“So...what happened to ‘We will not let Princess Rose interrupt’?” Zedekiel asked, staring at his mother and Prince Ludiciel with his arms folded.The duo sipped their tea while staring at anything but King Zedekiel.They were in the Queen Mother's chambers. Zedekiel had met two of them while having tea while playing a game of chess.Zedekiel groaned. He was annoyed about Princess Rose’s interruption last night. If his mother and brother had done exactly what they needed to do, he wouldn’t have had to steal a kiss from the human Prince. It was so sneaky of him and he felt like he had cheated the human or something. Stealing a kiss was not very gentlemanly of a Royal Elf but he didn't regret any bit of it.He enjoyed the kiss. A lot more than he had thought he would but it would have been better if he did it while the human was awake. At least he wouldn’t be keeping all these feelings bottled in. They would have been able to talk about it and he would know where they stand. He wouldn't
"Which is?" Prince Ludiciel asked."Everlily, Your Highness." the Royal Physician replied. "The nectar of the Everlily is odourless and colourless but very deadly. No one could have known that it was mixed in his water.""But how?" Zedekiel asked, distressed. "Wasn't he being closely watched? I anticipated this so I made security tighter than usual. I even changed the servants that delivered his meals to the ones I trust the most. How could this still happen?""I do not know, Brother," Prince Ludiciel said. "But what I do know is that Everlily is illegal and whoever did this had it smuggled into the Kingdom.""It pains me to say this, Your Majesty, but it also has to be one of our people." the Royal Physician. "Only they had access to the prisoner."Zedekiel already knew that that was the case. How else would he have been poisoned if a citizen of Netheridge wasn't involved? "It could have been any of the servants," he said. "In fact, it could have been a kitchen staff."He knew that T
"And that, ladies, gentlemen, and children is how I singlehandedly took down a large bear!" Prince Ron shouted and the crowd went wild!The men, ladies and children, all cheered, whistling and clapping. Who knew that the human Prince was so brave! He looked delicate, as if he had never suffered a moment in his life but it turns out he had even fought a bear! What a man!"Your Highness, Your Highness, tell us another story!" One of the kids shouted and everyone agreed. Prince Ron was such a good storyteller. They wanted to hear about all his adventures in Ashenmore.Some of the men thought that Prince Ron would make a really good spouse. Not only was he insanely pretty but he could tell stories and he was good with children.The women thought he was their dream come true. Such a strong handsome Prince. Ah, If only he wasn't a Prince...Prince Ron chuckled nervously, sipping on his juice which was one of Netheridge's specialties made of a rare kind of blue grapefruit and lemon. It had a
'Looking fine as hell' he thought. 'That's also how I found out that my sister's husband-to-be was the love of my life.'"Then ladies, gentlemen, and children, the fight began." Prince Ron said, swinging his fork. "Seeing his brother at my mercy, the King threw a dagger at my throat but how could he hit me when I have such fast reflexes? I dodged the dagger and ran towards him with my raised sword. He also drew out his sword and CLANG!" He acted as if he was fighting someone right on the table. "We clashed in the middle of the throne room!"The audience let out excited gasps and squeals."The King was extremely strong," Prince Ron continued, acting as if he was struggling against someone. "I felt the vibrations from the force of the collision in my body and it hurt but I couldn't back down. I had to stand up for my sister. And so, I used all the strength in my body to knock the King's sword out of his hand!"Everyone gasped."And then I grabbed him and threw him over my shoulder in on
"This is so exciting, don't you think so?" Princess Mariel asked Princess Rose who was standing beside her, gazing at the performers with disgust."Yeah if you enjoy watching people waste their time and harm themselves then I suppose you could call it exciting." Princess Rose replied, not impressed at all by the men playing with fire.She had no idea why Ron would throw such a party. She was expecting something regal but she should have known it would be anything but that considering Ron's personality.Princess Mariel rolled her eyes, wishing she didn't get stuck with Princess Rose. Earlier when they had arrived, Zedekiel seemed to know exactly where Prince Ron was and said he would bring him but he hadn't. She was getting tired of waiting. Mostly due to Princess Rose but she just wanted the human Prince to come already. She had a whole list of things written down for them to do.They would watch the performances, buy some items from the night market, maybe couple bracelets or rings,
Prince Ron scoffed looking confident. "You think a slingshot is the only weapon I can use? I have more tricks up my sleeve, Frederick.""Oh really? Like what?"Prince Ron chuckled. Just wait and see you crazy Elf. He lifted his robes and turned around. "Eat my dust!"And he dashed into the woods.What new tricks? To a man who could crush stones with his fingers, any trick would be child's play! Prince Ron didn't even turn to see if the crazy Elf was following him. He focused on running and getting away. He had to find his beloved as fast as he could. Only his beloved could fight an Elf like Fredrick.But then, where was he and where was he running to? All he could see were trees, trees and more trees. Ah, why was he so talkative? If he had paid attention, he would have realised that they were taking the wrong road! He wouldn't be in such a situation. Running away from a deranged Elf.He ran and ran, dodging branches and snapping twigs until his legs started to hurt and he decided to r
Zedekiel was enraged. It wasn't hard for him to put two and two together. He raised his hand, about to snap Frederick's neck when Frederick chanted some foreign words and suddenly disappeared. It was like he was never there. Only his blood and the broken tree were evidence that he was indeed there.'When you finally understand what I'm talking about, I want you to think of how I stole him from you every time and what I've done to him every single night right until his death.'Frederick's words echoed in Zedekiel's mind over and over again. The fury in his heart blazed the more he thought about it. His violet-coloured eyes went dark, like plums and the tips of his ears grew long. He gritted his teeth, balling his fists as he tried to curb his anger. There was no doubt. Frederick was talking about Prince Ron.To even imagine Prince Ron with Frederick was eating him inside out. What could have happened all those years? Who was Prince Ron really? A reincarnation? But of whom? What was goi
"Your Majesty" Princess Rose suddenly called. She walked towards them and linked her arm with Zedekiel's. "I have been waiting for you. Come, there are several things I wish to see tonight."There actually wasn't. She despised the party but she would do anything to get the King alone.Prince Ron instantly scowled but tried his best to hide his displeasure. The conniving husband snatcher. Must his sister always try to claim him?Zedekiel wanted to fling Princess Rose off his arm. She was like a little leech. Did she need him to see things with her? She was the one who wanted to see so she should go see. Alone. If he left, who knew what Princess Mariel would do with the human Prince? He wasn't about to take any chances. Not when the human Prince was already warming up to him."What do you wish to see, dear sister?" Prince Ron asked. Like he would let her have his beloved to herself. All is fair in love and war! "I want to see too. Let's all go together. This Kingdom fascinates me."He s
Kayziel snickered inwardly, though he kept his expression solemn. It didn’t matter whether the phoenix joined or not. The moment Zedekiel saw what he had to show, the damage would have already been done. He couldn't believe his nephew was still so naive. Even after all the centuries that had passed, he still trusted people easily.So foolish.Zedekiel had hacked off his limbs one by one and sealed him beneath the sacred roots of the Mother Tree. Stripped him of power, dignity, and freedom.Now, he had destroyed his plans to take over Netheridge and live a good life. Why should he let Zedekiel be happy?He already knew that Zedekiel was not going to let him off. He was going to die in the most painful way Zedekiel could conjure so he would take something from Zedekiel first.If he could not live, then let his nephew’s love burn instead.“What are you waiting for?” Zedekiel snarled, his grip tightening around the Soul Crucible. He had half a mind to not see what Kayziel wanted to show t
Alaric didn’t answer. His face, usually impassive, was drawn tight. His onyx eyes were stormy and his lips parted as if he wanted to speak, but no words came. He clenched his jaw and fists, unable to tell Zedekiel what he was about to see. How would he even tell him? They had opened the lantern, ready to unleash hell on whoever had possessed Ron but when they saw who it was, they knew Zedekiel had to be called back.Zedekiel drew in a deep breath. He didn’t need words to know something was deeply wrong. He couldn't wait to know what it was so he increased his speed, disappearing in a blur and reappearing before the cell door in the dungeon’s lowest levels. Alaric arrived three seconds later.They both stood still for a moment, facing the thick metal door and Zedekiel curled his fists. It was time to face whoever had made their lives hell for 3 months.He pushed open the door, the hinges creaking as they stepped inside. The room was dimly lit by the light pearls embedded into the walls
“Wow, I never knew Prince Ron was so brave and fierce.” Elliot said to Prince Ludiciel, looking thoroughly fascinated.Prince Ludiciel wasn't sure if it was because of Prince Ron or the story or both.“Judging by his looks, one would think he cannot handle a sword but did you see those moves?” Elliot continued. “He once wrestled a python and rescued a princess from a tiger. Then he saved your brother and travelled all the way to the North to marry him. Isn't that amazing?”Prince Ludiciel didn't know whether to laugh or cry. “It's amazing indeed.” He answered, nodding. He couldn't even imagine Prince Ron wrestling a python or rescuing a princess from a tiger. Knowing the lazy Prince, he would just assign Leo to do all the fighting and rescuing.Then again, it didn't really matter. It was a nice story Prince Ron told. Now he knew how Prince Ron met his brother.“But wait,” Elliot said, pausing. “If Prince Ron went after your brother, when did he get the chance to tell the story to the
He paused dramatically and everyone shook their heads.“Exactly! No, he didn’t!” Prince Ron pointed with glee. “He turned every one of them down, declaring boldly that he would only marry for true love!”Everyone went; “Awww.”“And then!” Prince Ron threw up his hands with a dramatic flourish. “One day, the brave Prince was at an inn. He’d heard rumors about some King in the North—one who dared to ask for his sister’s hand in marriage. But this Prince wasn’t the type to trust someone based on hearsay, so he went himself to gather intel.”At this point, Zedekiel frowned. Why did the story sound familiar but wrong somehow?“So there he was, chilling at the bar, sipping on ginger ale and chatting with the barkeep, when he spotted someone. A ridiculously handsome man, sitting alone in the corner, just enjoying his meal.”Zedekiel’s frown deepened. This story sounded really familiar…“What the handsome man didn’t realize,” Prince Ron continued, “was that a group of shady-looking bandits ha
Prince Ron gasped, eyes going wide. “Your what?!”Elliot smiled sheepishly, but his eyes flicked affectionately to Prince Ludiciel as he held his hand. He never really thought some harmless flirting with an Elf Prince in a flower house would result in a relationship but he was happy it did. Prince Ludiciel was the most caring, considerate, and loving creature he had ever met.Prince Ron was still stunned. He glanced at his beloved who was just smiling and then he realised that his beloved already knew! Was he the only one that didn't know? Was he the last to know? Why didn't they tell him first? His brother-in-law had found a partner! He was the one that was supposed to announce it in a grand style! Throw a party! Celebrate!He gazed at the couple then asked with little hope. “I-I'm not the last one to know, am I?”Zedekiel shook his head with a sigh. Was that was his little husband was concerned about?The Ice Fairy Queen, Prince Ludiciel and Elliot chuckled.“Well…the entire Royal f
Prince Ron sat obediently on a bed—well, as obediently as he could manage—while the Ice Fairy Queen moved gracefully around him, her shimmering white gown trailing like mist on ice. Her crystal blue eyes sparkled as she checked over him and gently examined his belly.“Would you stop staring at her and smiling like that?” Zedekiel, who was beside him, holding his hand, huffed.Prince Ron blinked. “But I’ve never seen an ice fairy before, let alone their queen.” He replied with a pout. Besides, she was really pretty. Her knee-length snow-white hair swayed as she moved, and everything about her was elegant, ethereal… cold, but really beautiful. He wondered if she had wings and if she would show him if he asked.“I don’t care.” Zedekiel grumbled. “Stop staring. Now. It's rude.” And what happened to him being the most handsome in the world? If his little husband wanted to stare at someone, couldn't he stare at him? The Ice Fairy Queen was his friend but he couldn't help feeling jealous whe
From the sidelines, Alaric and Talon watched in silence. Neither spoke, neither moved. They just stood there, watching Zedekiel and Prince Ron, a million thoughts racing through their minds.Talon’s gaze lingered on Prince Ron and Zedekiel, the way Zedekiel held his Prince Ron so tight, yet so gentle, the way Prince Ron melted into him, safe, reassured, like he trusted Zedekiel more than his own self and looked to the Elf King to keep him together. Prince Ron looked at Zedekiel like he was the only one he could see. As if when they were together, nothing else mattered and it was just them.His hands clenched at his sides in frustration. He wanted that. He wanted that and more. He felt envious—achingly envious. To the extent that his chest felt stuffy, and his teeth ached. He wanted to hold a particular person like that, have the person look at him with that kind of love, that kind of devotion. He wanted the person to trust him, to make him feel like he was the only one in the entire w
Prince Ron beamed, rubbing the back of his precious frying pan. Oh, he’ll make it count alright.And make it count he did.Some minutes later, the dungeon echoed with a loud CLANG as Prince Ron’s frying pan made direct contact with Hugh’s head. The unfortunate man let out a strangled grunt before slumping forward, completely dazed. He didn’t know if it was because he had received several beatings from Zedekiel earlier, but the human Prince’s hit was quite painful. He was tired and he wanted it all to stop.But Prince Ron was not done. He signaled the guards to lift Hugh up which they did. He then took two steps back and BANG! smacked Hugh on the side of his face. Blood sprayed against the wall of the cell and Hugh groaned, coughing out a mouthful of blood and a few teeth.Everyone’s eyes widened in alarm. Was the human prince that strong or was the frying pan really that heavy?Prince Ron glared down at Hugh, his grip tightening around the handle of the frying pan. For three months, h
Prince Ron’s attention, however, was immediately drawn to the weird and spooky looking lantern. His emerald eyes sparkled with curiosity as he pointed at the lantern. "What is that?" he asked, staring at the glowing light. He had never seen such a lantern before. Could it be a genie? He wouldn’t be surprised if it was though. He fell in love with his sister’s husband to be who turned out to be an Elf, married him while having sex under the moonlight and was now carrying his babies. He had also been kidnapped by a deranged Elf and was saved by his beloved who brought along a weak rude witch. They even battled the Dark Lord from hell who came to take him away and some hours ago, he was possessed by an evil uncle Elf spirit. Seeing a genie now who could grant three of his wishes would not surprise him at all.Although, he did truly wish it was a genie. His first wish would be to have more stamina so he could go long hours in bed with his beloved! He could never forget the way his beloved