Noah
I sat on a bench in one of the royal gardens in the palace while munching on an apple. Rose's words about Matthew smiling at her sent me reeling into a deep thought.
Why would Matthew smile at her?
I then scoffed on remembering that Eugene ordered me to leave the cottage while I turned to look at Rose with a promise to return.
My thoughts were distorted by Daniel who passed me a blue napkin to wipe my lips. He stretched out his hand to take what was left of the apple I was eating but I didn't let me have it and I thanked him for the napkin instead.
"Madam Clarissa is with your mother as we speak. " Daniel announced as I turned to look at him.
"Why?" I asked.
"It's about your, " Daniel paused to tilt his head and clear his throat, "-about you avoiding her, my prince."
"That's amazing. Is that all?" I remarked.
"Yes."
I took in a deep sigh as I patted the hard black bench that I was sitting on.
