Quite far away from the Rizzan Castle and into the land that covered the castle area, Crown Prince Ashton could be seen standing with about four men and one overly fat one in the middle was kneeling amongst them with his hands joined together.
The night sky was as beautiful as in any other night. The full moon showed proudly on the sky and the stars danced around it carelessly.
" Please Crown Prince, Please, it was my mistake, my mistake alone and I wish to rectify it", the kneeling fat man pleaded with Ashton in hopes that he would be spared.
He was more of a detective, an inside worker of the crown prince who had run away after knowing too many information and selling them out to an opposing kingdom.
" No Lincoln no, it is not your mistake but mine. I trusted you and you simply went and broke my trust. Such people are never forgiven Lincoln so know best that your pleading will serve you no purpose", Ashton finally spoke to him and just afterwards two other men ran towards them.
" Crown Prince, we have dug the grave and it is as you have asked, spacious enough for a fat man like him", one of the men reported back to Ashton dutifully.
The men with him were all dressed in outfits that belonged to normal wealthy men who just came to attend a wedding but he knew best that they weren't, they were his secret guards who had come to do his work.
On hearing what the other guard had said, Lincoln began to plead once again, he couldn't die in the way the crown prince had prepared for him.
Lincoln was merely dressed in common clothes and he seemed to have been very busy when the men captured him because he was clothed in little.
" Your majesty, Crown Prince, please forgive me, give me another chance to serve you once more your majesty, please", he pleaded softly but Ashton only waved his hand and two men approached Lincoln from the back before grabbing him.
" Please Ashton, Please.....", he cried out but before he could say more he was given a huge slap by one of the well dressed guards and he fell unconscious.
" What a fat fool", Ash said softly as he stared at the night sky, the beautiful moon and stars that adored the sky. The forest was already starting to give off a good night feeling and he was feeling sleepy.
Lincoln was now unconscious and was being taken away by three of his men. He knew best than to leave that fool alive, Arania would surely encounter much loss if a person with so much information existed.
To the remaining two next to him he asked softly. " His house?", he asked in a vague manner but the guards immediately understood.
" We searched it thoroughly Crown Prince and we didn't find anything of great importance", Gregory, a very well built guard with a stoic face replied Ashton immediately.
" And as for the diversion, I had found a dead body to put in his house where afterwards I set his house on fire, the body is as fat as him and I am pretty sure commoners would think he had died of a fire accident", the other guard named Ronald replied much more happily.
Ashton didn't say much, he just waved his hand and they started following him as they were headed back to the palace. He was sure his family would have noticed his disappearance by now.
Then he remembered he was just married and he sighed deeply for tonight was the so called wedding night but his wife was no fun, she was more of a quiet doll who was simply waiting for his command.
And this wedding meant nothing to him, it only served its purpose by joining two rival kingdoms together, it couldn't be any less more of an arrangement that had been planned by his late father, the late king of Arania.
His wife would never say more than two words and would never step out of line and Good Lord, he needed someone who would for once bicker and argue with him, that would be far more entertaining.
Ashton had already met the real Aurelia twice in a row and they had been given time to talk to each other to know more about each other but in those two times he met her, she was all but interesting.
Her answers appeared thought out and her facial expressions were one he had seen so many times because as the prince he had met many Duchesses, Princesses and ladies of Noble births.
Sighing he started walking faster than normal before his mother would panic thinking him, the crown prince of Arania had actually ran away from his own wedding reception.
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" Aurelia", someone called Marcy from behind and she swiftly turned around. She was already getting used to hearing the name as part of her training for the past three weeks had been to get used to that same name.
She turned away from the guest she had been speaking to who was trying to curry favor from her only to come face to face with Aurelia's sister in law, the crown Prince's older sister, Princess Fallon Walton.
" I don't see my brother anywhere, do not tell me he got bored of you before your wedding night", Fallon said softly, her voice laced with distaste clearly for her brother's new wife.
She had brown hair but clear grey eyes unlike her brother's charming blue ones which clearly he got from their mother. Standing next to her was a pretty golden blonde haired lady with brown eyes.
No doubt her hair color matched Marcy's but the face and the eye were totally different. From one look, Marcy could tell that this was Rosamund Williams, good friend to the crown prince and the late advisor of Arania, Williams's daughter.
She had never met any one of them but she had been made to memorize each one and so therefore she didn't really no their characteristics but hearing Fallon's words and tone, she could not stop the look of dislike that settled on her face.
" And what is that supposed to mean Princess Fallon?", Marcy asked in a clear soft voice. They would be wise to not attract attention to themselves, after all this was a gathering of socialites and wealthy folks, news could easily spread.
" You should at least know that my brother Ash, does not take his marriage with you seriously so do not feel too bad if he spends the night elsewhere and not by your side, warming your bed", Fallon said in a very sure tone.
A fine smile adorned her pretty face as though she were just having a casual conversation with her new sister in law but that was far from the truth, she hated this lady to the guts. It was because of Aurelia that her good friend Rosamund could not get married to the prince.
" Princess Fallon is right Aurelia Hastings. Actually you do not stand a chance to even get his attention because after all, Ash clearly belongs to me, you will just be a mere show piece and nothing more, hmp", the golden blonde haired, Rosamund Williams finally spoke in a haughty manner.
Marcy knew those words weren't for her but for Aurelia Hastings still yet she could not bare to watch the princess be insulted by her new family members. Did the king and his sister, Lady Eloise even know the kind of castle they were sending their precious Aurelia to?
" See you in Arania and I wish you a miserable married life", Fallon said and turned around haughtily as she planned to leave and so did Rosamund but the voice of Marcy immediately caused them to halt in their footsteps and turn around.
" Where do you think you are going?", she had asked causing Fallon to turn quickly and glare at her. She was truly not expecting this stupid thing to speak after all, she had always been a mum doll.
Marcy stared at the both of them in quite an imposing manner, the pain they expected to see in Aurelia's eyes not even there.
" You clearly have nothing to do other than to spout nonsense about other people so just tell me how much you get paid for saying such horrible words and I will pay double to get you and your friend over here to argue each other out", Marcy said softly as if she had not just utterly insulted them.
Fallon's face was one of pure dislike as she stood there tongue tied but before she could say anything, a voice as deep and enchanting as no other spoke behind Aurelia Hastings.
" What is going on here?", Ash asked clearly not believing it was his mum doll wife that spoke just now but the distaste on Fallon's face and the shock on Rosamund's clearly meant it was truly her. He watched as she turned to him surprised, not expecting him to be actually behind her.