The Unexpected Prince • Yang Jungwon

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Jungwon is still thinking about what might happen between Slikle and Lavita. He snapped out of it when he heard someone knocking on the door. "Come in." Jungwon puts his books aside as he turns to see who came in. "Blessing and glory upon the Empire of Lavita. You have archery lessons later, Your Highness." Sir Martin bows while speaking. "Archery?" Jungwon tilted his head. "But Prince Jungwon doesn't have any lessons in the novel because the emperor and empress doesn't let him join any, and God knows why. So, why do I have it?" Jungwon thought to himself. Sir Martin nodded, "His majesty told you to train for your archery skills and swordsmanship for a while now, your highness. And since you are recovering well after the last incident, it's time to continue our training." Jungwon nodded. "Alright, I'll go get ready now." Sir Martin nodded. "I'll be waiting outside, your highness." He bows and walks out of the chamber. "So, I have lessons and trainings while the prince in the novel doesn't? This all doesn't make any sense." Jungwon thought to himself. "Did something change? If so, what changed?" Jungwon looked out of the windows. It was sunny with the light shining through the window. Jungwon sighs, "I need to get ready for archery training now." The servants helped Jungwon get changed. He was wearing a richly embroidered tunic in dark blue with fitted leggings in dark blue as well. High leather boots with decorative details for an elegant touch, a wide, ornate belt with a decorative buckle to cinch the waist. Fingerless leather gloves for protection and grip while handling the bow, a luxurious, fur-lined cape in a contrasting color to drape over the shoulders. Last but not least, a jewel-adorned hat that adds a touch of grandeur, a quiver to hold arrows, a jeweled brooch, and a pendant necklace for added opulence. Jungwon looked at himself in the mirror. "Hm.. I had never done archery before in my life. I wonder if I can do it.." Jungwon thought to himself before walking out of his chamber. "Your Highness," Sir Martin bowed to Jungwon when he saw him put and all dressed up to go. "Let's go to the Archer Dome, Your Highness." Jungwon nodded while following Sir Martin to the Archer Dome. "The Archer Dome, the place for both noble man and noble woman to do archery. But only a few of them are legal to enter the Dome. The 5 most trusted vessels of the emperor are allowed to enter whenever they want. The Archer Dome was created before the Lavita Empire was named. The first emperor of The Empire of Slikle created the Archer Dome for only the imperial family. But when the House of Lavita took over the empire, the 5 most trusted vessels were allowed to enter the Archer Dome with no complications." Jungwon and Sir Martin reached the Archer Dome. It was floating in the sky with magic and glass-like steps from the ground to the entrance of the dome. "Let's go, Your Highness." Sir Martin walked up the glass steps first while Jungwon stood behind. "I won't fall down, right? Will the steps break?" Jungwon was worried because it was his first time walking on steps like that. "You won't fall, Your Highness. I promise." Jungwon nodded and took a deep breath before taking the first step up. He slowly walked up the steps and looked at the palace view from the top. "Wow! I didn't know the palace was this big!" Jungwon was admiring the palace view from the high steps. "We are here, Your Highness." They stepped into the Archer Dome. The dome has white structures with golden accents wrapped around it. There were benches, flowers, and trees in the dome as well. The dome was bigger on the inside and has lots of sections in it. There were loads of boxes filled with arrows and bows, and there were lots of people training in the Archer Dome. "They have a different bow. It's not like mine." Jungwon looks at his bow and then at the archers'. "That's because the bows here show what status you're from. For example, Your Highness is having a black bow with red ink like patterned bow. That means you're from the imperial family. The dukes and duchess have purple bows, marquess and marchioness have orange nows, count and countess have yellow bows, viscount and viscountess have white bows and finally, baron and baroness have green bows." Jungwon nodded. "Ah, I see. So that's how you guys hand out the bows here." Sir Martin nodded. "Indeed, Your Highness. Let's get started with training." Jungwon and Sir Martin walked to an empty section and started training.