Ephesus picked on his food as his annoying siblings talked and laughed beside him. His little brother laughed and spilled water from his mouth all over Ephesus because of the funny things his younger sister did.
Ephesus grabbed a wiper slowly and wiped the water off his Royal suit and off his face, the part that had water on it. His siblings quickly ran out of the dining area because they know what will come upon them if they just sat down there and do nothing to help get the mess off him.
Besides, they're not in the mood to help anyone at the moment.
Ephesus nearly followed them, but the hand of his mother that always calms him down, found itself to his arm.
"Leave them, Ephesus. They're just kids"
"They should know that if they're trying to be funny, they're attitude should not come into my territory"
"Ephesus... Don't be ridiculous. They're are your siblings"
Ephesus kept quiet. He didn't want his anger to get him into trouble by making his mother to remember how she killed her own husband in front of him when he was a kid.
*FLASHBACK*
It all happened that night, when his parents were in their bedroom preparing for a goodnight sleep and he was walking down the hallway, looking for something to eat.
But his attention got caught when something fell in their bedroom. He increased his pace until he got to their bedroom and opened the door.
And there his father was. The man that always encouraged him. Lay on the ground with blood all over him and his mother holding fastly to a knife.
He gasped and then his mother stared at him in shock. It was just like she didn't know what she just did, because she dropped the knife in her hand and gasped out loud.
Little Ephesus tears flowed like a river down his face when he saw his father on the ground.
"E-Ephesus... I-I didn't mean to... "
Ephesus screamed and ran to his room and cried that night.
He vowed never to get a bride, from his own Kingdom, nor forgive his mother for what she did.
*PRESENTLY*
Ephesus withdraws his hand from underneath his mother's and formed his hands into clench, tight fists.
A tear escapes his eye and he breathe in and out heavily, trying hard not to let the other tears out.
His mother noticed and she got uncomfortable and concerned.
"Ephesus? What is wrong?"
Ephesus bit his lower lip and his curly and short hair covered his face, as he stand up and walks out of the throne room.
"Ephesus!... " But her call fell on deaf ears.
Ephesus quickened his pace and left the throne room, angry.
Ephesus left the throne room and went to his room, just to see the lady his mother had placed in his life, inside his room.
His eyes shows a blazing fire as he made his way to her.
Everyone fears him in the Castle, not just because he is the first child or something, but because he is the first person in the lineage of Arthur that finds a certain kind of interest in wolves.
Yes, everyone knows that the wolves were the elders of the Kingdom but...
His interest is not to a minimum, but it is very high.
Ephesus rolls his eyes when he caught sight of the lady dressed in a short and exposing dress, sitting on his bed with legs crossed.
"What are you doing here?" he sneered, his curly hair making him look more handsome.
"Oh... I didn't see you there" she said and Ephesus opened the door wide, for her to get the gist and get out of his room, in peace.
"Leave" he said and the lady made her face a bit enticing to him. She stood and walked upto him, trying to walk in an enticing manner.
Ephesus don't move though. He just can't help but admire how stupid she is to think she can get him seduced after what his mother did to his own father.
"I say walk out" he repeated and the lady furrowed her brows in concern.
"What is making my man to get angry today?" she asks simultaneously and trying to get close to him.
"Sheba, don't let me kill you. I said get out!"
Sheba said nothing but did as she was told, and did it quickly.
She steps out of the room and Ephesus banged the door behind her.
He spat furiously on the ground and walks upto the mirror as he stared at it.
He stares at himself. Hating every piece of himself and feeling like he have taken a wrong step by coming into this world.
But who was he kidding, he came because of a reason.
He released a breath as he bounced on his bed and stare at the picture of his Dad, hanging opposite him, on the wall.
"I miss you" he whispered and shook his head, anger rising in him rapidly.
By tomorrow night he'll set out with some of his men. They have to get to the other Kingdoms nearby to see if their Princesses are worth seeing. Maybe someone can make his heart to be fully replaced, and be like the heart he knew he had when his Dad was alive.
Or even better than when he had his Dad.
Sheba trailed down to the dining area to where the Queen sat.
"Your son is pretty hard to stay with, can't you just allow him to choose from his heart?" she snorts as she walks upto the Queen.
She frowned when she heard this.
"What do you mean? You're done?"
"I think so. Ephesus is a hard charming thing. You should be happy he doesn't look at ladies just like when your husband stared at you not knowing you'd kill him"
The Queen got angry as she watched Sheba walk out of the dining area and close the door with a bang as she left.
She don't know what got into her that night. She hates to admit it but it's the truth.
No wonder Ephesus hated her.