The trip was silent. Like literally silent. With the cold twins and quiet Ocean, Seal can't hear anything other than the sounds of creatures... and Ocean's lewd thoughts.
'Sealina, I can't wait to kiss you again.' Ocean said through their link. Seal is riding the other horse while Ocean is the one maneuvering it.
'Shut up.' Seal said.
'Mmm. I'm a bit mad at you. You removed my marks. Do you how I am happy seeing you with those last night?' Ocean asked and Seal looked down because she can't help herself from blushing.
'Your mother insisted it.' She said shortly.
'Yeah yeah. The next time, I'll mark it as permanent.' He said.
Seal rolled her eyes at the fourth prince. As if she'll let him do it again. She's more dedicated to follow the queen. She felt shameful when Queen Jia saw her marks. It's as if she didn't obey her orders.
Ocean didn't stay quiet for long and keeps on passing mental flirtations to Seal.
'Seal.' that's Ocean bugging her. Seal acted like she didn't hear the prince of temptation.
'Sealina Equinox.' He called her again.
'Sealina.' She brushed of his words. She's stopping herself from talking to the prince.
'My love.' Seal crossed her fingers and silently praying for the price to shut up. How irony.
'My everything.' One last word and Seal thought that she will not be able to control the prince. She might shout at his beautiful face because he's annoying.
'My wife.'
"OCEAN!" Seal shouted that caught everybody's attention. Silence dominated the whole place with the three princes looking at her.
"Is there something wrong?" Landon asked her. She just looked down because of shame.
'This is your fault, water boy.' Seal said through her mind.
Ocean laughed while holding his stomach. The twins looked at the couple (still questionable if that's the right term) like they are seeing weird things.
'I haven't done anything, my love. I'm just saying the truth.' Ocean said.
Pierce's horse stopped causing the others to stop too.
"I think Seal is already tired. Let's rest for an hour and continue our journey after," Pierce said as he jumped from his horse. He tied his horse in the nearest tree and the others did the same. Ocean helped Seal from the horse but with a teasing smile on his lips.
"Where are we?" Landon asked. Pierce roamed his eyes around the place. They are surrounded by trees. Seal thought that they are in the forest.
"We're already inside the Paladin Kingdom. To be exact, we're in Juvile Forest," Pierce said.
'Juvile forest?' Seal asked through her mind.
'Yes. One of the famous forest in the Kingdom of Paladin.' Ocean explained.
Seal nodded in agreement. The forest is indeed beautiful. The queen already told her the details of their trip. They will spend three days in the Paladin Kingdom then three days in Erson Kingdom, the. Vishnu Kingdom and Frego Kingdom.
Since the Land of Daut is divided into five Kingdoms, they need to visit them all to form a relationship with them. Having allies will make them stronger in case that some group will attack them from outside Daut.
"Are you already tired?" Pierce suddenly asked Seal and the woman shook her head.
On her side, Ocean is glaring to the youngest, still having an grudge because of their matching outfits. Seal didn't answer but smiled and shook her head in return.
"There is a nearby falls around here. You can take a look around. I can..." Pierce didn't finish what he is going to say and looked at Ocean behind Seal. "...look at your horses while Ocean is showing you around," the youngest finally said.
"Is it really okay?" Seal asked. She's excited to see the falls that Pierce is talking about.
"Yes. It's safe here since this forest are guided by the Paladin's guardia el femalé," Landon said.
"Gu—what?" Seal asked.
"Guardia el femalé. They are the strongest female warriors of this kingdom," Ocean said.
Seal can't stopped being amazed because of the things in this world. There are many things that she still doesn't know but she's getting excited to explore every kingdom.
"You should go. We'll just rest for an hour and we'll continue. Don't take too long, brother," Landon said.
Pierce smiled at Seal before turning her back at him. Ocean helped her walk through the forest. The fourth prince is quiet making Seal wonder.
"You're okay?" Sealina asked him. She cling her hands on his arms and put her right palm on his chest. Ocean looked at her and smiled.
"Yes. Just thinking about some random things," he answered.
"Really? But why can't I hear it? Are you blocking me from your thoughts?" Seal asked.
"N-no. Uhmmm... We can't block each other's thoughts but umm... we can only hear certain thoughts for each other," Ocean said but sounded so unsure. It's as if, he's... lying.
Sealina wanted to ask something but brushed ut off and continued following the prince of temptation.
"What can you say about Pierce?" Ocean suddenly asked making Sealina looked at him.
"Huh?" She asked.
"About Pierce. Is he... Ummm... attractive?" Ocean asked without looking at her eyes.
Seal wondered why Ocean is asking her about his youngest brother. But she just answered his question even though she's looking at him weirdly.
"Pierce is cool. He's silent but a good company. He's a bit moody and unpredictable but I think, he's attractive. Yes, he is. Why are you asking?" Seal said.
"N-nothing," Ocean said and walked again. Seal can't stop from looking at the prince. He has something to say but stopping himself from asking.
"Do you think he's more attractive than me?" Ocean suddenly asked freezing Seal on the spot.
'What's wrong with this guy?' That's what she's thinking. He's been weird since earlier. And now, he's asking who's more attractive. 'Maybe he didn't woke up at the right side of the bed.'
Seal didn't answer but looked down instead. 'How can I answer when he's looking at me like that? I can't just tell him that he's more attractive that the youngest.' She thought.
"I don't know," she answered. She just can't tell him what she thought because admitting that this prince is more attractive than his brother will make her heart go wild. The fourth prince isn't just attractive. He's almost perfect. Except for his lewd thoughts.
"You know I heard it," Ocean whispered.
"What?" Seal asked, not knowing what the prince is talking about.
"Your thoughts. I heard it," he said and showed his teasing smile. Seal's cheeks reddened so she look down. But the prince caught his chin and lift her face to look at him.
"You think that I'm attractive," he whispered softly and his breathe fanned her lips making her feel thirsty. But her heart thumped wildly when her blue orbs looked at her parted lips.
"And that thing just made me happy," the fourth prince said before kissing her waiting lips. That lips made Seal lost her senses again.
'Damn you, water boy.'