" You are a human?" Max's eyes opened wide. His eyebrows creased in excitement and his eyes kept blinking. His eyes were fixed on that girl, examining her from tip to toe.
Then brushing his blond beard down till length, with his palm, he went over to Eddie, keeping his gaze at Sophia." Your highness, she reminds me of someone. Maybe, she..." He was about to complete his sentence when his eyes turned to his master.
His master showed no interest in his statements. Eddie's expression was grave. He kept looking down, expressionless and engulfed in his world. His mind was hovering in a deep well from which return was hard.
" Master, Master can you hear me? Is there anything serious? what is that, that troubles you?" Max asked, failing to wink his eye while it closely peeked into his majesty's eyes. He snapped his thumb in front of Eddie's ears, to generate a clicking sound.
It echoed through Eddie's ears. It seemed to Eddie that his drowned body is called to the surface by a voice from the other side of the well. Shortly, Eddie moved his head and parted his lips to let out a moan. Then dropping himself on the grass, he began plucking weeds, grabbing a handful of them and pushing harder.
"Your majesty can't keep a secret with someone whom he opened up all his pains, fairly and squarely when his brother was busy pleasing the outer world," Max spoke loudly, his eyes revealing signs of outrage as he spoke about Eddie's brother.
" Frank..." Eddie staggered in a low tone, tears building up in his eyes. His mouth was slightly parted. He was sitting on the grass, his arms leaning against his knees.
" Master, get over him. Why do you have to always worry about him? He always leaves you in despair, when he revisits you every year. He tries to play with your feelings and you easily give in. Don't underestimate your valour, you are strong enough to save our royal family's legacy. I am not bluffing anything, you know." Max kept shouting, while Vampire knelt on the grass, in low moods.
" But he..is my brother. He is my only family." Eddie's voice quavered.
" Oh, God! how can I plead you? we are here to support you, me, Karl, Henry and this girl." Stressing the word "girl", Max's palms pointed straight towards Sophia, whose eyes bulged open. She kept shifting her gaze at both the fellows.
" Your majesty, this "girl" will keep you safe from all the woes. Maybe we lack something, which she has in plenty. We never saw you smile in these 100 years, but today I was shocked when I saw you grinning heartily when this girl mounted the Ariel. You need to come out of your woes, majesty." Max spoke every line loudly and clearly, making his explanations reach his majesty like a piece of advice.
" Max, you always figure out my woes." Eddie beamed, rubbing his left eye with his thumb," You are surely telepathic, with whom I can't hide anything, even if my whole body works to put up a feigned expression. In these 100 years, you have become my second half, my life saver and whatnot have you acted out for me?"
Then standing up, he walked towards Max and patted his back. He embraced Max gently, rubbing his back with his palm and turned his eyes at Sophia.
He took light steps towards Sophia, who continued to draw back." Don't expect anything from me, Prince Eddie, I can't support you, sorry. I have a lover." Sophia waved her raised left hand, showing disapproval.
" Don't call me, Prince, Miss Sophia. Call me Edward or Eddie." Eddie stated in a warm voice and curled his upwards. Then reaching Sophia, he pressed his palms against her shoulders.
" You can't misuse me, just leave me." Sophia wrinkled her eyes in agitation, tears leaving her orbs down to the cheeks. She lifted Eddie's palms away from her shoulder's grasp.
" You think with your power and money, you can tame me. You just think of yourself, that's why you kill innocent people. How can I support the one who drinks human blood, eats flesh, and then acts coquet towards me, to charm me and use me for selfish purposes." Sophia shouted, meandering on the grass. Tears on her cheeks had absorbed into her soft skin and her eyes produced more tears, for her to shed.
"Sophia, you are misunderstanding, lady. You..." Max was about to complete his sentence when Edward signalled him through his palm to stop.
" Yes Sophia, I am selfish, when I told you to keep your distance from a fantasy. Something you call love is immature love, let's not call it love since it's a one-day fascination. I was just protecting you." Eddie spoke in a low tone, his eyes slightly wet with tears. He shoved his head away from Sophia, turning his back on her.
" Prince Edward, we have news for you." Suddenly, a voice from above echoed in that area. Prince Edward clapped his hands to let the speaker come beneath the ground.
Two of them entered beneath the ground, without digging, but only through a golden stick topped with a ruby, which flashed as they drifted downwards. Sophia drew back." Are there more of them?" Her eyelids stretched upwards. She pressed her hands to her lips and bent down on the ground.
" William and Henry, where were you two? You too were lost for two weeks. I trust you but this gap is too much." Edward reprimanded the two vampires.
Both of them began to look downwards, with strange expressions. They both were charming just like their majesty. One of them had brown straight hair till the shoulder, with a dark brown moustache, and fair oval skin. His eyes were dark brown in hue. He was attired in a maroon full-sleeve shirt, with a black broad belt hugging it, as it was fastened around it, and trousers covering his thighs till shin.
His fellow had the same cloth fashion, except for the colour of his shirt, which was dark green. His hair was golden brown till his shoulders and his orbs were emerald green.
" Answer me, why muted?" Prince shook his raised palms to the centre.
" Your majesty shall now the news first, which we bear for him, then decide a punishment." William's voice dropped with every word, making the last word inaudible to the listener. But the listener was more interested in the news, that's why his wrinkled expression cooled down.
" Okay, then tell me the news first." Eddie stood straight with crossed arms and straight legs.
" Master... your brother is coming to meet you tomorrow, in this palace. We received a message from him, at his lodgings," Henry spoke, raising his pitch.