Today I was patrolling the garden. Sometimes even us trainees were allowed to do that.
However, we were only allowed to move within the palace walls. We also needed the permission of our instructors, who then gave us our route.
But I was glad that from time to time we were freed from the boring and meanwhile monotonous lessons.
Two months had already passed since my 'accident'. Luckily this body didn't seem to have sustained any major damage.
On the contrary, my body seemed to have gotten even stronger. I felt powerful. By now I was quite adept at handling most weapons, which made me kind of proud.
I would never have thought in my life that I would end up in a parallel world. As a handsome palace guard.
But here I was. In this beautiful palace garden, with my new friends and comrades.
In the last two months i had become particularly good friends with Jon, Amadeus and even the giant Armon. I had never had so many friends at once in my previous life. That made me really happy.
Life here wasn't as bad as i thought it would be at first. You lived a comfortable life as a palace guard. You got plenty of food every day, a safe and dry place to sleep and you were in this safe, beautiful palace the whole time.
But it was also a strange feeling. everything still felt a bit surreal.
Sometimes i still had the feeling that maybe it could all have been just a dream. But I didn't want that. At least not anymore. I didn't want to go back to my sad, old life.
Of course, I also missed my parents from time to time. It almost broke my heart to think how sad they must have been when they found out that i had been murdered.
On the other hand, I was just a burden to them. At least that's how I felt. I didn't do well at school and had poor future prospects. Moreover, i only rarely helped around the house with the chores or behaved socially at all.
I tried not to think about it anymore. My life as a sad, average schoolgirl was officially over.
Here i was a really hot man.
However, that didn't change the fact that I was still into men. I couldn't help it. After all, men were just so attractive to me.
That could be a problem here in this medieval world. And the fact that i had a little crush on Commander Braven didn't necessarily make things any better.
I was walking thoughtfully along the landscaped path in the palace garden when I was suddenly interrupted:
"Ah, so you're the heroic savior from the entrance exam." I heard an almost teasing voice behind me.
When I turned questioningly to said voice, all facial features derailed.
"Y-Your Highness!" I stammered, startled, and immediately bowed.
I had only seen the prince from afar before.
Actually, as a trainee guard, I shouldn't have any contact with the royal family. At least not until I finished my training. Accordingly, I was of course surprised that the prince spoke to me of his own accord.
Even more surprising was that he seemed to know about me and my 'feat'. Apparently rumors had gotten round.
When I looked up at the prince again, he suddenly grabbed my face with his large Hand and I could only gasp in shock.
The prince was quite tall. He was at least half a head taller than me. And I wasn't really small myself.
His aura was intimidating and scary. You had immediate respect for him.
I swallowed hard once as he continued to pierce me with his intense gaze. The green of his eyes was so bright they even looked yellow to me. Almost like the eyes of a hawk eyeing its prey. It was unsettling.
The urge to snatch my head from his big hand was immense. Still, I knew I didn't have the right choice here. So I endured the examination with a pounding heart. Even if the blood started to rush to my cheeks.
I didn't want to admit it, but the prince was really handsome. And by really handsome i mean he had one of the most beautiful faces i had ever seen. But not only that. From his stature you could tell that he exercised regularly. He was probably even quite skilled in combat. It's probably best not to mess with him.
His hair was honey blonde and his yellowish eyes made him look almost like a golden human.
Golden hair and golden eyes.
Somehow he didn't seem real.
Still, he was dangerous. Unpredictable.
Like the protagonist of a fairy tale who had fallen from grace.
Who had gone insane.
The smug smile on his lips didn't really make it any better either.
"Hmm? Your face is actually too pretty for a mere palace guard." The prince then stated after his extensive assessment and finally let go of me.
I didn't know exactly what to say to that.
However, my face immediately turned red. I couldn't help it. I didn't expect such a compliment in this situation.
"When you've finished your training, you'll be assigned to be my bodyguard. I will take care of that. I prefer having pretty faces around me. Besides, you seem promising." He let me know almost casually.
"U-understood. Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness." I said, bowing hastily again.
I only heard the prince laugh softly at that.
"Well then... I don't want to keep you from your duties any longer. You're dismissed." He said afterwards.
"Your Highness." I bowed my farewell.
Then I hurried to the barracks to finish my round. I sincerely hoped that my relief wasn't visible on my face. This conversation had put some pressure on me. I had never been so excited here in this world.
The spot on my cheeks the prince had just touched with his hand tingled uncomfortably.
When I bumped into my comrades a bit out of breath, they immediately noticed that something was wrong:
"Chris, did something happen? Your face is all red."
"I... I met the prince." I replied, slightly out of breath.
"Ha, really? Was he flirting with you?" the corporal asked with a mischievous grin.
I stared at him with wide eyes.
"I'm not sure... it... it could be. How do you know?"
"That was foreseeable. You're exactly his type."
"What?" I asked, completely perplexed.
"The prince is not attracted to women." The sergeant explained in more detail.
"Oh... oh that's it."
Now his previous behavior made at least some sense.
"You take it pretty easy, Chris. After all, he probably just tried to get close to you. Doesn't that bother you?" Amadeus asked.
"Not really. I'm used to that." I replied with a shrug.
It wasn't like I was an ultimate beauty in my previous life.
Still, I had to endure a lot back then. Most of it wasn't very pleasant either. It was actually foreseeable that something like this could happen to me here as well. Especially as a handsome young man.
However, I had hoped that court flirting would be a little more subtle and less direct. But I was probably sorely mistaken.
"Well... with that face of yours it's understandable that not only women are interested in you. You just look good. Nothing can be done about that." Amadeus explained almost indifferently.
"I could smack you hard in the face once. Maybe it'll get bruised." suggested another trainee playfully.
"Haha, no thanks."
"No, but let's be honest, Chris. You should take care of yourself around the prince. He might force you to do things you don't want. And no one can refuse or deny him anything."
"I...I see."
well if that wasn't great news...