Robert and his comrades were heading towards the hallway when they saw a familiar figure standing with the princess. Wait, could it be what I'm thinking? They thought.
They moved closer and yes, they were right! He really was the one! What the hell is he doing here? And why is he standing with the princess?
Elen caught sight of them and her eyes moved from the man to the five men who were walking towards her and a satisfying smile carved on her face. 'Now, there's no escaping if he really is hiding something.'
"You called, your highness." Amadeus said and Elen nodded. She glanced at all five except for Robert and the expression on their faces showed that they were already asleep and she really felt bad for disrupting their sleep but what could she do? She needed answers.
Her gaze finally fell on a certain someone who wasn't feeling the least tired and she quickly guessed he wasn't sleeping. A smile carved on her face and she gently patted him on his shoulder causing Robert to crease his brows. 'Err. What's with the gestures?'
"I'm sorry for disturbing your sleep." She said.
"No need to apologize. We're always available when you need us." Finn spoke and she gave him a warm smile.
The 'claimed to be soldier' just stood there in amazement. Was this the lady who looked like she wanted to kill him some moments ago? What's with the nice gestures? Is she really a princess or this is how people in this kingdom behave towards their inferiors? He thought but he couldn't complete his thought because all eyes were now on him. Some were glaring and the others were threatening. Geez, what's with that look? Don't blame me though!
"I actually called for Robert alone but since you all came. It's not a problem." She said and all eyes that were on the 'claimed to be soldier' glared at Robert.
'What? Don't expect me to come here and become the princess's answering machine alone!'
She turned to Robert and thus, the Q and A session began.
"Do you know this man?" She asked him and Robert glared at the 'claimed to be soldier' before turning to look at his comrades. 'Do we know this man?' Was the question that flashed across his eyes.
His gaze turned mischievous as he turned to look at the 'claimed to be soldier'. Would I really be a bad person if I denied I didn't know this man? He disrupted my fun night though. He thought but he quickly decided to save his ass this time. He seldom comes to the palace and maybe he's here for an important reason so it would be better to let him of the hook this time.
"Yes, I do." He replied.
"What's his name? I had tried asking him but he gave me some flimsy excuse. Is he really a soldier?" She said and once again Robert glared at the man. I really made a mistake saying I knew him. Why did he not tell the princess his name?? Wait a minute, was this the reason the princess called for me?!! He thought to himself and his veins started to pop out, one by one.
He clenched his teeth and spoke. "His name is Bruce and he's an undercover soldier. He doesn't really tell people his name for security reasons." Robert said with his teeth and fists clenched.
"Oh I see. But I'm seeing him for the first time." She said and Robert sighed and turned to look at Amadeus, as if telling him the words. 'Over to you.'
"His highness only calls him here for important issues." Amadeus said hoping the princess would believe and thankfully she nodded.
She faced Bruce with an apologetic look. She must have developed trust issues at some point after having that dream. That's no wonder, this man's aura felt different. He didn't exude the aura of a normal soldier. He just looked like someone very powerful. When she first saw him, he had that aura of a powerful prince and that's why she found it hard to believe he was a soldier, but now that they had confirmed it. She now felt at ease.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know you're also my husband's most trusted soldier. Don't worry, from today henceforth, I'll treat you the same way I treat them." She said as she patted his shoulder giving him a warm smile.
"I understand my Lady." Was all he said and Elen nodded before heading towards hers and Alexander's chambers.
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Robert made sure the princess was out of sight before releasing out all of his anger.
"What the hell are you doing here?!!" Robert asked and Bruce just smiled. That smile that was enough to rile Robert up.
"You disrupted my night for no valid reason! Couldn't you just tell her your name?!" ಠ︵ಠ
"And why should I do that?" Bruce said.
"Arghh... because you brought this upon yourself. Why did you come here uninvited?!"
"I just wanted to see the woman who could make that asshole prince of yours come travelling to my kingdom." He stated calmly.
"You dare call my prince an asshole!!"
"Yeah, and I can also tell him in his presence." He said with a smile.
"You should be grateful that after what happened to his highness in the past, he still considered you as his best friend." Robert said.
"Haha. Alexander can never break our relationship even if he wanted to." Bruce said.
"Why did you lie to the princess about being a soldier?" Lucas asked.
"I didn't want her to become suspicious, and I actually came here without Alexander's permission so I'll be leaving before he comes back. I've finally set my eyes on this badass princess who had finally brought out some emotions from Alexander. Even if he denies it, I can still see through him." He said and they all sighed except for Robert who was fuming in anger. He had hit on a very beautiful lady, and even though women were always the one throwing themselves at him, there was something about that woman that caught his attention to chase after her, he finally caught her attention and brought her to his room. Just when he was about to begin, this asshole here, interrupted everything and now, he lost that rare gem that was supposed to be his alone.
"You're not going to get away with this." Robert said.
"Let me guess, you hit on some lady and I spoiled everything right?" Bruce said and Robert planned to attack him but his comrades held him back.
"Easy Robert. You can find yourself another lady. She's not the only beautiful woman in this world though." Lago commented and Robert's anger blazed even more.
"Shut up! You don't know the kind of treasure I found and I don't know if I ever would find her again." He said, and at that moment he looked like a teenage boy who's first date turned out to be a disaster.
"It's alright. We'll find her. It's an easy task okay? We'll definitely help you find her." Lago said, looking like he was coaxing an angry dragon to stop breathing fire.
Thankfully, Robert convinced himself and his mood lit up a little. That's right! He would definitely find her, no matter what it costs him.
"I never knew that Robert would turn into a teenage boy all because of a woman?" Bruce said and walked away.
Robert moved to attack him but his arms were strongly held back. "I'll kill him! I'll kill him right now!!"
Bruce stopped halfway and turned to look at him with a smile. His face was still as gorgeous as ever. If the maids were awake, some would have fainted just by seeing this god on earth. "I would love to see you try." He said and finally walked out of their sight.
"That man. I'm definitely going to kill him!" Robert snapped.
"Easy Robert, we said we'll help you find her. Okay, let's just go to a brothel." Lago said but all he got was a hard punch on the face. They had already let go off his hands earlier so he was now free.
"You can go there if you want. I'll be in my room.!" He said before heading out, leaving his comrades in a short daze.
Huh? What just happened? He just refused to go to a brothel all because of a woman he met today? Who the hell was that woman? Was she a witch?! Oh woman, what the hell did you do to Robert?! They could only scream in their heads.
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