The Rogue Prince

CHAPTER 6

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Prince Albrecht journeyed non-stop for weeks, he knew that his mother's guards would catch up with him sooner or later and he'll have to fight them. But to do that he needs to rest to gather some strength otherwise when they do find him they'll surely capture him but if they weren't sent by his mother then they'll surely kill him.

"Ha! Finally." He said when he got to an Inn in the farthest state up north.

"I can rest here for a few days since I'm almost out of the country." He said entering the inn, hoping that no one would recognize him. He pulled the hood over his head and walk towards the innkeeper.

"I'd like a room please." He asked him, but he was too busy serving another customer a cup of ale to hear what the Prince said.

"What did you say, boy?" he asked after he was done with serving.

"I said I'd like a room." He gritted out.

"And why would I give a room to a fifteen year old boy." He asked looking at him suspiciously.

"I am nineteen. Now please tell me how much a room for two nights will cost." He said trying not to show his anger.

"I'm not giving any of my rooms to a child, go and bring your parents, if they're the ones who sent you." He blurted out with a huge smirk on him face.

"Then you leave me no choice." He looked into the innkeepers eyes. "Obedientia." He whispered.

"Anything for you sir?" He said with a huge smile on him face.

"Trust me, I hate this, but you gave me no choice, I had to do it." He said to himself trying to fight his conscience for compelling the innkeeper.

"Sir?"

"I'd like a room please, for two nights."

"That will be a 100 Lentils."

"Okay." The Prince said, removing two coins from his pocket, fifty Lentils each, he gave it to the innkeeper and collected the keys.

"First floor, fifth door to your right." He said still, with that foolish smile on his face. He looked at him and sighed, hopefully no one will notice that he has been compelled he thought. He went into the fifth room on his right when he got to the first floor. He dropped his bag on the table and jumped straight into bed. He woke up early in the morning and washed his face.

"Should I take a bath?" He contemplated, because he risks exposing his identity and he was sure there were bounty hunters after him too.

"I think I should, I can't go into another country smelling like horse dung." He shrugged when he smelt his armpit. He put on his hood and headed for the public bath. Luckily no one was inside when he got there.

"Whew, today must be my lucky day." He got into the hot bath and began washing down.

"I have to think of a way of defending myself." He muttered to himself.

"Against who?" A voice came from behind him and he froze, either it was a voice of a girl or that of a child. Either way he wasn't going to turn around to see who it was because he would risk exposing himself.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone that you're Prince Albrecht." The voice said. Am I dreaming, he thought, he turned and his gaze was meet with the most beautiful amber eyes he had ever seen, he stared into her eyes and she looked away.

"And why should I trust you."

"Because no one will believe me, I'm just a slave."

"I see." He said turning away from her. "And how did you know who I was?"

"The symbol on your left arm is the crest of the royal family." she said shyly.

"How did you know about the royal crest if you're just a slave and what are you doing here? I thought this was the men's bath."

"I read a lot and it is, I was just cleaning it up, it's part of my duties besides I was here before you even came in."

"Okay then. Proceed with what you were doing."

"I don't know if you mind me asking but, who do you want to protect yourself against?"

"My mother's guards"

"Are you running away?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"I can't tell you that, it is a family issue."

"I can help you escape."

"Why would you want to help me?

"Because I want you to take me with you when you leave the country."

"Okay, meet me in room thirty five. You can leave now."

"But I'm not done."

"Well I'm done and I'll like to leave, unless you'd like to see me naked."

"Okay, I'll be up in a jiffy." She slowly moved out of the bath and as she did Albrecht turned back and noticed the slave mark on her leg.

"Hey! Can you get me some clothes?"

"Sure." She smiled at him and left the bath. The Prince immediately got up, dried himself and put his dirty clothes back on. With the hood concealing his face, he walked back to his room. After a while there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" he said getting ready to attack whoever was behind the door.

"It's me." She said, hoping that he would recognize her voice. He slowly opened the door to reveal the slave twirling her fingers nervously.

"Come in." He said boldly. She stepped into the room clumsily, tripped and she fell on the prince, causing him to also fall down.

"I'm so sorry my lord." She quickly stood up of him and prostrated herself in front of him.

"Stop it! Get up now! You don't have give me any reverence, I am on the run remember." He chuckled lasciviously.

"Thank you. Can I ask for a favor?" She said twirling her fingers nervously.

"Yes, what is it?"

"I want you to free me." she pointed to the mark on her left leg.

"How did you know I have magic?"

"I saw what you did to the innkeeper." She smiled at him shyly.

"Okay. But I don't know if my magic is strong enough to do that."

"I'm sure it is. You just need to get the incantation right, or we could just kill the innkeeper."

"No. I'll do it."

"Okay, the incantation goes like this...."

"Wait, you have to tell me, how you can help me defend myself first."

"Okay. We'll go to the state's Mage's fortress, he has a vault filled with magical items, and I know we'll find a weapon there for you as well as other things like a map and some grimiores."

"You're telling me to jump into the lion's mouth?! I can't do that on my own."

"Yes, you need my help, that's why you need to free me first."

"What if I free you and you end up running way."

"I promise never to betray you so long as I live" She immediately swore a pact with him.

" Alright then, let's get you freed."

"Place your hand on the mark and say ego concendo vos licentia familiaris amplius." She said. He place his hand on the circular tatoo-like mark around her left leg and took in a deep breath.

"Ego concendo vos licentia famliliaria amplius!!" He said, the slave mark started glowing in a blue colour, he continued to repeat the chant and suddenly there was a bright light blinding him, he quickly covered his eyes and said to himself. What have I done?