When prince Sebastian got to princess Ellen''s chamber, he pulled the door open without knocking.


    Princess Ellen was surprised to see him, she smiled but then forced back the happiness. She could not get used to his presence. It will hurt less if her feelings for him did not grow too much.


    She had to be a little more sensible, all her life before she discovered lady Regina was not her mother she had always tried her best to please lady Regina, but the more she tried the more she was disappointed.


    If there is anything she learn is that no matter what one tried, if a person was not loved by someone even their best efforts will be seen as trash. So she had made up her mind not to expect too much. That way she will not be disappointed.


    Also, she will be able to stay true to herself. She would fulfill her responsibilities as his wife and nothing else. This thought sounded so simple but Princess Ellen did not realize it will be a lot more difficult.


    "Your highness," Princess Ellen said looking at the prince. ''Your highness,'' prince Sebastian was taken aback by her address.


    He wanted to complain about the way she had addressed him but he changed his mind. He did not want to force her to do what she was unwilling to do.


    "Is everything okay?" He asked.


    "Yes," Princess Ellen answered. Prince Sebastian immediately knew that something was wrong because he could tell that she was been careful around him.  This had been her behavior when they first got married. He thought they have become closer to each other, so what changed?


    "Is Something wrong?" Prince Sebastian asked.


    "No, everything is fine. I just feel exhausted," princess Ellen answered. Prince Sebastian thought that her excuse made sense. Anyone would be tired after riding all day, so he decided not to disturb her. Although he miss her he could not act unreasonably.


    So he decided to let her rest. When he came out of the room he meet Jeffery. "Your mother is back, she ask to see you," Jeffery said. Sebastian nodded his head. "Did something happy on your way?" Prince Sebastian asked. There was no way he will believe that the princess''s indifferent behavior was because she was tried.


    "Yes, we encountered the man Dark and brought him back with us. Also... Some rumors seem to be going around about the princess not suitable to become the next Queen since she is from Bozoa," Jeffery said.


    Prince Sebastian raised his. Princess Ellen did not seem to be someone who cared about a position or was he wrong? He asked himself.


    Moreover, she is his only wife so the Queen''s position naturally belongs to her. After all, he had no plans of taking another wife. He wanted to turn back and clarify this but he could not keep his mother waiting. So he decided to go and see his mother first.


    In the receiving hall of the prince quarter, Queen Magret was seated and taking a sip of her tea when the prince arrived.


    Her son asked her to return to Avalo but he did not even come to her. Instead, he had gone to welcome his wife. This annoyed her but when she remembered how useful princess Ellen is to her son she swallowed her disappointment.


    "Mother," Prince Sebastian called as he walked over.


    "Son," Queen Magret raised her head. It could be said that this was the first time she was visiting his quarter.


    "Welcome, trust your Journey was without trouble," prince Sebastian said as he took his seat. He was wearing his mask so the Queen could not see his Expression.


    "It was smooth," she replied.


    "Great, did you bring him," Prince Sebastian asked.


    "Yes," Queen Magret answered. She suddenly realized that even though she had done everything for the survival of her son, the two of them could not be said to be close.


    She had put him far from herself for his protection, but now when everything is over he was already grown.


    "How is it?" She asked. Even if they were not close, she still worry about him and as long as she breathed, she would do anything to ensure his safety.


    "Everything, is going slowly but there is progress," prince Sebastian answered. He knew she was asking about his progress in getting princess Ellen willing to bear his child.


    Queen Magret shook her head, she could guess from his answer that the two were yet to get intimate. She could not understand why her son was taking his time.


    "I think you should marry another wife. One that will be your queen. I hear the people are not very accepting of an outsider," Queen Magret said.


    "Is that so? Did the heave fall after your sat on the Queen''s position for years?" Prince Sebastian asked. He was not the type to get controlled by the people''s unnecessary demands. It was not against Avalo''s tradition to have an outsider as the Queen. After all her power is limited.


    Queen Magret felt embarrassed when she heard his question, so she hurriedly explain herself. "I am not saying this because of the people. I just feel that if you get married to another wife, she will be put under pressure. Since she is an outsider trying to survive, she will become desperate," she explained.


    Prince Sebastian looked at his mother, he understood her method and he knew that it will most likely work but he was unwilling to take another wife. He hated crowds and dancing, and this can not be avoided in a marriage ceremony. Of course, he could have Jeffery stand in for him since the person was not his sunshine but he was unwilling to manipulate his sunshine.


    "I will not take another wife, it is too much drama. The Princess already has all I need and want," Prince Sebastian said.


    "I know that, but think about the bigger picture, If you do things my way, then there will be no need to pamper her and the long wait will be over. As long as she is willing everything else will be fine," Queen Magret tried to convince her son.


    Prince Sebastian narrowed his eyes at his mother. "Did you start the rumor?" He asked.


    "What? I was not even in Avalo, how could I have started the rumor?" Queen Magret felt helpless.


    Prince Sebastian kept quiet but the Queen was sure, he did not believe her. After all, she does not need to be present in Avalo to start a rumor if she wanted to. She had a lot of loyal men to do this for her.


    "I will not lie to you son, this Rumor has nothing to do with me.. I just thought you could take advantage of it," Queen Magret clarified.