KING IN THE NORTH
chapter 37 immortal

Olive tried hard not to think about it, even though it felt impossible. Olive was tempted to ask Prince Artur, although in every opportunity he paused it too.

Olive had heard too many times about the legend of the Kingdom's immortality, but Olive had never really thought about it until this point.

It may be true that King Alzov will never age, Olive has seen for herself the reality. But it is still too simple to simply define him as an immortal being, who he really is.... Perhaps only Prince Artur could give him an answer.

Almost every night Olive uses her time to think, even though she always finds a dead end. Strangely again sometimes he deliberately opened the window of his room wide, no matter what he expected. King Alzov never visited him again since that night.

Really Olive really wanted to curse herself when sometimes she secretly hoped that someone would suddenly come back knocking on her window.

This morning Princess Aurora came to Olive's room, as the girl has been seen rarely coming out.

"Olive are you okay? "

Olive just nodded and immediately greeted Princess Aurora who looked fresher with her small distended stomach.

"So my brother asked you how you were."

"Oh... Really thank me for your concern Yang Mulya, is the Prince's attitude better?"

"He's starting to get back on horseback."

Olive seemed happy to hear it.

"Olive, my brother is worried about you."

Mara sat at the end of the bed when she spoke again. "Have you thought about it? "

"Sure Yang Mulya, I'm also very worried about her, if it wasn't for me Prince Keive couldn't have been harmed."

"That's not what I mean, I don't want you to feel guilty about it, my brother has been watching you for a long time."

Olive began to realize where Princess Aurora was talking.

"Oh... My Highness is only the daughter of a horse nanny who could not possibly dare to mean anything about the Prince's kindness."

"Look at Olive you're an amazingly beautiful girl, I don't think it's wrong that my sister chose you, all men would be willing to kill each other for a girl like you."

"Daughter, I dare not, everyone here has been too kind to me, it's all been more than what I deserve."

"Calm down Olive, I just want you to start thinking about it" Mara's smile seemed sincere as she touched Olive's cheek with her soft hands. "I'd better let you rest, 'cause it looks like you're not well, then let me get the palace healer to check on you."

"No need for Princess, it seems like I've only been sleep deprived for a few nights."

And that's true....

After Princess Aurora left, Olive really started to think it didn't seem like the problem was as simple as she thought.

Olive was happy to live in this place, because Olive was happy to see Princess Aurora and Prince Artur happy, but sometimes she also thought, is this her life????

Indeed, sometimes Olive felt that watching the happiness of Prince Artur and Princess Aurora was more than enough. But sometimes he also thinks everyone will want to have their own family, even for a servant.

It wasn't that Olive wasn't aware of so much attention she often got but was that really what she wanted????

About Prince Keive, Olive really did not dare to think about it. He could not deny Prince Keive was always good to him but all this time Olive did not dare to interpret his assortment. Not only because he was a Prince, but I don't know Olive did not understand, maybe the same as Princess Aurora, Olive also felt that the man deserved to fill the figure of an older brother whom Olive had never been able to.

Somehow Olive suddenly compared him to King Alzov who had never been kind to him, could Olive consider his offer?

"Follow back north...."

If only someone could talk to him about it. Olive never told anyone about the arrival of King Alzov, because it would sound crazy.

Recalling King Alzov's promise that night, Olive felt too weak to turn him down, as if she was nothing to appeal to everything the man had. King Alzov had everything he wanted, so for what he still wants a girl like himself who is nobody and will age if it is only limited to physical beauty that King Alzov wants. Olive really did not dare to continue her thoughts, unless she would be recalled with the various intimacy they had gone through, and how scared she was of dreaming about all that.

Olive hurriedly climbed up onto the bed and left the window of her room open.

The night did not rain, the sky was bright with stars that he could see from the open window of his room. Olive starts to fall asleep after midnight, probably from being tired until she doesn't remember what she dreamed last night.

When he woke up in the morning the sunlight had started to be blazing, Olive remembered the window was still open the sun looked bright there, it was a beautiful day but somehow there was a feeling of disappointment in him that was hard to express.

In the afternoon Prince Keive actually came to take him on a horse ride, not far only around the palace garden, Olive accompanied him for almost half that day. What a good Prince Keive but why Olive still can't think of him as more than he should respect.

Unexpectedly Prince Keive held Olive's hand, the still shocked Olive could only shut up. Prince Keive is very charming and full of wiabow but stupid Olive actually suddenly thought of King Alzov at the wrong time, Prince Keive kissed the back of his hand.

"Come with me for tea before I let you go home" Prince Keive's smile was friendly and impossible to resist.

"Olive you know I've always been watching you" Prince Keive said after a servant had just poured a pot of Rose tea in his cup, olive noticed how the rosebuds were re-branded in his cup, the girl really needs help to get back to concentrating.

"What are you thinking Olive?"

Oh the girl was a bit surprised, "I feel very lucky, Prince," replied Olive gently, hurriedly the girl corrected her attitude, and Prince Keive still noticed her unmoved.

"But you don't seem happy to hear it."

"Ma'af Prince, I don't dare... "

Olive's sentence was interrupted when Prince Keive's index finger touched her lips .

"You can call me, Keive.. "

"I don't dare Yang Mulya"

"Only between the two of us" Prince Keive developed an extraordinary smile, normally a girl would melt because of it, if not again it was the figure of King Alzov who again crossed Olive's head. Lately, for some reason Olive's brain has been poisoned by a dark figure that she should hate.

Whatever Prince Keive said that afternoon, it was hard for Olive to concentrate. Olive is so happy Prince Keive let her go home before dark. Olive really doesn't know what happened to her, she can just ignore a guy as good as Prince Keive.

Olive immediately returned to her room, cleaned herself long enough in the bathtub, soaked herself with various therapeutic aromas, she just came out when her mind felt quite calm. Olive returns to the room after dinner with Prince Artur and Princess Aurora, but Olive is grateful that Princess Aurora did not ask much.

After returning to her room Olive again felt alone, I don't know what she wanted maybe she just felt lonely. Olive is happy here but sometimes she remembers aunt Gabriel and Edmun, I don't know if Olive can see them again. There was tremendous sadness every time Olive imagined it. And King Alzov, sometimes Olive wants to get angry in a strange way, something Olive can't understand maybe she herself doesn't realize if her subconscious might miss her.

Olive had already started to fall asleep as she felt that there were sturdy arms hugging her.

Like the heat that stung her body Olive tiptoed but the arm managed to hold her to remain still.

"You know I'm not happy there's someone else's scent on your body."

His heavy voice sounded like a soft whisper behind Olive's bristling ears.

Olive was goosebumps, it was impossible for a human to be able to sniff out such a scent. But he's still moving down Olive's body like absolutely making sure nothing gets left behind.

"You cleaned yourself up well."

Indeed, Olive had soaked long enough without any intention, she really did not know if the scent of others could be left on her body. Oh my.. Olive is back on the grid. That means the guy's been watching Olive all day. How could..

She was already in front of Olive, looking at her quite closely and Olive touched her lower lip.

It felt real and he wasn't dreaming....

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