Prince Sébastien had his hand around the princess''s waist as he lead her back to the Palace. The two of them were both quiet but they were comfortable in each other arms.


    Princess Ellen had a million thoughts running through her head but she remain quiet and followed him. As the two walk together they passed a few servants and guards. Prince Sébastien had his mask over his face.


    Most of the servants made way for them and did not dare look at him but they did not fail to notice the fact that the princess did not seem scared of the prince.


    "Did they not say he us a beast, he treated the princess so well," someone began to gossip.


    "yes, I see that too, if one look at them from the back they look like a couple the gods had picked themselves," another answered.


    "It is indeed a relief, last night when they returned from the Zack bouquet, the princess had fallen asleep, I saw the prince with my own eyes carrying her like a baby to their room," the guard at the coroner said.


    "At last our princess may have a peaceful life after all," the servants continued to gossip one to another as they continued to prepare for the Royal Ball.


    These gossips went around the Palace in the shortest possible time. While a lot of people were happy to hear that the princess''s life was not so difficult two people felt angry.


    "Mother, do you think the rumors are fake, the prince seems to care about sister. I remember the day he arrived. I was complaining to father about sister hitting me but the prince was only concerned about if her hand hurt," princess Ema said.


    When lady Regina heard these words her face turned ugly. At first, she convinced herself that the royal maids were just over saying things but after the words of her daughter, she had a rethink.


    The prince must indeed treat princess Ellen well, why else will she suddenly become bold and cause trouble. She sure knows how to be seductive just like her mother, Regina thought.


    She could not stand by and watch Ellen have a good life, she must do something to make the prince hate her. "The rumors are real, but I am sure the prince is only putting on a show," Lady Regina replied.


    Princess Ema nodded her head but she did not believe her mother. She was not that stupid. The prince has no reason to put on a show. Even if he treated Ellen badly, the royal family of Bozoa would not dare question him. Even though both of them knew this truth they chose to believe otherwise.


    " Mother, is there really going to be a ritual today? Will brother lose his throne to some unknown stranger?" princess Ema changed the topic. It seems like nothing has been going their way since princess Ellen arrived.


    "calm yourself, even if there is a crown prince today we can always find a way to deal with him," Lady Regina answered. She sounded very calm and confident when she spoke but deep down she knew that things could not be that easy.


    If it were in the past when the king still had faith in her, it would have been simple but now things were a lot different. If that stranger was given the status of the crown prince then even she had to talk to him with respect.


    This would have not been the case if she was still a Queen but then as long as the king did not marry another wife and name her Queen, lady Regina was confident that she would still have a lot of say in the Palace. Many of the servants will obey her command because they will assume that when the king was no longer angry with her she will become the Queen.


    Whatever may be the case, lady Regina was sure that the mother of the so-called first son did not have a strong family background, this will make it easy to deal with the prince.


    "It is better if he is not named at all," princess Ema said. She has been educated and she knew that things could not be as easy as her mother made it sound. Lady Regina nodded in agreement. She was yet to receive a message from her brother so she was not sure how the plan was going.


    Just then a servant rushed in, "a message from lord Tyler seek to speak to my lady," the servant bowed. Lady Regina grants permission to let the messager in. She hoped that her brother was sending her the news of their plan working perfectly.


    "your highness, neither the king nor his first son showed up at the oracle of Shiva. My lord has led a few men to the temple of the gods. He wants to take a look," the messager reported.


    Lady Regina gritted her teeth when she heard this. No matter what the temple of the gods was not a place to cause trouble. If the king already arrived there in the morning then it was impossible to stop the firstborn son from becoming the crown prince of Bozoa.


    ...


    Meanwhile, prince Sébastien has successfully led princess Ellen into their room. They were When they got inside. The prince locked the door, before pulling the princess over to the mirror in the room.


    "Can you see her clearly now?" he asked as he pointed to her reflection in the mirror. Princess Ellen looked at herself and could not stop her cheeks from turning red. She was very happy at this revelation.


    The prince likes her, this thought alone was enough to make her very happy. " when I sneaked into the Bozoa camp back then I was drawn to you. The light in your eyes was so bright that I wanted to keep them by my side," prince Sébastien said as he wrapped his hands around her waist.


    Princess Ellen was happy to hear his confession but she felt a little sad that she did not see him that day. She tried to guess which of the days that could have been but she had no idea.


    "Forget it, the prince would have hidden himself well, how could she see him if he was hiding" she concluded in her mind.


    "Are you sure you are not going to keep a mistress and marry more wives in the future?" princess Ellen asked.


    "I am sure, not even the one that looks just like you," the prince answered. This answer made the princess very happy.


    She subconsciously remembered how sad she felt when she heard about this marriage. She could never have guessed that she would be this happy.


    She believed the prince''s words because she knew for a fact that Avalo had no reason to bring the war to an end at that time. Bozoa was at disadvantage but suddenly Avalo decided not to fight anymore. Moreover, she had been in the royal palace of Avalo and she knew that the king disapprove of this marriage.


    In the Palace, a lot of people believe that the prince had just married her to annoy his father. It turns out that he liked her..  Even if the people were right, she chose to believe what he just said.