After the long-dead silence, I took off the hat I was wearing then I bent my body at a ninety-degree angle. "Your Highness," I formally greeted.
He held me in my arms and made me stand up straight. "The organization I was talking about was the Maharlican government. That's what my family does. That's what I do. And soon, I will take over the throne."
He slid his hand from my arms down to my hands. He touched the ring on my finger and moved it circularly. He dropped his gaze on my hand with the ring on it. "I'm telling you this right now to give you a chance."
I also looked down at the hand he was holding. "Chance on what, Your Highness?"
"Chance to run away."
"You're telling me to give up on us?"
He nodded his head as an answer and unexpectedly it stung a bit. He made me promise earlier not to leave him even after knowing the truth, but now he's asking me to do the opposite.
"If we don't give up now, can you see what will happen?"
