They were at a loss for words, so they slowly reach for each other's hands as they kept walking and admiring the flowers until a guard came running over, seemingly out of breath. "Princess, Prince. The king has requested your presence" Ewan acknowledges the guard's message and grabs Amorie's hand leading her to the tone room.
The guard opens the door for them, and they walk in. "You wanted to see us, father?" Ewan asks, kneeling. Amorie stands next to him, looking between the two. She notices someone walk in. It was Derog; she pretends not to see him. "Yes, I did, oh good, both of my sons are here." he claps his hands together and stands up. "Now, we can have our conversation." Amorie looks around, confused as to why she was here when it was a father-son thing.
She keeps quiet and lets them have their conversation. "As you know, Derog is my firstborn and rightful heir to the throne, " a smirk forms on Derog's face as he glances over at Amorie. "But, Ewan is mature and more capable of ruling Regnum Caelorum. So I am giving the throne to him, and he shall marry the princess Amorie."
Amorie's eyes widened in surprise. Me and Ewan married, no, I can't. She looks to her left and sees Derog with furrowed eyebrows and a scowl. He stands up aggressively and stalks closer to the dais as he bellows, "I deserve the throne, father! I am the rightful heir to the kingdom; I'm ready for the responsibilities that come with the crown! Ewan is just a boy and knows nothing about how to run the kingdom! He's been training to be a knight while I have been in prince training since I was a boy!" he says spitefully.
King Sebastian stands up angrily. "You dare defy my proclamation? Ewan will take the throne with Amorie as his wife, and that's final. Derog, you are dismissed." he waves him, in a shooing motion, toward the door. Derog huffs but doesn't do anything as he stomps out of the room. "Now that he is gone, let's plan a wedding!" Sebastian claps his hand and gets her attention and sits back down. "Oh, you can stand if you wish." Ewan and Amorie stand up.
"As I just announced, you two will get married and take over Regnum Caelorum. The wedding will take place in a month." Amorie's jaw drops slightly. she clears her throat, "I'm sorry, King Sebastian, but I'm afraid I cannot marry your son." Sebastian glances at her and says, "Alright, I'll give you two months before we have the wedding to give you time to change your mind. You are dismissed." he sits back down as the two left.
Ewan opens the door to find Derog leaning against the wall. He growls, "I will take the throne and marry the princess, mark my words for they will come true." he pushes off the wall and stalks off down the corridor. Amorie looks at Ewan with a frightened look. "Do not fret, princess, I will tell father, and we will keep you safe," he says in a calm tone to soothe her.