"Although it's a beauty, it is facing some problems. It should never face a problem."
The sudden words caught the attention of Isabella. When she looked at him, she found him looking straight with narrow eyes. She could sense a little trouble from him and it made her pout her lips. She could understand that his words are not just mere words. Her father has told her that humans are hard to understand but now she was experiencing it herself.
Alexander knew that his words contain weight. But he could not understand why he said those. Maybe a question he wanted the answer to but didn't know or maybe he just wanted to share it with her. But he knew that this question alone has the capability of helping him in choosing. In deciding the true rarity among the false ones.
"A leader, a warrior, is not sufficient alone. The one they lead and protect is also a necessity. You are a warrior, protect them, fight for them so they sleep heavy. King is a leader, he provides for them, cares for them, leads them, and protects them. The people who you are fighting for are required to be loyal to their leader. They should understand and support you always. If anyone of these is not doing their work, then there will be problems."
Alexander was confused. He was yet thinking if he assumed her to say those words or not. But when he looked in her direction and find her looking at him with a fixed gaze, he got her confirmation.
He raised one eyebrow and looked at her. He has met princesses, some who come from pure royal, some who were rich and grew up with royals, and there were some nobles. Even after spending their life in such environments, there were very few rare females who were unable to understand. Mostly they were busy looking pretty or doing god knows what. No one cares much about the storm which his position brought even after living in this life. But she knew. She knew and understood just as nicely as he knows, if not better.
With narrow eyes and a puffed chest, he continued to stare at her. Electrical blue eyes were looking in captivating brown eyes.
"Do you believe in rumors Isabella?"
"Rumors? What are those?"
Isabella didn't know much about the human side of the world. Her pout lips and furrowed eyebrows made the question more important. And just that mere question with a tilt of the head ended all the warmth in the environment and made Alexander realize his whereabouts with cold water.
He frowned and looked at her with a pointed look. He was unable to understand how can someone be naive and clever at the same time.
"Rumor is the tale of a happening which no one has seen. They are what people think and believe of their own. Let's say, I say you play magic but I never see you do. That is a rumor."
"Why?"
Alexander could not understand her question. He merely tilted his head a little and looked at her with a frown.
"Why there are ru-ru-rumor-rumors..."
"I wish I know the answer to your question but much to my dismay, I do not. Perhaps, it is because they do not like them or they want everyone to dislike the one along with them."
"It is bad."
"It is Isabella. It is."
"Then I do not believe. Father said to believe what you see. I never believe what others say. I do not have friends here. So I need not."
The smile at the end of her sentence showed her trial of motivating him and her eyes show loneliness. Alexander finally felt after a long time as if he was talking to his parents. Her motivating him, her wisdom, her words. He felt safe. It felt home.
She could see his eyes sparkling with pride, happiness, trust. It was similar to what she saw in her parents' eyes when she defended the pups for the first time.
"Xander... King said to tell you if I will need help?"
"You need?"
"Yes. Come."
She dragged him all the way to the kitchen and he could not help following her like a lost puppy. She made him hold lots of cookies and held some fruits in her hand. Alexander helped her all while he kept his eyebrows furrowed. Later he shrugged and started following her.
"Xander, please help me in taking this food to where I am staying and do not come in. I know, that you may not like this, but, I should not leave my staying place for few days and the head maid is not going to understand. She will merely shout at me. "
Her voice became quiet and slower. Lips turned into a pout and slightly quivered and eyes became slightly glossy with furrowed eyes brows.
Alexander couldn't understand what was happening. One moment they were talking, next they are packing lots of food. He wanted to ask her questions, but one look at her pout and her glossy eyes, and those were it for him. Something stirred inside him. He didn't want her to be upset, so he decided to be the one to convince the head maid. He was only required to inform her anyway. He was yet confused about why she decided to store. She could come anytime and eat then why bother stocking? He wanted to ask her but after seeing her face turned into a frown, he decided against it.
" Alright. I will make sure no one will tell you to do something until you are able to. But, may I ask, why?"
Her eyes and slump shoulder show the value of her words but he was yet confused. He could not understand the meaning of her words. Her reply was maybe an honest one but for him it was confusing. And now with a gaping mouth and wide eyes he can only think that maybe this flower of his was really something else.