Nahihintakutang napatingin si Lacy kay Pickett at hindi makapaniwala sa kaniyang narinig mula sa ama nito.
Base sa kaniyang sinambit, si Pickett ang nagsabi sa kaniyang ama. This adds up to her anger towards him. Lacy unconsciously clenched her fist as she drop her head.
"W-Why...?" she mumbled to herself as her shoulders shudder in anger.
Ipinag-utos ni King Levi na sila ang magpasimula ng sayaw, kaya naman kahit ayaw niya ay wala siyang nagawa. Kaya naman nang inilahad ni Pickett ang kmay nito upang ayain siyang isayaw ay tinanggap niya pa rin.
Ayaw niyang gumawa ng eskandalo, napatingin siya sa paligid niya at nakita niya anng kaniyang ama at si Luci na nilapitan ang hari, at si Izabel ay nasa tabi ni Maddyson at parehas silang masama ang tingin sa kaniya.
Napatingin naman siya kay Pickett nang maramdaman niyang napahigpit ang kapit nito sa kaniyang kamay.
Nang nasa gitna na sila ng hall ay parehas silang yumuko sa isa't isa bago nagsimulang sumayaw sa malamyos na musika. People are looking at them as if they are expecting the both of them to be the future ruler of this empire.
"I thought we already made an agreement," panimula ni Lacy rito habang nagsasayaw sila sa gitna.
"An agreement is something that both parties agree with," walang kaganang-ganang sagot nito sa kaniya. Napatitig naman si Lacy sa kaniya lalo na't hindi siya nito tinatapunan ng tingin.
Bumaba ang tingin ni Pickett kay Lacy nang hindi niya ito narinig na sumagot, akala niya ay gagawa ng eksena ang dalaga lalo na't naipit siya sa sitwasyong ayaw niya.
Pickett sighed, "I told my father that we didn't want to continue the agreement between our families."
"And?" They both swayed gracefully, as a daughter and son of both noble families it is not surprising that both of them are matchmade in everything.
"He doesn't like it," maikling saad nito. Napangisi naman si Lacy nang marinig iyon.
Of couse, he'll not!
"That''s not even surprising," Lacy said. Her eyebrows twitched as she looked at him.
"I told you I am going to take care of it. You shoould''ve let me take all the blame and the--" Pickett cut her off as he suddenly bend her down.
Her breathe stops as she stares at the man on her top. "It''s no use," sambit nito at mabilis din siyang itinayo nang maayos.
"Then I'll be the one who will--"
"Ten months," he blurted out. Napakunot naman ang noo ni Lacy nang marinig iyon.
"Huh?" takang sambit niya.
"Give me ten months," he plead as he looked at her straight in the eyes.
"What do you mean?"
"After two weeks, we are going to investigate the border between the Jafargo and Horizontal. Rumors has been spreading around the area that bandits are hiding in there and causing a lot of troubles. Your father and I are going to expedition."
Naramdaman ni Lacy na iniba nito ang pagkakahawak sa kanang kamay niya, pero hindi niya ito pinatuunan ng pansin.
Napataas naman ang kilay ni Lacy nang bigla itong tumigil sa pagsasayaw, hindi na rin naman sila ang nagsasayaw dahil matapos lang ang ilang saglit ay nagsipuntahan na rin ang ibang bisita sa gitna ng hall upang magsayaw.
Naalala niya na may mga bandito na umiikot-ikot sa Jafargo dahil isa itong city na malayo sa gitnang bayan ng Horizontal, na isang karatig bansa o kabilang Kingdom. Hindi na ito sakop ng Faeroe at iba na rin ang namumuno, it's an ally Kingdom of Faeroe.
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