"What do you an by that?" Rhydian’s voice grew louder.
’What is going on there? Are they fighting?’ I inhaled deeply, before hurrying back to the room, blood drained from my face, seeing Damon’s fist tightened around Rhydian’s collar.
"Why did she rush out of the room after she ate your food? Why are you always around her? What do you want from her? Answer !" His murderous aura filled the room.
I rushed towards them and placed myself in their center. "Stop!" My fingers curled around Damon’s fist before loosening his hold on Rhydian’s collar.
"I just left the room a second ago and you’re already fighting?" I stared at Rhydian before turning to Damon with my brows knitted together.
Their bodies were tensed, and Damon clenched his teeth, his gaze was intimidating and sharp... a pure definition of if looks could kill.
Even Rhydian, who seems cool on most occasions, looked angry, his brows furrowed together and his hands balled into a fist beside him.
"I should be the one asking you that question... What are you doing around Princess Aeris? Who are you to think it is okay to pester her around?" Rhydian’s voice shook as he spoke, trying to restrain himself.
However, his question was like fuel to the fire I was trying so hard to quench.
Damon took a step closer, his body was so tense that it ruffled like it was changing. It happened so fast that I thought it was all in my head.
The temperature in the room dropped and it felt so cold that I had goosebumps all over . Before Damon could utter a word, my finger flew to his lips.
"I thought you guys brought breakfast? Why are you giving trouble?" My brows knitted together as my gaze t his stunned expression.
He looked down, staring at my slender finger like it had grown two horns, then he looked up at again.
"But..."
"No speaking..." I glared at him. "I only went to the restroom to freshen up, does that warrant a fight now?"
"Freshen up?" Damon narrowed his eyes on .
I inhaled deeply again, before pushing them away. "Yes, Damon..." I trailed off, knitting my brows together as my eyes scanned him. "... You are okay now," I muttered under my breath in disbelief.
He didn’t look like soone who almost died last night... it almost seems like I was the one imagining all of it.
"After sleeping last night, I recovered trendously," Damon said without batting an eye.
I smiled sheepishly at him. "I can see that."
I walked towards the table, pulling a chair out.
"Princess Aeris," Rhydian began. "After you finish eating, I’ll take you back to the castle."
My fingers hovered above the bread, a lump forming in my throat. The main thought of returning was like a searing hot knife against my chest, it was too sad that I had no choice... or maybe I did.
’There is no way I can escape this, the best approach is to negotiate with the King, hopefully he will be reasonable enough to concede... if he will.’
"Are you going back now? What about ?" Damon’s grim voice broke through my thoughts.
"You look better now, and of course I have to go back, I’m the princess and it won’t be long before the King sends a search party. And about you..." I lifted my head to et his gaze. "You can take care of yourself."
"Let take you back... You don’t have to go with him."
"Damon, I appreciate your gesture, but I want to go with Rhydian," I said, taking a bite from the bread, the calm in his eyes turned into one of pain and guilt.
I had no idea why I said that, it feels like a push and pull. One second I want to be next to him and the other one I want to be far away from him.
As much as I wanted to get to know him... I an he was exactly my type, sothing at the back of my head told to stay away.
"Do you really hate that much?" A sad smirk ford on Damon’s lips.
The question was like a mountain pressed on my chest, and I didn’t hate him. It was just that I didn’t know exactly what I felt for him. I only felt a strange pull towards him... he felt familiar but I am certain I have never t him before.
"I never said that." I avoided eting his gaze.
Just as I was about to take another bite of the bread, a voice rang from outside the Cabin. "Princess Aeris, we know you are here, your presence is required in the court!"
"There cos the search party." I rubbed the side of my temple dramatically. The very thing that I had dreaded the most had happened.
I turned to Rhydian, who gave a reassuring smile, and sohow it brought my mind to ease. I wanted to turn to Damon, but I was afraid of seeing the emotion in his eyes... it makes my heart ache in a way I can’t explain.
"Tell them I am having my breakfast and I will go with them after I am done."
Rhydian gave a nod, and he glanced at Damon before exiting the room.
"What do you think of the bread and scrambled eggs?" His hoarse voice cut through the silence, and I could hear the desperation of having a conversation in it.
"Good."
"You should be careful around Rhydian. He doesn’t seem like a good guy, he must have a hidden agenda."
I scoffed before turning to face him. "Really? And what about you?"
"What about ?"
"Didn’t you approach because you think I look like Ember?"
A look of surprise flickered through his eyes. "I did... but you must know that I an you no harm... but the case is not the sa with him."
"You think he will harm ? To , you look more suspicious than he does. Why do you think you can tell who to hang out with and who not to?" I frowned in disappointnt.
"I’m not trying to tell you who to hang out with or who not to, but what I ant was for you to be careful around him." he sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. Then, he walked closer to , his eyes fixated intensely on , making shift in my seat.
"Em... Princess Aeris, just rember that if you want to run from this engagent, you can count on ... I’ll be waiting for you on the northern side of the wall... every night." His voice lowered to a whisper.
My eyes t his, and I felt like I was being drawn into a deep abyss... one that rendered my senses useless.
"What do you say to that?"
His voice snapped out of the stupor. "Why do you want to wait for every night? What if I decide to go through with the engagent?"
Damon shut his eyes, as if he were battling with himself. "I will wait for you nevertheless, you just need to rember that soone is waiting for you on the other side of the wall."
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