The underground harem

3

Princess Rhea and Prince Roshan walked in silence, each lost in thought. Rhea's mind was working in overdrive trying to figure out a way for her problems, one that would not require the death of her father. On the other hand Roshan was bothered about the news he had received from the harem,delivered by his little spy,an unlikely accomplice.He debated on whether to confide in Rhea but one look at her face and he knew she had more than enough on her mind to deal with.
       Roshan moved closer and took her dainty delicate hand in his, delighting in the smile she gave him, albeit a distracted one .Despite  the fact that in Bazelia such kind of contact between two unmarried or unrelated people was frowned upon,he did not care. They didn't have to walk for long since the king had instructed that they stay close to his chambers, therefore their rooms were in the main palace.
    At the door to Rhea's room were two guards, one meant for Rhea,the other Roshan since his room was right across hers. The guards looked up from their conversation,seeming startled and color crept in to the skin of one, alerting Prince Roshan that either he or Rhea or both of them had been the subject of the conversation. Normally Rhea greeted the guards and occasionally even took the time to strike up a conversation with them but today she was in no frame of mind for any type of courtesy. She walked into her room with Roshan behind her and as her guard began protesting about her lack of a chaperone she closed the door in his face and locked it.
    Rhea turned around and found Roshan staring at her,one brow raised in question. As an answer she threw herself into his arms wrapping her hands around his waist. After the initial surprise, he wrapped his hands around her too and pulled her closer. As her head rested on his chest,she heard the quickening of his heartbeat. How perfectly she fit against him,Prince Roshan thought, but she could never be his,no matter what she chose to believe, he knew that their stars were not aligned.
    "Don't think about it, " she mumbled trying to get even closer.
   "Huh?"
   "Your thinking about it again, I can feel it,I love you,I'm here with you and that's all that matters, we can worry about the future later."
    Roshan was lost for words,for how could he bear to tell this lovely angel in his arms the contents of the letter that had arrived for him that morning from his own kingdom. He knew he had to tell her but not now,no, he would not ruin the moment, he resolved. Instead he lowered his head into her hair, inhaling her,swarming him with her scent.
     "Your Majesty are you sniffing me?" She asked raising her head with a smile on her face. Roshan chuckled and nodded sagely as if they were discussing the dynamics of the laws of gravity.
   "Yes,yes I am."
   She burst out laughing,a soft charming sound that had a lilt to it,to him it was like fairies singing, but of course he could never admit that to anyone. She took a step back and although he did not want to he let her go. He understood her need to seek comfort from him but he also knew that she couldn't remain in his arms forever.
   Rhea moved away from Roshan and dropped into a couch with much more dramatics than was necessary earning a sceptic look from him. She fought the urge to stick her tongue out at him and lost terribly. He laughed,a deep throaty sound and moved to sit on the couch opposite hers. The silence that followed was in no way awkward and gave her time to think about what her older brother had proposed.
      She knew so little about him,yet so much. It was weird that having grown up away from him she felt such a deep connection of souls between them. Kindred souls she mused,they were bound to connect after all the horrors the members of the harem had inflicted on them at such young ages. He was bright,easily the brightest child of the King but he hid his intelligence in layers of silence. He did not talk to a lot of people in the palace and he spent most of his time either shadowing his father and giving him advice or reading despite his blindness.
   His plan was brilliant, with little chance of failure but she worried. Doubts creeping in from all corners of her mind. 'What if someone found out what they were going to do? What if the plan did not work? What if they were successful? Then what? Would she be able to rule without her father's constant guidance?' The only reason she had finally given in to being crown princess was the deal they had stricken up with her father. He had promised to step down,crown her and help guide her through court affairs and when they were both finally satisfied that she was prepared to rule on her own,he would retire completely and go touring the world with her mother.
  'What would she do without him?' Yes she knew her brother was more versed in court affairs than even her father despite everything, for his brilliance ranged on genius levels and he would guide her but she wanted no actually she needed her father. She had spent so many years away from him that the thought of separation caused her pain so great it was almost physical. However much she tried she could not come up with a better solution and grudgingly she was beginning to see that her brother's plan was the best cause of action. Her thoughts were interrupted by the sounds of a bang on her door followed by the sounds of a scuffle and then raising voices. As she got up and headed to see what was outside, her footsteps were frozen by recognizing who the angry voice shouting outside her room belonged to.
  Hey guys
   I'm so so so so sooorry for placing the book on hold and not informing you,nothing justifies my actions and I hope to be forgiven. However I still have much going on so please just bear with my irregular updates.
        Soooo, I'd really like to hear feedback from you guys. I know so far I've left you with more questions than answers but I intend to correct that. So what do you think about the Royal family of Bazelia as of now?And who is your favorite character if you have one?