The Trapped Princess
Terms
Arion sat beside Gigas, he looked at the Princess respectfully. In Arion's heart wondered, will the Princess cry, or be angry? Arion believes his lord has absorbed Isabel's memory, so it is undeniable that he has known all the truth that has happened.
Arion's heart aches a little, knowing that the royal family has tried to save the two successors, but isn't it still unfair for the Princess to end up living apart from the King and Queen? Arion looked at the Princess's face, which was very beautiful even without makeup, his eyes still seemed swollen from crying, but his calm character amazed Arion.
"Ah forgive me, I forgot to serve something," said Princess Eleanor who suddenly stood up. But as he was about to step up, he stopped and seemed to be reminded of something. He raised his right hand. "I forgot, sorry let me try this one," said the Princess who then flicked her right hand on the table, leaving the table full of snacks and three cups of hot chocolate.
Arion and Gigas seemed to gasp, what the Princess was doing was something that everyone in the kingdom wanted so much, how could Princess Eleanor do it for them.
"Your Majesty, we are not too low-key to receive this very precious banquet" Arion said respectfully.
Ara looked confused, she returned to grudging[self on the sofa, then looked at Arion and Gigas alternately. "It is the obligation of the host to serve food for guests who come, why are you so tense? Did I make a mistake? I'm sorry I just tried it for the first time out of curiosity," Ara was confused and waited for one of Arion and Gigas to explain.
"Your Majesty, in the Queen's kingdom only personally entertain special people who have contributed to the kingdom, or close relatives of the royal family, he said, eating the banquet prepared by the Queen herself is a very desirable thing for all the people and is an immeasurable blessing, because usually the servant is in charge of taking care of the banquet," Arion explained carefully while Gigas seemed to be holding back his saliva and unable to speak.
Arion raised his head and looked at the Princess, how shocked Arion was when he saw the smile on the face of the Princess, so beautiful and charming.
"I am not the Queen, so there is no prohibition to eat what I serve for you, and again there is no need to be burdened because not necessarily I am the Princess you are looking for, so enjoy," said Ara while smiling widely. Ara grabbed her hot chocolate cup and sipped it carefully, she started so that Arion and Gigas would not hesitate to eat the dish from the magic she had just tried.
Seeing the Princess, Gigas now found courage, he immediately followed the Princess and took her cup. When the hot chocolate entered his mouth, his eyes seemed to sparkle with pleasure. "Thank you, Your Majesty, I have never tasted a drink this good, thank You Your Majesty," Gigas said as he bowed.
Ara smiled happily, then she grabbed a macaroon and stretched it out to Gigas. "Try, this is one of the snacks I like."
Gigas received the princess's words with both hands and without hesitation he put them in his mouth, no need to ask again, Gigas' face now looked very happy.
"Hahaha.you are so funny, try everything you want, you can even spend it," said Ara smiling widely.
Arion stared silently at the Princess, confused if she was really happy? Or does he just cover up his sadness by laughing? Somehow worries started to appear in Arion's heart.
"Your Majesty, please come back."
Ara turned to look at Arion, her eyes met Arion's pair of eyes looking at him seriously. "Do you really have to?" asked Ara softly, she leaned her back on the back of the sofa.
Arion nodded, "the royal family has been looking for His Majesty for a long time, they all want His Majesty to return."
Ara seemed to take a deep breath, "why bother looking for me? Can't you just ask the Queen Mother? He made the portal, so shouldn't he know where I am and Isabel's grandmother?"
Arion begins to catch the misunderstanding in every question the Princess asks. He looked at Gigas at a glance who seemed to dissolve with a snack in front of him, then looked back at the Princess and began to answer carefully so as not to hurt her heart.
Long Ara looked silent, her eyes staring blankly at the floor, she seemed to drift in her own mind until she finally started opening her mouth. "Then does the Prince know that I exist?"
Gigas accidentally drops a spoon filled with pieces of cheese cake in his hand, while Arion seems to be not expecting the Princess's newly discovered question. They both looked very surprised.
Ara grasped the meaning of the expression of the two, she let out a long sigh and seemed to decide something. "Alright I'll come with you, but on condition."
Arion and Gigas stared at their lord closely, as if waiting for the continuation of the words of the Princess.
"Disclosure of my identity and whereabouts, even to all members of the royal family, and call me Ara without Your Majesty's frills," said Ara while reaching for the cup again and began to gulp the chocolate that was no longer hot.
"But Your Majesty," Arion seemed to disagree with the conditions proposed, how could he keep the Princess secret that had been sought?
"Follow the terms or I won't come with you" Ara replied as she put the cup back down.
Gigas tried to talk to Arion by telepathy, "General the main purpose of this mission is in addition to seeking Her Majesty the Princess, we are also obliged to keep her safe, if we follow the conditions then we can fulfill both missions."
"But Gigas, how can we hide this happy news?" arion still disagrees.
"Our general can think of that later, the most important thing now is to bring His Majesty home, that way we can keep His Majesty safe."
Arion took a deep breath and looked at Gigas meaningfully, although sometimes Gigas was easily distracted by food, but he was still a reliable soldier. Arion looked back at the Princess, "Your Majesty, has His Majesty thought about the consequences of those conditions?"
Ara stared with interest after hearing Arion's words, she even smiled as if she knew Arion's next words.
"Without reporting that His Majesty has returned, it means that His Majesty came as a commoner without any office. People would treat His Majesty like an ordinary folk, servants were worried that His Majesty would get hurt," Arion looked unyielding in persuading Princess Eleanor.
"Did you forget? Even here I am a commoner who has to work hard to meet my own needs, what do you need to worry about?" Ara seemed confident in her words. "Ah I know that maybe there will be a little different, then will you be able to accept me as your disciple, General?"
"UHUUKES...UHUUKO..UHUUUK!" Gigas choked at the words of the Princess, he tried to calm himself, then looked at the curious General, all this time the General had no students, even when the King asked him to become a teacher for Prince Elrick, he refused. Will he accept the princess this time?
Arion looked into the Princess' eyes, "i hope Your Majesty doesn't regret what Your Majesty said today."
Gigas shuddered, his fur on his back stood along with the words that the General was saying, while, the Princess instead smiled widely with an indecipherable look. Will the Princess undergo hell training from the General upon his arrival in the kingdom?