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"What have you been trying to hint at, your majesty? I'm sure this story wasn't just for my history lesson, but you, aning to say sothing. So why don't you clear the air and explain what you ant?"
Rio's words made the king burst out in a laughter as he spoke "And they say, you are just a kid. Rumors weren't lying when they said the heir of Blake's is a genius."
Rio kept silent about the praise he received, and Maximus nodded his head and continued his words.
"I had a talk with your mother this morning and apparently she doesn't want to agree to the engagent between you and my daughter."
"I don't know what you're trying to say, your majesty?"
·ƈθm "Won't you act surprised or ask about the reason why she refused." Maximus asked, but Rio just shook his head.
"Why bother? Mother's decisions are final and I'll follow them." Rio replied clearly not interested in what excuse Artemis ca up with to cancel the talks.
He had already noticed how Artemis was aware of his hesitation regarding Rebecca. That's why he stopped trying to hide his expressions completely. Knowing fully, that if she got a hint, then she'll probably avoid all his risks herself, without him doing anything. She probably said how they were still kids and should just focus on their future instead of families. Even though most noble childrens get engaged early or at least have so selected options for marriages while they're young, but who can argue with Artemis since she already decided.
"See that's what shows you still have a lot to learn. Your mother told , it was you who asked to choose your own partner in life, clearly not interested in so arranged fixed relationships." Maximus chuckled and inford him.
Rio took a mont to think over his words and could guess that the king was lying to him. There was no way Artemis would ever push his na forward to get out of an argunt. "Well that's a good joke your majesty. But there's nothing like that."
"So you have no problem with this engagent."
"I never said that." Rio clarified.
Maximus narrowed his eyes as he questioned "Do you have soone else who caught your attention? Or do you not like Rebecca." If the young heir of Blake's got infatuated with so other girl, that could explain why both mother and son were against this engagent, but Rio shook his head burying all King's thoughts with his words.
"There isn't anyone in this world whom I found interesting enough yet, your majesty. And as for Princess Rebecca, well I simply don't know her well enough to form an opinion of liking her or not."
"You've spent your childhoods together. You both et each other every year, and play around daily. Isn't that enough to know soone?" Maximus pointed out the facts about their close relationship, which is true seeing how Athena would always bring Rebecca with her when she visited her family or Blake house. The sa was the case for them at every celebrations and holidays. That's why Rebecca and Alia beca best friends with each other, cause they kept eting each other.
But hearing King's words Rio just smiled in return-"You've just finished telling a story about King Casimir, your majesty. It is never enough to know soone in so little ti."
King Maximus kept silent for a little while, thinking what he ant with his words, he then asked Rio about sothing he thought of "You think Rebecca would change her mind in the future?"
"She's still a child, your majesty. She might like for now, since unlike other kids around her, I don't pester her daily or follow her around like her guards. She hasn't seen the world yet and if she found soone else who can act more indifferent towards her, I bet she'll be happily influenced by them. She can be easily swayed, fooled or manipulated." Rio said knowing full well how just so rumors about him being the villain of the world was enough for people to form an opinion about him in the novel. Rebecca, too, was the sa. That's why she betrayed him, his family and her own too.
"She agreed to this engagent when I asked her about it. She didn't even need to think much for it." King said, as he thought about the ti when he ntioned this topic to his daughter. Unlike Rio who seed to think about everything, she accepted it easily and showed no resistance.
King was hoping to see if Rio would be happy learning about Rebecca's eagerness towards the matter, and Rio did smile hearing that, but totally not because of the reasons he hoped for. His doubts were cleared when he heard Rio's words as he quoted what he said to him before. "That just shows she still has much to learn, your majesty."
Rio rembered so events of the novel and his lips curled into a slight smile, his expression was of soone who had thought of so joke. "As I said your majesty, she likes cause I'm different. If she t soone in the future who's acting more indifferent to her than , then she'd be easily enamored by that person. That's how her brain works now."
King Maximus narrowed his eyes trying to see what he ant by those words, he knew his daughter was a little naive yet, but it isn't on the level where soone can fool her with a lollipop right.
But deep down he knew the words held so truth in them, as being the only daughter of his & sole princess of this empire, everyone really doted on her.
Since childhood Rebecca never even had a need to ask for anything, because whatever she wanted or needed was presented to her before she could even think about it.
King's thoughts were stopped as Rio continued his words, "We're talking about the engagent between nobility, your majesty. Yes, it is easy to form between our families, since we've known each other for generations, but you all are forgetting how troubleso it gets to get out of them if sothing went wrong. Or if one party decided to back out. The profits and partnerships aside, the damage to the reputation alone is enough to thwart everything."
"For soone who said he'll follow his mother's decisions, whatever it may be, you're awfully aware of all the downsides about agreeing to this engagent."
Hearing the king saying what beca obvious from his words, Rio didn't clarify anything and just smiled "Maybe I am, as the rumors say, a genius."
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A/N - so what r ur thoughts about this. Yes, Rio is planning to refuse the engagent with this princess, as he said why take risks when you can avoid it. There are so other reasons for Rio's actions too but those are spoilers and will be explained over ti.
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