel this way when I'm around you, I couldn't control my anger for a while, I wanted him dead, but the look in your eye, pitying him, just made everything dissolve". he pauses.
"If you say that, I'll misinterpret your kindness for affection Prince Travis" I whispered.
He lowers his head closer to mine as he leans in, I can feel his breath on the tip of my nose,
"Lia.." he whispers my name, I feel hot, seeing his face right in front of mine, his lips calls for mine. Then he moves his face away.
"Ahem!!!... Erin will take over your position of knight of honor". Prince Travis says trying to hide his flustered face.
"It's more shameful if you strip the title of knight of honor off me, so believe in me and I'll get stronger" I bowed as I walked back into the changing room closing the door behind me.
I took off Prince Travis cape, this is the second thing he's given me today, my heart keeps wavering and one day I might get swept off my feet.
"I need to get stronger and get our kingdom back and leave all this feelings that are nothing but fruitless" I picked up my dress and put it on.
The celebration began as I stayed in the royal area, standing right next to Prince Travis, Prince Cyrus sits next with one of his maid right next to him, then the first Prince arrived as Zamora follows behind, he sits down and she stays beside him.
"A man in a white cloak arrived with a mask that covers only his eyes, he entered majestically as everyone kept quiet until it dawns on me 'He's the fourth Prince'.
"Please welcome the Fourth Prince of Ztoa" a man shouts at the top of his voice, seems he's the herald.