Princess Ellen was surprised by this question. She did not know why he was suddenly asking if she wants to be his queen. So for a short moment, she just stared at him without any reaction.


    "It is not up to me, your highness," when she finally realized why he might be asking such a question.


    "What if it was up to you?" Prince Sebastian asked. He was trying to see through her thought.  Although he had sounded very confident when he spoke to his mother earlier he still had little doubt.


    Princess Ellen looked at him. "What if I say I was to be the queen that seat next to you, will that stop you from marrying another now or in the future?" Princess Ellen asked.


    She has been doing some thinking and she realizes that she never had a guaranty that he will not pick up another wife. So what was the difference if he did it now or later? Even if she is the queen that sat next to him, it will not change the fact that he could pick up another wife or a mistress.


    Prince Sebastian smiled, he had picked the main point from her statement. It is not that she is desperate for the position of the Queen. It just so happen that what she worries about is him taking another wife. "So should I take it that she likes me?" He asked himself.


    Princess Ellen sigh when she saw him not answering her question. She conclude that it was because she was right. She should have expected this possibility but why does it still hurt.


    She felt the bitterness spreading through her body, her life was indeed miserable. She felt tired and wanted to cry for herself but she did not want to cry again in the presence of the prince so she relaxed her body on the bed and closed her eyes to push the tears back.


    She was still trying to put her emotions together when she felt someone holding her close into his arms. She could tell that it was the prince.


    "If you want to be the queen then the position is yours. It is not against the kingdom''s tradition so we do not have to listen to the noise outside," Prince Sebastian said.


    Princess Ellen did not react, she really did know how to react. Maybe because she has learned that the position of the queen is nothing. Lady Regina has been queen for over twenty years but just a single word from the king and she lost all the power, so she did not find the news exciting.


    What if he felt comfortable letting her have this position today, does it mean he can not change his mind tomorrow?


    Being the Queen of Avalo to her was just fulfilled another of her duty to him when he becomes the king. When the prince did not get any reaction he decided to continue speaking.


    "You do not have to bother about things like this,  I have already said I like you. I do not have plans of marrying another," prince Sebastian said. His voice was flat as usual. He was not trying to be sweat. He just wanted to tell her what he had in mind to avoid future misunderstandings.


    When his words entered the princess''s ears, she was so surprised that she forgot to breathe. Moreover, she was scared that her ears did not hear him correctly.


    It sounded too good to be true that she did not dare to believe him. She struggles to move from his hug and prince Sebastian lets go of her. She looked into his eyes as if she was in search of the truth. When prince Sebastian saw her action, he was getting more convinced that she liked him.


    "Did you say something just now?" Princess Ellen was still finding it hard to believe her ears.


    "I said that I like you. And I have no plans of marrying another wife. You will be the Queen of Avalo as long as I am the king," Prince Sebastian said. If it was someone else, prince Sebastian would have not repeated himself.


    When princess Ellen heard his reply she had already been holding her breath too long, so her body reacted forcing her to take a deep breath. It was as though a heavy burden has been lifted off her shoulder. Her action surprised the prince.


    "Was she that worried about him taking another wife?" Prince Sebastian wondered. He could not deny that this made him happy. He could not stop himself from smiling. As long as she had a little likeness towards him, he was satisfied.


    Meanwhile, princess Ellen was embarrassed by her unanticipated reaction. If she could she would find a hole to hide.


    When the prince saw the Embarrassed look of the princess he felt more delighted. He could guess that she had not meant to show such a reaction.


    "Does this mean you like me too?" Prince Sebastian asked. He knew he was already in love with her but even if what she felt towards him was just a simple like, he did not mind.


    Princess Ellen''s face turned red, she felt a bit shy but she answered him honestly. "Yes,"


    It was just a single word but the prince felt that the word yes was quite pleasant to the ear. He felt warm all over. "You are not lying to me right?" Prince Sebastian asked after the short excitement.


    "I will not dare lie to my prince," princess Ellen said. The smile in her eyes could not be seen. Prince Sebastian was very happy to hear this. Especially because she had ''addressed him as ''my prince'' he learned something from that day. The princess refers to him as your highness when she is not pleased about something.


    Princess Ellen also felt at peace after having this conversation with the prince. "If you are unhappy with something next time you should tell me about it. We can just talk about it and avoid misunderstanding," prince Sebastian said. Princess Ellen felt that he was right so she agreed to this arrangement. If they talk about things then she would not overthink things.


    Now that everything was settled, princess Ellen remembered that she missed him. She reach out her hand and took off his mask. Her actions looked very confident but she was a bit nervous.


    Prince Sébastien was surprised and happy by her action. He had missed her for the past two days, so before the princess could withdraw her hand he pulled her closer and kissed her lips.


    Princess Ellen was welcoming, the two of them have missed each other so much. That the moment that their lips touch they forgot about the whole world.


    They were both drawn to each other and natural instinct took over. Perhaps this would have been the time when the couple become one, but before they progress there was a knock on the door.


    "Your highness, I have brought your dinner," Grater said. The poor woman was not aware of her wrong timing since she did not know the prince was visiting. She suddenly offended the prince without knowing.


    It was fortunate that princess Ellen''s stomach grumble at this moment to ease the prince''s anger.