Royal Affection

Hunt for Damon

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"Maxwell, can you please take care of the situation here while I go my hunt for Damon? And do you have any guesses where he can be?", I implored while putting a torn hat on my head.

"Sure Elias, and sadly no. I already had checked the warrior quarters and inquired some people about him but no one knows about his whereabouts."

I sighed in thought. It will not make me stop my search for him but it will surely gonna make my search a bit difficult. He could be anywhere from inside the palace to even in someone's hut, hopefully, I found him soon and we can talk. And then I will see what I have to do and what should be my next step. One step at a time Elias.

"Do you think someone would identify me? I don't want people acknowledging me today", I gazed at Maxwell in question.

"I am sure even Damon will find it hard to identify you", he teased.

"Hey! Don't say that, we don't want Damon not identifying me. I hope he will be the only one to identify me", I blushed at my thoughts.

He laughed at my shyness while I keep looking at myself in the mirror and keep finding faults in my outfit. After my father departure and the green flag was thrown in my way which spark my motivation to the sky. I quickly came back to my room while asking Maxwell to prepare some common man clothes for me. It did take half an hour but he presented me with our kingdom common people's outfit in my size. I was dressing up as a commoner so no one can acknowledge me and I could focus all my attention on finding Damon without any bugging. I even put some soil on my cheeks to get that real look. My clothes seem like it was worn several times before, making my act more believable. My hair was not styled like I usually do and let my curls have their way this time.

"Okay, I am ready! You sure you will be fine here?", I asked Maxwell.

"I think I should be the one asking that. But to answer your query, yes I will be absolutely fine. And if you couldn't find Damon after the sun sets, come back to the palace. Don't roam around because Damon would also not want you wandering outside the palace at night", he rambled in worry like the mother hen he could be.

I keep nodding at his every word without giving it much thought.

We both know, every reasonable theory are out of the window for me when it comes to Damon.

"If I didn't find him I will come back soon after the sun sets but if I didn't then it means I must be with Damon, don't fret," I explained to him and saluted to lighten up his mood.

I nodded once again but this time to myself. I made my way outside my room while he stayed inside my room. I tried not to get noticed by the others on the way out of the palace. The new energy was running in my body, maybe it was because I knew inside if it didn't work our this time I would give up for real. Maybe I was ready to start a new beginning if today things didn't go like I have imagined it to be and I was okay with it.

I was now outside the palace and royal grounds, making my way towards the town. So my guesses where he could be are limited, don't judge me now but what I am sure of is that he is not around the palace for sure. He can be at his father's graveyard that is situated on the hill which is quite far from the palace which will take the whole of my afternoon or he could be near the lakeside, where we both used to have picnics as children. He would practice his training or more like show off his moves and I will find a tree shade and read one of my many books.

But that story for another time.

I started my journey to the hill. It was nice walking around the town while not feeling people gaze at every step and helped me to clear my mind more. Not want to admit it but I am also kind of preparing what to say to Damon if I did find him on the hill. If he is at his father's grave then it means his feelings are not stable, he is not stable. His father has been a sour and sensitive topic at the same time for him and we don't talk about it much. He was our head warrior but he died in his forties reason was suicide, reasons not known to me as people get fun in spreading their stories.

I didn't want to take a break because I fear maybe I would stop myself from doing this, which I know I can't. It will still take me an hour or two to reach there. I looked around while counting my journey, children playing with pebbles and some playing with their parents. Mothers were talking in front of their doors in groups. Watching all this I couldn't stop my thoughts heading that way, me and Damon living together. I am well aware he doesn't have a house under his provision, reasons unknown again to me but if things went well today then I do want to head us towards marriage.

I do fear that he would not want to marry me even he agreed to his feelings for me because it will lead to me leaving my royalty behind to marry him.

In Greenwood, if a royalty wants to marry and settle down with a commoner and not a royalty, he or she needs to leave their royal life behind.

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