Note : Still in third person's POV
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" Ahh... about that... " Shawn hesitatingly said while looking very down.
" What ? "
" It seems like there was a report to the King that Young Prince was eating together with the servants, so his majesty had forbidden you to step foot in there again.... " Tristan looked extremely worried and sad.
" WHAT ? How can this happened ? " Francis unconsciously shouted, " Din't I tell everyone to keep that matter low ? "
' This is weird, very weird. The King had never been interested in me, why would he care about this thing ? ' he thought to himself.
" It seems like there is a spy here, Young Prince. " Shawn cut Francis line of thought with an unbelievable sentence.
" Spy ? No way. The King would not do anything like that since he is not interested in me. "
" I never say it was the King's spy ! " Shawn panicked " I meant that it could be the Queen's or the First Prince's !"
" The Queen ? "
' Well, it could be the case since the Queen dotes on me a lot. But Caesar ? What does he have to do with this ? Is he scared that I might be an obstacle for him so he wanted to spy on me ? ' A lot of questions are running through Francis's head.
" Yup! The Queen loves you right ? So she might want to see how are you doing everyday and accidentally found out about this. "
" That's kind of true... "
" But that aside, you won't be able to eat with us anymore. You need to eat in the palace now. "
" Right. Since it's the King's order, I certainly cannot disobey it. "
" Oh Prince~~~ Please don't look so sad ~~~ I heard from the chef, your breakfast today has your favourite potato and salmon salad and mushroom soup ! "
" N-Nah, I am not sad or anything ! " He slightly blushed " But mushroom soup and potato with salmon salad, huh ? "
" Hey Prince ! Don't start drooling the moment you think about food, okay ? "
" Drool ? I would never do such things. " Francis smirked arrogantly while wiping his mouth.
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_____Flashback starts____
" How is Francis doing now ? " A good looking man with jet black hair asked with an exhausted voice. He looked like he was going to drop dead anytime soon, but that could not hide the fact that he had extremely good looks. " Mireilla isn't telling me much about him, so I am a little worried. "
" He is doing well, Your Majesty. "
"... I see. " His Majesty, the King, stopped all of his movement and suddenly become serious, "Shawn, I heard that you are becoming close to Francis. Is it truly the case ?"
"...Yes, certainly, your majesty."
"Then, let me warn you. DO NOT get unnecessary close to Francis, hear that ? " His Majesty, looked overly upset, warned Shawn while glaring at him like he would be executed if he disobey the King's order. " That kid is not normal. Especially after the incident at Caesar's place, that kid has been showing signs of the 'awakening', from what I heard from Mireilla. "
" Awak- So that's why, huh ? " Shawn glared at the King and could not hide his anger.
"?" The King was perplexed with Shawn's sudden strong expression.
" Is that the reason why your majesty transferred most of the Ruby Palace servants to other places, and hence let the prince almost starved to death ? "He shouted.
" Transferring the servants and starve Francis to death ????? What on earth are you trying to say, Shawn Cavoia ?? There was no report about this matter ! "
" Wha- Then who ? " He was confused and thought, ' If it is not the King, then who would have such authority to do these things ? Not even the Queen can freely transferring workers from one place to another, let alone the concubines and the First Prince. '
" Shawn. When did that started ? "
" About 2 months ago. "
" Then who takes care of his meals and basic needs ? I hope that you are not going to say that he takes care of everything by himself. " The King was serious. Shawn could feel the King's glare was piercing him, he could not help but shuddered.
" Pr- Prince Francis takes care of his basic needs by hi-himself. And he eats at the guards' dining room. " Shawn could only stutter his word, he was too afraid of the King.
" HAH ? " The King slammed the table after hearing Shawn's words. " Unbelievable ! What a joke ! How can a Prince possibly eat at the same table with the guards ? "
" I-It's my fault. I told him to come and eat with the others, since no one bothered to serve him. "
" This is giving me a headache. Why has Mireilla not noticed about this ? "
" The Queen only visits him for a short while every time, and is always served tea and sweets like any other palace. So her majesty may not noticed. "
" Haaaaa.... " The King sighed. " I will assign more staff to the Ruby Palace. Meanwhile, let Francis continue to eat at the guards' dining room. I will also thoroughly investigate this. Don't tell Francis about our conversation, hear that ? "
_____Flashback ends_____
' That was only yesterday. He is fast with these things. Maybe the King does not really hate the Young Prince, huh. ' Shawn thought to himself.
" Hey Shawn. Is it just me or there seems to be more people at the palace today ? " Francis innocently asked.
" There are new staff assigned to the palace today on his majesty's orders. "
" Oh oka- WHAT ? But why ? Isn't he the one who sent the previous servants away ? "
" O-Oh I don't know~~ Maybe his majesty didn't like the previous staff ? " Shawn played dumb. He was not allowed to disclose his conversation with the King.
" Maybe that's the case. But wait, then, the spy who reported to him that I have been eating with the guards must have reported this also right ? "
Shawn almost freaked out, since he was that so-called 'spy' who spilled everything to the King.
" A-anyway, since there are more staff here, you will be able to eat regularly and have delicious meals everyday. Aren't you happy ? " Shawn tried his best to divert Francis's attention to another topic. ' If this continue, I would slip my tongue and tell everything to him. ' he thought to himself.
" Yeah ! Of course I am ! " Francis smiled innocently like every 4 years old kid. This was the first time he ever let himself expressing his emotions freely after being reincarnated to this world.
Shawn, of course, was surprised when Francis made that expression. To him Francis always look like a 'try hard to be an adult' kid and had never let his feelings shown fully on his face.
" Maybe this will help him to act more like his age. " He muttered.
" Did you say something, Shawn ? " Francis asked.
" Nah. I didn't. But is it alright for you to relax like this ? The food will be cold by the time we reach there, ya know ? "
" Oh right, I completely forgot about it. " Francis hurriedly run towards the palace. He obviously did not want to eat cold soup. But little did he knew, the maids would heat up his soup if it became cold.