prince // phan au [slow updates]

chapter 3

phil slightly opened the curtain again. he peaked out in a curious manner and raised an eyebrow.

he saw a pretty tall figure walk to the pond and crouch down. he could see the perfectly balanced crown shimmer in the moon light. the person had a cape flowing around them aswell.
they looked really lonely.

they turned around to face the castle, but it was too dark to see who it was.

since only phil's head was showing and there were no lights on in his room, the person probably couldn't see him.

he really wanted to just join them so they didn't have to be alone.

the person started swirling their hand in the water, almost as they were in a trance.

phil felt a strange feeling of comfort and he proceeded to get down on his knees and rest his hands and head in the window sill. then he just sat there, watching the stranger swirl his hand in the little pond below.

he must've fallen asleep, cause the next thing he did, was clumsily get off the floor with the sun shining bright in his face. "huh, must have dozed off" he mumbled to himself while scratching his neck.

the memory of the water-swirling stranger was clear in his mind and he didn't think of anything else through his shower.

as the stepped down the stairs to breakfast, he someone knocking on the door, startling him slightly. he stopped in his tracks and listened closely untill he heard the door open and words being exchanged. the voices sounded familiar but he couldn't exactly pin-point them.

he continued his descend down the stairs and the voices grew louder. he heard his mom, a man, and two other women talking, but when he had fully gotten down the stairs and looked around the corner, he saw five shadows.

and one of the silhouttes looked strangely familiar...