After taking her bath that morning Princess Ellen decide that she wanted to knead. She thought of asking Grater to buy what she needed. but she was curious about what the kingdom looked like.


    She had lived in Avolo for over a month already but she only got the opportunity to step out of the palace when the prince got injured. even then she did not get the chance to look around.


    Princess Ellen went to have her breakfast, she knew it would not be right for her to leave the palace without prince Sebastian''s permission but he already left and she had no idea where he could be.


    "Is the prince very busy today?" princess Ellen asked when one joined her in the dining room.


    "He should be, prince Julia would get behead today," One answered. He was feeling useless. Every one of his brothers where out there helping the prince prepare for war and all he could do was stay by and babysit.


    "oh, princess Ellen nodded her head. She really wanted to go out of the Palace and see the kingdom for herself. Back at Bozoa, she had heard of the kingdom''s wealth and beauty.


    It was said that the four kingdom years ago because of the incredible wealth of Avalo.


    Princess Ellen sigh and continued eating her food, it was best she ask the prince''s permission first before stepping out of the Palace.


    "your highness," Grater walked into the dining room just when the princess finished her breakfast.


    "What is it?" princess Ellen asked. She hope and prayed that whatever message Grater was there to deliver has nothing to do with the Queen.


    Although the Queen has treated her very nicely, she had a feeling that the Queen did not like her. It was the same feeling she get whenever she was around Queen Regina in the past.


    While she understood the reason Queen Regina treated her nice on the saw face she could not understand Queen Magret motives at all.


    "Princess Diana is here to see you," Grater said. Princess Ellen took a deep breath. She was happy that her prayers were answered.


    "What does she want?" princess Ellen asked. She remembered that the prince had warned her to be careful before leaving that morning.


    "She did not say, she just asked to meet you. I told her you were still having breakfast, she said she would wait until you finish," Grater answered.


    "in that case, I will join her shortly, server her some snacks," princess Ellen instructed. Grater nodded her head and left immediately to do as was told.


    "When will prince Julia be beheaded?" princess Ellen asked. She had no plans of going to watch a scene like that.


    "it will happen in the Afternoon," One replied. "would you like to attend?" One asked. He wanted to go and watch it. He knew how much trouble prince Julia had caused for the crown prince but he could if the princess was not going.


    "no, I am afraid I will be unable to watch that sight," princess Ellen replied. She did not miss the hopeful eyes of One.


    "you don''t have to stay by my side all the time. You can go if you want to take a look," princess Ellen said.


    "I dare not, * One rejected immediately. He wondered if the princess was just looking for a way to get him into trouble.


    " I will stay in the quarter all day, I am sure I am safe here right? " princess Ellen asked.


    " yes, but I will only feel at peace if I am watching you," One replied. He was tempted to take the princess''s offer but more than watching prince Julia lose his head, One did not plan to lose his too.


    " Does that mean you intend to follow me into my private chamber to take a rest in the afternoon? " princess Ellen raised her brows.


    "of course not, I will just wait outside the door," One replied.


    "Why? Am I a prisoner?" princess Ellen asked. She tilted her head to look into one''s eyes.


    "no, it is for your own safety,", One replied.


    "Do whatever, if you change your mind," princess Ellen got up and decided to find out why her guess visited.


    When princess Ellen got to the receiving hall, she found princess Diana seated and sipping her tea.


    "What do I owe this visit?" princess Ellen skip pleasantries.


    "I am here to thank you," Princess Diana ignored princess Ellen''s rude behavior. She had expected this since she and the princess were not friends.


    She came here to thank her and ask what she wanted in return. Princess Diana was born into a royal home and had learned since from a young age that there was no such thing as free lunch.


    "Thank me?" princess Ellen asked and gave her a puzzled look. She did not understand what the princess was talking about.


    "I know that you sent a maid last night, to rescue me from lady Catherine''s plot,* princess Diana replied. She did not quite understand why the princess was acting ignorantly.


    If she had not been convinced that Grater was the maid that saved her last night, she would have really thought her assumptions were wrong.


    "What are you talking about?"  princess Ellen continued to act ignorantly. She did not know that princess Diana will easily find her out.


    "I recognize her from last night," Princess Diana said pointing at Grater who was standing at the corner.  "and I am sure she did whatever she did under your command. I know you did not help me because you like me, since we are not friends. I am here to ask what you want in return," princess Diana replied. She hated being indebted to someone.


    " What nonsense are you spatting, if this is why you came here I must say, I am quite surprised, " princess Ellen said. She was least bother about receiving any payment from her.


    Princess Diana bites her lips, the most difficult people to deal with are people who always act like they want nothing in return.


    " if you do not want payment or friendship why did you help me?" princess Diana was unwilling to give up just like that.


    "Nothing," princess Ellen replied.


    "Then you do agree that you save me last night+" princess Diana smirk seeing that Ellen had fallen into her trap.


    "Do not flatter yourself, I did not help you because I wanted a favor in return. No, I was not helping you at all. I only got involved because I knew lady Catherine will be angered to death if she found out her revenge failed. You just benefited from it," princess Ellen replied seeing that she could not continue to act indifferent.


    " Whatever your real motives are, I still benefited at the end of the day and I would like to do something in return. I hate owning a debt, " Princess Diana said. She did not believe that the princess got involved just to poke out fun from lady Catherine''s misery. Who in life did not value benefit above everything else.


    Princess Ellen chuckle when she heard princess Diana''s words. She just wanted to annoy this woman away. She did not want lady Catherine to find out that she had helped her. This will make lady Catherine more upset as she always looked down


    " you can barely protect yourself. Your own handmaid almost sold you out to another man. Tell me what do you think you can offer me?" princess Ellen said. Her voice was filled with arrogance and pride.


    She talked as though she was superior to Diana. If one did not listen clearly one would think that princess Ellen was only mocking the other but in the real sense, the prince was advising her to be careful with those closest to her.


    "I will owe you one, who knows in the feature I might be of help," Princess Diana said and stood up.


    "Thank you, she bowed before walking out. She was not angry about Princess Ellen''s behavior if anything she envy the woman''s tongue.


    She felt that if she was good with words and as scheming as the princess, she would not have suffered so much injustice since she arrived at Avalo.


    "I apologize for my mistake. I know your highness asked that no one will find out that you got involved but when I arrived, the princess was already in a bad shape. I did not have the heart to leave her to fate," Grater apologized as soon as princess Diana was out of sight.


    " do not blame yourself, you did the right thing, " princess Ellen waved her hand. She was not angry with Grater. The only reason why she wanted to keep her involvement a secret was because of the prince but he already found out.


    So there was no point for her to be angry at Grater.


    One was present as the two princesses went back and forth. At first, he did not understand but when he realized what must have happened he saw the princess differently.


    This did not mean he no longer saw her as a witch, he just felt that she still had a kind heart. Even a fool could tell that the princess was lying when she said she just wanted to irritate lady Catherine.


    So for the first time, One decides to give the princess some credit. He was once helpless and the prince help him, so seeing she helped princess Diana without wanting anything in return, his hatred for her reduced.