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Chapter 3 - The overlord

"AH...Yes, i am Anna." My voice shock as i talked because of how nervous i was. The Prince smiled at me and told his guards to accompany us to the guest hall. "My name is Henry, i am the older brother of William. I hope you enjoy your stay at our palace, we shall meet again." He smiled warmly at me, a little smile that could make someone feel happy inside. I didn't have time to reply before i saw another person enter the room. He had red hair, pale skin like a ghost. He was taller than both me and the prince. The man bowed to the prince and spoke with him in hushed tone. The prince nodded. I saw him look back at me, his gaze lingered for a moment longer than expected. It was like he was saying something but he couldn't find the right words. Then he excused himself and went to leave with the guard. His eyes were focused on my face the whole time. As the door closed I felt like a shiver ran down my spine. We were then taken to a giant hall room where we were served all kinds of food. The guard who escorted us left, leaving us alone in the hall. Me and Emily started to get bored as Prince William was not coming. Then we asked one of the maids about where he was and if he would come to meet us. She looked very confused at first, until she remembered something and told us that the prince went out to visit some important business meeting. She even mentioned that it might take him a while to return from it. I thought it was odd that the prince went out to a business meeting when he invited us to the palace to meet him, but i didn't say anything else. Emily said that she needed some fresh air so i decided to accompany her. She took me to the gardens, which was really big and beautiful. There was a fountain with a lot of flowers and plants. In the middle of it was a huge white tree. There was a small bench under it and we sat down together. "It's so lovely here, isn't it?" She giggled lightly and smiled at me. I laughed too. After a few moments I realized i hadn't replied to her question. "Oh, yes, it's quite nice here.""Do you like it here, Anna?" She asked again."Yeah, it's a nice change of scenery. I like living here more now." Her gaze never left mine, but a smile came onto her lips when she heard what i said. Emily looked away and blushed faintly. "Really?" I nodded my head. "Good, I'm glad you are comfortable here, Anna. Even if it is the last time we get a chance to be here in the kings palace, i am glad that i am here. Not every peasant like us get a chance like this." She sighed. We started to walk around the beautiful garden as it was very big and covered with different types of trees. It also reminded me of the forests of Narnia. There wasn't much noise though. I could hear chirping birds and other sounds in the distance. I smiled softly to myself. This is a good place to live. Emily went to the other side while i started to explore the opposite side. I walked slowly to the far corner. Suddenly I stopped. I could see someone there... Wasn't it supposed to be just me? But there was no sign of anyone else... I looked over my shoulder to check if Emily was already there. No sign of her either... I frowned. Maybe she was gone already? I turned back around slowly, my heart beating faster with each step i took. I reached the end and stood still. I knew that someone was there. I knew i could sense someone. The hairs on my arms stood up and goosebumps appeared on my skin. Suddenly i saw a monkey jumping through the small trees of the garden. I felt relieved. I started to follow the monkey out of curiosity and found a man sitting in the grass, writing something in his notes. He had the same kind of mysterious aura around him like the other two Prince i met, so i got even more curious and wanted to talk to him. He also had beautiful attractive hair and facial structure. I approached him. "Excuse me sir, i don't want to bother you or interrupt you," i started talking but he didn't respond. He continued writing in his notes. He was probably deaf or deafness. I took a deep breath and tried to think of some other way to talk to him. Finally i decided to try again. I cleared my throat, "Sir, may i ask you a question?" He didn't seem to care so i decided to keep talking. "May i call you Sir?" Another pause followed. He didn't react anymore. I frowned at his actions. What is wrong with him? Is he crazy? He should be grateful that someone was willing to talk to him, i can't believe he doesn't respond to someone calling him by his name! He must be really deaf. I thought maybe he would like me if i addressed him politely but instead i got nothing but silence. "Well, if you don't mind i will leave you be. You seem like you need some peace and quiet. So please excuse me." When i started leave, he finally opened his mouth. "I thought you work in the palace, you don't seem like you do. i am sorry, i was writing something very important, couldn't reply back." He said it as politely as he could. My heart immediately melted and i felt sorry for thinking that he was a deaf. As he was busy with his writing, i did not wanted to disturb him anymore. With that, i walked back to Emily. When i arrived there i saw her standing outside, looking at me curiously. "What took you so long?" She whispered quietly and I shrugged. "I met a strange person in the gardens other side. He looked a bit similar to the two Prince we met, he also had that divine aura around him. I wonder who it was." I told told Emily, making her get curious about the man as well. Just when we were about to talk more, a guard walks up to us and told us about Prince William returning back to the palace. We finally met the Prince and he started to talk about all sorts of things. We also asked him about many things and he answered all of them, he really was a nice person despite being a potential future future ruler of the kingdom. As we were talking, i saw the man from the garden walking through the stairs to go to the upper floor. So i asked Prince William about who that person was. "He is my younger brother, Prince Ford. "