Beyond The Veil Of The Night

Mission Revealed

"My mission here is simple. I have heard about the four beautiful flowers of Verdia, so I have decided to choose a bride for myself," he said calmly but his words, carried weight.

The room fell into silence again. My heartbeat raced as I remembered what Emma told me earlier was true. I tried to calm myself.

"he'll never choose you over Victoria, Veronica, and Amy," I said to reassure myself.

"Has the prince found anyone he likes?" my father asked.

"Unfortunately, no. I would be staying here for at least two weeks to make my decision," he said nonchalantly.

My heart calmed down at his answer. Now all I have to do is avoid him at all costs. After dinner, we went to our separate quarters. I put on my nightgown and fell onto the bed. I was still processing what the prince said.

There was a slight possibility that he might choose me, but I didn't want that, so I planned not to cross paths with him.

I was thinking about not going to breakfast, actually when I slowly drifted to sleep. The next day, I woke up feeling very refreshed and got ready for breakfast. I went to the dining hall only to find my sisters and Lucian present. I took my seat and then asked where our father was.

" he was going to an urgent meeting in the south," Victoria told me.

"uh okay",I said. Breakfast began in silence. Then Lucian broke the silence by saying, "I will be choosing a princess today to give me a tour around the castle."

My heartbeat raced, so I quickly tried to get myself out of this situation.

"Your Highness, may I be excused from the selection as I will be very busy with the preparations for my upcoming birthday?" I said.

He agreed, but on the condition that I meet him in the gazebo later in the afternoon.

I agreed, thinking, what can he possibly do to me as there will be guards stationed there? I thought.

So after breakfast, I was the first to leave. I got busy with the preparations and helped the servants. After a long relentless afternoon, Ella brought me some snacks since I skipped lunch. She then reminded me of the prince's condition. I sighed and told them to get me ready. I got dressed in a casual green dress and then headed to the garden, where I found it completely empty."

"This was quite unusual". I thought.

I went straight for the gazebo, where I found the prince sitting quietly, sipping tea. I greeted him and apologized for being late. He told me it was nothing and asked me to take a seat.

"I heard you learned swordsmanship," he asked with a raised brow.

"Yes, Your Majesty," I answered truthfully.

"Then I would like to have a sparring match between us," he said nonchalantly.

"Your Majesty, I can't; I'm not that good, really"I said trying to play it off.

"But I heard you beat your knight commander in a sparring match." he said. "he just went easy on me" I said hoping the prince would lose interest.

"How about we make this more interesting, shall we?" he said with a mischievous grin.",