"So what?"
Arthur didn't answer. He just smiled.
His hand then moved to her head, patting there softly like he was pampering a small cat.
Frowning, Cecile gave Arthur a strange look.
'We're not so close to each other'
'But he acts like they've been so close for years?'
Feeling uncomfortable with the treatment, Cecile immediately brushed the man's hand off her head.
On the other hand, a group of men in cloaks gawked at the show.
'Your Majesty patted the girl's head so gently?'
'Your Majesty likes to play with girls. But he never touch them. And now he just touched the girl? '
'Who is that girl to Your Majesty?'
And they mutually did some monologues each other in silence.
Somehow time passed.
That bunch of guys just stood there like statues.
They were enjoying the show from Cecile and Arthur who were stuck in the circle they made.
Those guys seemed to have forgotten their original purpose of capturing Arthur.
Arthur was not offended at all to see the girl displeased with his treatment. However, it made him like to keep bothering her even more.
Bending over a little, his face slowly leaned into the girl's face.
"Curiosity kills cats. Are you sure you want to know?"
Cecile gasped in surprise. Her brown eyes almost jumped at how close her face was to him.
Especially when he spoke, there was a mint scent that blew. His breath was warm, it swept her face. Made her red cheeks blush like roses.
"I'm not forcing you to tell" Cecile said, trying to brush off her nervousness.
In that awkward situation. Cecile maintained her dignity by remaining calm.
Arthur smiled broadly seeing the girl's cheeks flushed, he felt very satisfied in his heart.
Cecile who saw the man still didn't move away from her face felt annoyed. She wanted so badly to push him away, but she was afraid it would attract the attention of the fur-cloaked people.
Didn't Arthur say that group of people were his people?
"You're saying that you're not used to bending over to other people, then what is this?"
Hearing that, Arthur's straight eyelids fluttered slightly.
And Cecile's words were heard by a group of men who surrounded them. Immediately they put on a shocked look.
They frowned and did some monologues again.
'When has Your Majesty ever been so generous as to bow to people?'
'Your Majesty really bent over to this girl?'
'Even if it's just a slight bow, isn't it wonderful to see your Majesty do it?'
'Even if it's just a little, isn't it wonderful to see their Majesty do it?'
"I'm doing it right now, aren't you touched by this?"
Arthur returned to his normal expression with his playful smile on his face.
"Not at all!"
"Cecile, you've always been a cruel girl!"
Arthur shrugged and made a face like a man who had just broken his heart. And somehow it looked a little adorable.
Cecile secretly admired the thousands of expressions created on that handsome face. This man always looked amazing with a variety of expressions.
And somehow they were never bad.
"That is me!" Said Cecile.
Hearing that, Arthur just smiled.
Moving away from her face, he stood straight again.
Cecile sighed calmly because Arthur's mint fragrance was no longer that close to her.
"Until when will your people surround us like this? Look at the swords above our heads! Don't they feel tired holding them like that?"
"Their stamina is strong enough to withstand it"
"So then let me get out of this circle. Seeing how many swords are above my head, I almost died standing up"
"Pfft ..." Arthur laughed suddenly.
When Cecile spoke, her sullen face puffed up her cheeks a little. And it looked really cute.
"Arthur I'm serious! Hurry up and order them to let me go" Grumbled Cecile.
This man was very difficult to be more serious.
"You should feel safe down here, look!" Arthur pointed his index finger out.
"People are gone, you're safe now"
Seeing that Cecile was a little stunned.
How important were these people that the entire Akez community chose to leave because they were reluctant to bother them.
"Arthur, who exactly are you?"
"You seriously want to know hem?"
Arthur's eyebrows rose and fell with a playful expression on his face.
Cecile wanted to scratch that handsome face right now.
Her fingers tightened ready to scratch, she quickly loosened them again.
Taking a deep breath, she sighed slowly. It really took patience to face a man like Arthur.
"Forget it!"
Arthur who again saw how cute she was, his hands felt itching to pinch those cheeks.
Because Cecile had a thin face, there was not much flesh on her cheeks. But he could guess how soft and tender it was if he pinch her cheeks.
"Arthur, l'm begging with you! I have to leave this place immediately. Because I have to hurry to flee to other areas. After all, now my father already knows where I am. He will definitely deploy more troops to this place to catch me. "
"You want to move anywhere, your father will easily find you. Your posters are scattered all over Whitackrest"
"I know that!"
Dropping her shoulders, she somehow felt that everything would end in vain. Should she turn herself in and stop running away like this?
Immediately she shook her head.
It was impossible. If she came back, she would definitely marry Edwin.
Maybe she could give in for the umpteenth time, but this time the case was a little different.
Edwin was a man who was loved by her favourite female cousin. How could she possibly live with the man Anne loved?
Even though Anne was willing, she knew that her heart was hurt. She couldn't accept that. Besides that, she was also determined to find the man she loved.
She wants to live freely without restraint and create many experiences. However she shouldn't give up easily.
"Young master Arthur ... please come with us and we will let the girl go"
Said one of the group of guys. They heard what Cecile said, after speaking eye to eye. Finally they came up with a brilliant idea to persuade Arthur to come home.
"Are you trying to threaten me?"
"Sorry young master, but this is an order"
"Tsk..l won't come with you guys"
Cecile, who heard the conversation, found that Arthur and herself were almost in the same situation.
"You also ran away from your house?"
Arthur fell silent when he heard that.
Seeing that, Cecile felt that her guess was right. On a slight tiptoe, she tried to reach the man's ear and whispered.
"Then let's run away together"
Arthur was a little surprised when he felt a gentle caress of breath touching his ear.
Glancing to the side, he saw Cecile's little red lips very close to the side of his face.
In the past, if a girl did it, he would not hesitate to push her down. But somehow he found a different reflection with Cecile.
"Do you want it or not?" Cecile whispered again.
"Are you serious about asking me?"
"Of course! Just think of how to get out of this circle of death"
Seeing the two people whispering to each other. A group of cloaked men surrounded them, got a bad feeling.
'What are they really planning?'
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