"But my father needs the help of a formidable knight to deal with a very fierce wolf demon."
Zuko looked at Freya in surprise, "how can you tell if the creature is so vicious?"
"Because I was almost eaten by that creature," replied Freya with a face as if something was pressing on it.
"What? When did that happen?"
"A month before you saved me from Medusa's attack. While I was playing outside this kingdom, suddenly a shadow grabbed me and take me somewhere," replied Freya, she looked scared when she remembered the incident, to the point that she drew herself close to Zuko.
"Then who helped you, forgive me for not taking care of you at that time."
"When I was tied up and almost bitten, suddenly there was a swordsman who looked very much like you, he rode a golden pegasus horse and carried a bow. That knight was very similar to you," Freya recalled while looking at the face of the man in front of her.
Zuko just smiled hearing the story like a strange fantasy, "how could I be, at that time God Zeus had not given me power."
"But I'm sure it's you," Freya didn't want to lose to Zuko's words that as if it were just an imaginary story.
Zuko laughed hearing that, his smile made Freya look embarrassed by the story she said earlier.
"Why are you laughing?" the girl asked.
"Your story is quite interesting."
"Don't make fun of me like that, I'm telling you the truth if you are very similar to the person who helped me in the past," Freya slapped an exasperated Zuko who was getting more and more annoying.
"Thank goodness someone was there to help you."
"What's the matter if no one helps me?"
"It's a pity if a girl as beautiful as you is killed vain."
Freya smiled shyly at Zuko's words, which seemed to think that the girl was very valuable and meaningful.
"I am willing to leave my country just to take care of you until you are completely safe. Until you get married, I will still protect you wherever you are."
"Sorry because of me, you have to leave the crown prince caste to protect me," said Freya who found herself very troublesome.
"This is not a coincidence, but fate that brought me to you."
"What do you mean, are we fated to meet as friends?" Freya asked quietly so that no one could hear.
Zuko just smiled as he looked at the fish in the pond. At that time the two of them were alone with no one in that place.
"Let's not talk about that anymore, but if I stay here long enough will you allow it?"
Zuko's words made the girl smile sweetly, her eyes were really clear, as clear as an angel's gaze that made her heart flutter.
The accompaniment of the chirping of birds gave a tone in the late afternoon, the sun was almost gone and turned into night.
A waiter came with a tray filled with food and a few drinks.
"Enjoy it, sir," said the waiter as his hand pointed politely at the food placed in a wooden house.
Zuko turned to the waiter and replied, "Thank you very much."
The waiter then came back in, Zuko walked with Freya towards the food that smelled so delicious.
"What meat is this?" Zuko asked as he picked up a plate of grilled meat with a tantalizing smell.
"This is called venison, try to eat it, it will taste good," Freya replied while drinking water in a glass.
On the other plate, there are two bowls of soupy vegetables and rice in a large bowl.
Zuko looked at Freya with a smile, the girl only ate vegetables in a bowl without any rice.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Freya blushed.
Zuko took the rice in a .-sized bowl
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"Can't I see you again? If so, I'll be out of here."
"It sucks," Freya grumbled.
"Is my struggle not enough? Until I was unconscious for a week to save you."
"That's not what I meant," said Freya as she devoured the food in the bowl.
Zuko enjoyed grilled venison that he had never eaten before, usually in his country he had never cooked venison.
"This food is delicious," he said unintentionally.
Freya smiled at those words, "I'll get it again."
"No need, I'm already quite full."
"It's okay," said Freya as she walked in to get some delicious roast venison.
Zuko looked around him, even though it was only a garden, but the place was very wide and bright in the light of the fire torches on each side of the towering wall.
There are absolutely no guards around him who were in that place, even the servants and soldiers were not there at all.
A few moments later Freya brought a plate that was very large, filled with a large amount of roasted venison, "just eat it if you like."
Zuko gulped between his eagerness to eat and being amazed by the abundance of delicious food.
"I can't possibly spend this much."
"But a guardian knight requires a lot of energy," Freya smiled until she unconsciously fed Zuko with the roasted meat.
"Deg, seeeerrrrr..." the sound of his heart pounding and then rustling when an angel's hand was in front of his face.
Zuko accepted the mouthful without thinking, his eyes stared at the sweet face of Freya who accidentally did that.
"Geez, sorry Zuko," Freya gripped the right hand that was used to feed Zuko earlier, with a slightly embarrassed face.
Zuko smiled at the girl in front of him who looked awkward with a slightly embarrassed face with his own strange behavior.
"What's wrong with you, why are you sweating?"
"I'm fine," Freya replied while wiping the sweat off her forehead.
At that time, there was a royal guard who came to see him with a scroll of letters.
"Excuse me Mr. Zuko, there is a letter for you," the guard handed him a scroll containing the letter, his head bowed respectfully.
Zuko accepted the paper with a friendly face, "thank you uncle."
"You're welcome sir," the guard then walked out of the place, when a scroll of letters reached its destination.
Zuko read the cover of the roll, it was familiar to him if it was a letter sent from the kingdom of Syailendra.
Freya approached and also looked at the letter curiously, "Zuko, who is that letter from?"
"This is from the Syailendra kingdom."
Zuko slowly opened a piece of paper that was still rolled up but, he read the letter which contained a statement that he should return to the kingdom immediately when his duties as a knight were completed.
"Zuko, are you going back to your kingdom again?"
"No Freya, because my duty as a knight to protect you has just begun, and I still have a long way to go here to protect you."
In fact, Zuko really really wants to return to his kingdom as a Crown Prince. But now he can't leave Freya, in his heart there is a special feeling that he can't say.