...The Spark...

Hans panicked the moment he realized that Rose disappeared.

" What if I won't see her anymore?"

His blood pressure increased immediately, all he was thinking about was finding her as soon as possible.

- SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE FOREST,I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR FACES TILL YOU FIND HER. IS THAT CLEAR?

- Are you looking for someone

" This voice?"

Hans turned around, it was Rose, she was standing right there in front of him. He got off his horse, run towards her and grabbed her hand while yelling.

- WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN.

- Your highness, you are quite touchy for someone hate being touched by others.

- ANSWER ME.

She sighed

- We run out of water, so I asked Yvine to help me find a source near this place since she knows well the forest.

The Prince calmed down after seeing her holding water.

" She is not lying"

At that moment he realized how much nervous he was. He let go of her hand while glaring at Yvine.

- Next time ask one of the knights to do it, you are still under investigation.

- Your highness, I have never lied to you or deceive you in any way. I tried to gain your trust, but you are keeping doubting. The moment I decide to leave, I will tell to you directly. There is no reason for me to run away because I didn't do anything wrong, and....I think my departure will be sooner than I thought, so I hope I won't be framed or accused wrongly.

Replied Rose while staring at David, then she got back to her place looking so depressed.

All the knights ate their food, except for her. She even asked Yvine to be alone.

- Are you now protesting. Eat some before we leave. A long journey is still ahead of us, you need to gain some strength in order to endure it.

- If I'm a burden because of my injury, you can just abandon me,. It won't be a big deal anyway. Replied Rose while looking away.

- Miss Rose, do you know what it means to be the crown Prince of this vast kingdom? It is not just a fancy title. A heavy responsibility came along with it. I have a lot of enemies that are willing to do anything in order to find any kind of weakness and use it against me and my people.

Hans leaned towards Rose while looking straight at her eyes.

- Do you really believe that story? If you were at my place, how would you react in that situation?

- You are right, that story is crazy, but what upsetting me is that you didn't listen to me at all, the reason why I entered in the first place....forget it, it doesn't matter anymore.

Hans sat beside her:

- I know what David did to you.

- What? You know? Why you didn't say anything?

- I'm going to punish him when we get back.

- How did you know?

- It is true that I didn't listen to you, but it doesn't mean that I won't search for the truth.

Rose didn't say anything but the look on her face didn't change that much. Hans put his hand on her head.

- Don't take it too hard, they are jealous of you and your skills. Please, understand, you put them in a very head situation. It is not easy to be a knight and be defeated by a woman. Most of the men can't accept the fact that a woman can surpass them.

After saying those words, he stood up again and left.

" What did just happen? Did he...console me?, He is a weird man, he makes me really confused. I can't really understand what is going on in his head. But why do I feel happy?"