The Royal In Love

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uard. I saw Yriana enter this pl

he Kingdom of Astrochel

ghness. I was mistaken

ough here. May I come in to spe

cess is in the archery room." Witho

I hid as I noticed her wiping away tears,

er arrows. When one hit the bullseye (the author kno

sorry

ion. Quick-witted as I am, I sidestepped to avoid

archery," I said. She t

she exclaimed an

asingly. She narrowed her eyes at me, picked u

from the prince

e as fierce

!" I said, pretendi

ven fight be

iously. "Are you following me?" She step

, then turned serious. "By the

don't you?" She released an arrow that whizzed

ants me to marry someone I barely even know," she said

n love." She turned to

that hur

el this way. I

" I said without thinking

her face-her brown eyes, her straight nose, and her rose-tint

, of course). I cornered her there. Her fac

she asked, sw

your feelings will change little by little,

to?" she asked, her eyes sea

s in a garden-they bloom when the time is right," I whispered in

e passing by, and we quic

h, Prince Kyzer, you're here too. Your fathe

iss Enna. Please go ahead,

you. I know my way around here," said

rincess's caretaker,"

o meet you," I r

ront of a large

en they were blessed with a d

he expect

woman had ever been born into their

taken

of her. Even if you

g to love her," I said serio

ut I think I'm f

yself because i

across my face

to navigate its halls and corners. When I arrived, I saw my brother,

nnounced. I walked over to Willsen, who

ful for a princess to leave a banquet without perm

lecture me?" I

what yo

es

u," he said with a sm

Yoran?"

be the next empe

ral heir. While he trained for leadership, Willsen led the

ny idea?" I as

t?" he tur

age," I sa

old us before the guest

pposes. Even the choice of who I'll mar

nvy the princesses in stories who find their own happy endings with th

princes

appy ending?" I sobbed,

illsen tried

eap every time you meet. A love that makes you want to marry,

n't worry, I'm here.

'll jus

ice startled me as h

d, concerned. I couldn't answ

ly," I said, w

d at Willsen, "what

ng Yriana," Willse

rs are ready for training,"

tly," Willsen said

room, and Y

ould rest for n

want to

ve me for a wh

ness," the attendan

pleaded, and reluctantly, he le

iling, the memory of Kyzer

like flowers in a garden-th

e how much those

m I letting

about th

t them deci

ly one thin

na's

to leave my life in the palace. I'm utterly e

ck. Now, my decision is firm. I cut my hair short, dressed entirely in black-a black tank top, leggings, jacket, and

I headed t

ensuring none of the servants noticed me. I made my way to the main ga

going?" one of them asked. I i

unish you for this!" they sho

ven faster. When I glanced back, I saw

ar the g

e startled me. I turned and

!" I yelled as

sible, Yriana!" my broth

aving through paths until I finally felt sa

r run. I rested my head against the wa

w, not with these bla

how hard I tried, I

really f

amiliar voice. M

that

the side, I saw

" I stepped b

u weren't like this when we fi

d to scream, but h

'll hear you," he

are you following me, Prince

here are bandits around here," he re

dits," I said confident

already went

ternoon," he replied, his

nning away?" he

the dark sky. "Because o

els like I'm trapped. I can do some things I want, but only within limits. It's suffocating." I paused, sensing his eyes on me. "Bu

ike you're unbother

y what?" he a

en expected you to treat me horribly, yet here you are, talking to me

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