I put the gem back on the shelf and kept exploring deeper into the store, but the deeper I went, all I found was more of the same, "This store doesn't seem to have a lot of variety in what they sell." Larry looked around the room, "You're right, but don't worry, this is only our first shop. We'll be visiting plenty of others. This one was designed for the common dragon in mind and not nobles like us." "I also wanted to ask you, do those mana accumulators come in different qualities like mana shards?" "They do, actually. Like mana shards and gems, these come in low, mid and high-rank. Unfortunately, the ones sold here are more than likely all low-rank." "What are the differences?" "The higher rank ones have a greater accumulating effect and use less mana to work since they're of a higher purity." "Do you know anywhere that sells them? I think I'll buy a high-rank to try at home." "Unfortunately, I don't know, but we'll be visiting many shops today, so with your eyes, you should b
After a while in the carriage, we pulled up outside the estate. As I got out, I noticed Larry wasn't behind me, so I looked back inside the carriage and saw him talking to one of his guards, "Larry, aren't you coming inside?" He turned around and smiled, "I have something I need to discuss with my guards. I'll meet you inside after I'm finished. I'll try to be done within 20 minutes." "Ok, as long as you don't leave me waiting too long, I'll be in the back living room where you were waiting for me earlier today." Larry decided to tease me a little and said, "I'll look forward to seeing you waiting in there instead of me this time." I turned red from embarrassment, "Would you stop teasing me!" Larry laughed, "But it's so much fun seeing your flustered expression." I pouted at him, "You do realise if I accept our marriage, I'll have over a thousand years to get even with you for teasing me so much." "And I'll have over a thousand years of happiness seeing you every day." His comm
After a while, a maid came into the room, "Miss, lunch is ready if you and his highness would like to make your way into the dining room." "Thank you, we'll head in soon." the maid then curtsied and walked out of the room. I looked at Larry and asked him, "Shall we go have our lunch now?" Larry smiled, "Of course, you talked so highly of your chef that I'm looking forward to it." "I'm glad to hear it." As we got up and made our way to the door, Larry asked me, "What happened to that guy from earlier? I think you said his name was Terry." When I heard him ask about Terry, my mood quickly got ruined, "He had some business he had to take care of, so he left." "Was that what that private discussion was about earlier?" I hesitated to answer for a moment, "Yes, it was..." Larry noticed I didn't seem too happy talking about Terry, "Did he do something? Remember, I'm the king's son. So I can help you if he's done something." "No, no, it's fine, I just don't like him much, but he hasn
After that day, I started to feel even closer to Larry. We started going on more regular dates almost every day instead of every other day for a week. The main upside to how busy I'd been with Larry was I had barely seen Terry for the entire week. I only saw him once briefly before I left with Larry four days ago. I was still annoyed with him when I saw him, so I didn't even acknowledge him. But, with how well everything was going with Larry and me, I, unfortunately, wasn't able to spend any time with Tasha during that time. With how busy I was, whenever she came to the estate, I had already left or was just leaving with Larry. When I saw her the other day before I left, I promised her that the next day I would push my date with Larry back to later in the day so she could spend the morning with me so we could catch up on everything. She told me she would arrive around 8 am, so I waited out in my private garden for her to arrive. I started waiting for her at 7:30. I was only waiting
Larry and I left the estate and got into my family carriage. Once inside, Larry told the driver, "Take us to Golden thread." Curious, I asked him, "Is that the name of the boutique you use?" "Yes, they make all my clothes for me." "They must be good. I've never seen you in a bad outfit. Also, I'm curious about your original plan for today if we didn't have to go to the boutique?" "I was planning on taking you to the restaurant we went to for our first date. After that, I was going to take you around the market square so we could explore any stores that caught your eye." "I'm sad we couldn't go on it, but I'm still happy we can spend today together." "There's no need to worry; I'll take you on that date next time." "I look forward to it." After a while, we arrived outside the boutique Larry was talking about. The outside of the building looked reasonably new and well-designed. As we entered the building, I could tell it was upper-class by the design and decor of the store. The
After I finished picking out a few new outfits for Larry to try on, he went to the changing room and came back eight minutes later, wearing the first of the three outfits I picked out for him to try. When he walked back into the room wearing the new suit, the moment I looked at him, he asked me, "So? How does it look on me?" I was at a loss for words seeing him in the new suit, 'This is dangerous; he looks too good in that suit!' "I don't know how the other outfits are going to compare. You already look perfect in this one!" Larry smiled, "Does that mean I look good enough for our first kiss?" I pulled an embarrassed expression at his comment, "Don't push your luck! Go back in there and try another one on before I kick you!" Larry laughed a little, "Yes, your future highness!" "That mouth of yours is going to get you into trouble! And I haven't said yes yet!" "So you're saying you're going to say yes?" I facepalmed while going blood red from embarrassment, "Just get back in the
The following day, I woke up early with a smile, got out of bed, went over to my dresser, and started brushing my hair before my maid arrived, 'Today's the day I get to go on that date, Larry was telling me about the other day!' While brushing my hair, Jasmin came into the room to wake me up; she was surprised to see me up early, "Miss, you're already awake?" "Yeah, I woke up early and decided to start getting ready on my own." Jasmin looked at me, confused and slightly nervous, "I've never seen you get up on your own before... You normally try to sleep in as much as possible and refuse to get out of bed..." I looked at Jasmin, slightly annoyed, "I'm not that lazy..." Jasmin smiled nervously, "Of course, miss, now, if you'll allow me, I'll finish brushing the rest of your hair for you." "Alright." Jasmin walked over, and I handed her the brush. After she finished my hair and helped me change, I headed down the stairs to wait for Larry to arrive. I decided to wait in the tea roo
A week later, Larry took me out on another one of our dates. During the past week, Larry came to learn how much I adore cakes and sweets, so he told me he'd take me to a renowned bakery called Velvet desserts for this date. On the way there, Larry said, "You know, the pastry chef at this bakery used to work for the royal family before he left to open this place." I looked at him, surprised, "If he used to work for the royal family, that must mean he's incredibly talented." "He is. You'll see just how talented he is in a short while." When we pulled up outside the bakery, the building wasn't much to look at. Very modest and ordinary exterior. If it wasn't for the sign on the front of the building, you wouldn't have known it was a bakery. Larry got out of the carriage first and offered me his hand to help me down. I happily accepted. As I took his hand and walked down the steps of the carriage, he asked me, "This is the bakery I was telling you about. What do you think of it?" "If