"So, you wish to torture my sister? Isn't it so?" Unknown to him, he had disclosed something prominent in front of her.
Alice never showed that impact over her face but her body language wasn't able to hide it for long. As her clutch around her clothing tighted, her nails were ready to tear the shawl.
In a similar manner, Cyrus's eyes turned into a crystal moon, "Princess Alice, you are too lucky to not be at your cousin's place. She will have to suffer because of the alliance between the two Kingdoms."
"Neither do I expect any sympathy out of monsters like you? You only survive to drink blood out of people… once a bloody monster, always stays the one." Alice answered the same harshness, without minding if they will have any impact on the same person.
But she highly doubted if he would take her words to heart. The hatred between them was prominent, unlike others who appeared to be sweet with others, they were the ones who clearly displayed their dislike for each other.
"If we are bloody monsters, then who are you? Our slave? Just mere source of our blood. Humans have surely forgotten that they are born to be used by us." Cyrus replied with the same intensity that made a scoff leave from her lips.
But Alice immediately shook her head. This time, she took a step ahead to come closer to his face. With her eyes looking deep into his, their nose was just a few parts apart.
"Prince Cyrus.. you have underestimated humans. These same humans possess the power to kill you if we want. Do you want me to make you remember the old tales here where your old types were only killed by our ancestors?"
Hearing this, Cyrus's lips were sealed and folded into a cross. He appeared to be very dangerous and she wouldn't mind the same but they had the tendency to kill. If looks could be turned into a weapon, they would have slashed each other's neck till now.
Without even tearing their gaze, they simply stared at each other with the same fire, same hatred which had been undergoing through generations to generations.
In the end, they are enemies.
At last, Alice finally broke the silence with her words, "Prince Cyrus, we, as the Royals won't let you mistreat her. If you think you can take undue advantage out of Flora, then this is merely your imagination."
"She would be my wife, and I will reserve all the rights. We can't mate, and this is the ultimate truth we know, Princess." Cyrus knew the basic rules of their Alliance.
After all, this was the named alliance was going to enter into. At the end of the day, he will have to go and pick another bride to bear his children and heir of his throne.
Alice's head lifted a little bit to face him, "Try something harsh and face our wrath."
Returning to her, he smiled to give her a big wide smile which she surely didn't like even a bit. To her, this was the most horrific thing she would ever find. "Princess Alice, you should rather focus on yourself rather than lecturing me."
"If as a princess, you can't take care of yourself, what can you expect out of your soldiers? Too bad that we found you in the basement… fully unconscious and shivering. I was just here to ask about your health though." At last, Cyrus did take a few steps back but the smile never left his face.
He was mocking the actions of her carelessness towards herself which had cost her a lot. Yesterday, the rumor spread that the Princess fainted, which made all of them worried for her.
But Alice was surprised when she found him saying this. 'Does he know about what happened? He said.. he found me… but why will he find me? Where were my father and brother'
Tons of questions were raised in her brain and she wanted to ask as well. However, asking him would be appearing weak, which is the last list on her bucket.
In response, she kept silent but her jaw hardened. On sensing the same, he continued to say further, "You shouldn't have traveled down. You know, that basement isn't for humans at all."
"Prince is so concerned about me!? Focus on your bride rather than on me, I'm not your wife to be and never will be the one! Marrying a monster like you.. is surely a disaster."
"And marrying one of the weaklings among you is my bad luck." Cyrus also didn't leave the space to insult her, when she laughed at his statement.
"Then.." her eyebrows raised, as a chuckle left out of her lips, "Congratulations to you, to bear this bad luck for a lifetime because… this alliance will not stop in a mid way anymore."
With this, Alice passed by his side to walk past him and go back to her chamber. Her soldiers followed her behind when Cyrus's eyes went to her back until she vanished into her castle.
Standing alone in the night garden, he lowered his head to think of a while before a faint smile covered his lips.
'Let's see, if this bad luck of mine.. turns your happy days into sad days or not..'
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