"So this is the young prince you are to marry" Archer's father, Richard, said.
"Oh no no no, father. This is Prince Augustus Gother, of the Speldian Kingdom" Archer corrected his father.
"Oh.. well thank you for bringing my son to pay me a visit after being taken"
"It was only a kind gesture, sir" Augustus said.
The Speldian prince and the young master stayed at the house of Hastings for another 5 hours or so. Archer was having the time of his life as he finally got to see his father once again. He was also mad that his "future husband" didn't even think to plan a visitation for him. How come the prince that he isn't getting married to decided to do it before he could? Yet he calls himself an "honored prince."
Well thank goodness for Augustus, but look at the time, it is already 21:35pm. They must hurry back to the Lendorr palace before midnight. And they did just that.
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Augustus's carriage dropped Archer back at the palace and went on back to the Speldian Kingdom. The young master was exhausted, what a day it has been. He made his way to the sleeping chambers and as he entered, he saw Nathaniel sitting in bed, but this time reading a different book (that seemed to have even more pages than the last one). Well the other thing Archer noticed is that Nathaniel paid him no attention. He didn't seem bothered that Archer had arrived at 22:00pm. Not giving it any thought, the young master changed into his sleeping attire and got into bed. "Nathaniel" he said.
With a sigh, Nathaniel replied, "Archer" and continued to read his book. 'Hmm? Usually he'd bombard me with questions but.. he seems to not care?' Strange the young master thought. Well whatever, Archer just went straight to sleep.
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The next morning seemed to be even more strange. Archer got out of bed, changed into his clothing and left the chambers. He came across Nathaniel and was about to speak to him, but the prince just walked past him without a single word. What? Did he just ignore him? Huh...
The young master also happened to bump into Brandon. "Brandon, have you noticed Nathaniel's behavior lately? He's been ignoring me" he said.
"Nathan? He seems to be himself around me" the prince answered.
'So he is ignoring me only.. petty' Archer thought.
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Now dinner became one of the most awkward moments of the evening. The family sat all together, in the order they usually do, and that means that Archer sat across Nathaniel.
"So, how are two feeling about the wedding approaching?" Jonathan asked.
"What even is the point of the wedding?" Nathaniel replied to Jonathan.
"...excuse me?" Archer asked.
"Archer Hastings, you have no interest me, do you? So what is the point of officiating our marriage? To please my desires? To make me happy? What is the point of a marriage when it's only one spouse that is happy? What is the point of a marriage with no love?" Nathaniel stood up.
"Son, what are you saying?" Angelique asked.
"This was all a waste of time. I'm calling off the wedding"
"What?!" Archer said as he shot straight out of his chair.
"Archer, you will be escorted to Alodias Village by one of the coachmen. There, you will be reunited with your father, and you won't be confined by the walls of this here palace" the prince continued.
"So you basically just wasted my time?!" Archer shouted.
"You can keep your new clothing" the prince left the dining hall.
Well that was.. something
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Sure enough, Archer was escorted back to his home village. He left the palace, so infuriated. He felt as if the prince was nothing but a selfish brat that had no purpose in life but to destroy people's lives, but he also felt a strange feeling inside...
When he arrived at the village, he got off the carriage and he was met by lady Margaret. "Darling, you're visiting two days in the row? How wonderful!" she said. Archer didn't utter a word, and from that brief silence, lady Margaret knew that he had been kicked out. "Oh you poor thing, come here" she hugged Archer and let him cry on her shoulder. He began to cry because deep inside he was starting to warm up to the prince, and now he kicked him out. Now that feeling was engulfed in the flames of sadness.
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The Prince's Male Concubine
Historical Fiction"The prince has found a male wife" After 10 months of searching for a wife, the male second born of the royal family, Nathaniel Hawthorne, is to marry the young male, Archer Hastings (Disclaimer: This is a BL (male same-sex love), if you do not like...
