Royalty? It's Not What You Think. (ON HOLD)

Chapter 25: The East Tower

Hey guys! My and my stubbornness. I feel kinda bad for demanding reads in order to upload...So, I won't do that anymore! I'll just upload when I have a chapter ready! I'm sorry to all of you readers out there who have been waiting for a while for me to post! Please don't hate me! X(

So this next chapter, may come as a shock to you, so be prepared. Don't be fooled by it's start. Haha. Welp, here it is!

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Prince Auden avoided me. If we happened to see each other in the halls or the corridors, he would walk right past me. If I called out to him, he would ignore me. If I planted myself right in his face, he would just pass me by.

With each day, I became more and more dejected. I did not know what to do with my time. If I was with the Prince, we would have done something interesting like archery. I still wanted to try that…I smiled at the thought.

It has come to be a week since my arrival at TyronCastle. I do not even know where the time went. I still remember the day when I first set foot here. I wanted to leave more than anything else. I hated everything around me, but gradually, that feeling faded away.

It started with the Queen. I felt like she was the first one to accept me, despite our first meeting. I grew to like her more and more through all the betrothal planning we did. Although the activities we did were definitely not what I wanted, I suppose she made it a bit less harsh.

I sighed losing all traces of thought. My mind fluttered through images of the Prince.

Why would you do such a thing?

I had not been able to get myself together in order to think since then. My head completely blanked whenever I tried to figure things out. It always flashed back to the kiss.

I traced my lips unconsciously. Why…why does it feel familiar, though?

I stopped my hand and blushed when I realized what I was doing. I glanced around me in embarrassment hoping that no one saw my ridiculous act.

As I walked down the hall in particular direction, I began to wonder if I would ever realize my true feelings. Perhaps, if I spoke to him?

I shook my head to rid myself of the idea. There was absolutely no way the Prince would want to see me now.

I hurt him. I hurt him beyond what words could explain.

I mentally kicked myself for being so careless. How could I lose the ring? How could I have been so thoughtless?

My mind wandered back to that evening just a week ago. I took a walk during dinner, and I found Lord Percy whispering to Lord Erin: the uncle with the best friend.

Why have I not thought about this before? Surely, such a thing must mean something. After all, when the two are together among our company they seem like they do not know each other at all. They hardly even speak.

All that is left is the conversation they were having. What an absurd topic! I racked my brain for memories of it. Prince…Hmm…Was it not about him discovering something?

I closed my eyes.

The Prince found something…and Lord Percy appeared to be distressed…

I seemed to me that the Lord was planning something. And somehow, it involved Lord Erin as well. 

It could not possibly forebode well, considering the time and place of their conversation.