The Immortal Prince

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o leave the room, I

l, but you don't have anything

s disturbing, and if I don't disinfect and wrap it, th

" he instru

ws me from the room. It still hasn't managed to get under my skin ye

ricted like the one's past the door. There's a subtle, earthy smell to everything that is rather pleas

s a bathroom, like one I would find in my home. There's a bath, and

and miserable I look in front of Hal

incredible, for

ere is a hint of amusement in his tone, although I ge

get tire

really."

t hurt, even though only minutes ago he was contemplating killing me. He m

ard the cou

gaze. "On t

lp or something

r before hoisting myself up. Avoiding Hale's gaze, I press my back

hically on display. I look at that,

ss my injured one. I jump, biting down on my bottom lip, my leg burning from the

mine, consumed by ulter

A basket appears, seemingly out of nowhere, fi

I marvel

mm

r my leg. Knowing what's coming, I manage not to flinch despite the ove

ortal i

ng the area around the wound. The more he cleans away, the better it actuall

and bored, until his brow

s they are, etched into his flawless skin makes him finally loo

l. I shouldn't even

ne so..." he breaks off, looking

ha

oking back down at the

burst into tears,

's a swear. I would kick him if he wasn't

ears in Death's realm, serving my sentence. I'm no child," I inform him. Sixty

e counter. More magic. His ease of use with it suggests what he is tr

n has so much weight to it. He's really

really old,

ly, a muscle faint

rough my hair, watching him. He doesn't react, concentrating on his

ade you com

ack curls, and at the bath. A bath would be excellent right now, considering how much further the cold has dug itself within me. Were I not so hyper fo

ty," I f

ube onto my knee before gently smearing

e rag, making me yelp in response, reaching out on instinct to grip

ack up to me. Not angry, not e

as I tug my hand away,

trying to avoid an awkward silence. I still can't believe h

o way you could do it yourself," h

ces are I'm quivering so incessantly because I'm around an intimidating

ng to kill me to you tending

out before winding it around my knee. "I don't know if I

self alive, so I don't expe

lessly, amazed at how quickly he dresses my wound. If he doesn't know about mort

up. "I li

about being immortal. Now I'm going to eat three times

an c

his head.

sing, standing back

ention, I would be laying out on the rocks, cra

Inhaling, I wrap my fingers around his glov

it work, hobbling after Hale a

ing, considering Hale's desire to be alone. The table alone is larger than an

r a century," I breathe, clutching

hest seat, gesturing ove

mouth water. His ability to wave things into existence is something I'll miss wh

ht as I go to dig my fork into a piece of pie, I

haven

s narro

it, considering how nice he's been to me so far.

not releasing me from his gaze. "If I wanted to

eye the conten

. "Eat. I want to as

y mouth, and chew quiet

pe the corner of

know about the spell

s he's just rusty when it comes to communica

ooking at my plate than at him. "The mor

me all the

ing. It seemed like a chall

the next step for me, since I've been to many territories in this re

, with an entire

nd

why he's so curious. Perhaps he's been trying to guard the pool of magic and is concerned I'm go

is head. "I

nce, despite all the food here in front of me. I'm starting to get full, but what if

e food?"

p at him. "Hale. Why do you wa

by sending a pretty mortal right to me," he m

itude, I have no doubt Hale has seen many pretty faces in his lon

ent to you?" I fi

a cruel sense of humour

nd to think Hale has actually met him makes me shiver. I hope to never come across the ma

again now that I'm not distracted b

site," he

ld like to master. He makes me rethink everything I've th

say quickly, ru

oon, I imagine." He gestures toward the door, so I

fire, as I crawl down next t

on, Eyla. An