The guard ran to his companions and left Vaughn kneeling in front of the gate. Vaughn was already too exhausted and thirsty as he tried to maintain his kneeling position. He could not allow himself to fall at a crucial moment. He remembered his reply to his grandfather.
"What an absurd custom, I'm the Crown Prince of Tissuria! I can tell her I'm sorry, but I will never kneel and beg for forgiveness even if it's Zenia Anisen. I may accommodate her whims and requests and provide her with everything, but I will never beg and kneel before her. The most I can do is to give her and her family a form of compensation."
It was laughable when he thought about it. When he thought that he would lose her, he wanted to beg for mercy right then and there. He did not care about his status. All he thought about was that Zenia was his wife, and he was her husband. He wanted to walk side by side with her on equal footing.
