Celine sat opposite the crown prince Alexandro. She could never watch someone eat not when there was food placed before her, bur here she was watching this prince drink water and sometimes take a nib of roasted potatoes and sauce.
"What did you mean by undressing me?", She asked and he said nothing. He seemed to be liking this . This silent treatment.
"I don't know about you, but I hate the silent treatment", she said. Though she could do this to anyone, but someone doing it to her was torture.
The crown prince Alexandro dropped his fork and stared at her. "I should do this more often, lady Celine, I can suddenly eat well", he said and she frowned.
"I can't", she said but he said nothing. Crown prince Alexandro looked at her and back at his plate. "I once said I liked who eat a lot but don't get fat, you passed the test, lady Celine of Garcia", he said and she gave a micking laugh.
Celine walked to his side pushing the food aside sat on the table Infront of him. "Tell me what happened last night", she said and he laughed. He wasn't disgusted and this was the first time she had heard him laugh a real laugh. But it all faded away like dust. He also must have forged they laugh.
Come to think of it, it sounded unreal to her. "You were soaked and I picked you up. I started from your outer..."
"Enough!" She screamed making the maids stop to look at her. They looked cute together, but, he didn't do women, neither did he do men.
He was strange.
And unpredictable.
"You did say..." She cut him shut by hitting his mouth. If he were the old crown prince Alexandro, he would have fed her to the palace dogs. Hyenas.
But he was changing and didn't know why. Since this woman came to the palace, he was a different prince. She could hit him all day and he wouldn't say a word or do anything rash.
"Don't. You're embarrassing me", she said and came down from the table going to her normal seat. "Why would I embarrass my lady?", He asked and she stood face flushed bright pink. She stomped out of the room annoyed but embarrassed.
Now, her week must have been cursed. Starting from the vomit, then the lake, now he had undressed her. Again, she cursed crown prince Logan . He was the one who should be blamed . If he hadn't sent her on this mission , this nonsense wouldn't have happened in the first place.
***
Celine sat watching the soldiers practice. Some of them did archery while some shot with guns. The part she was interested in was the sword fighting , following up was fist fighting. Though she loved fist fighting, she was always fascinated by the movement of the sword as it sloced the air or the man. It was what she could call savage.
"How about a duel, my lady", someone offered. It wasn't the sword fighting, but the fist.
This was her specialty. It was inborn and branded in her heart. But, who would ask a lady for a fight? It was that shameless soldier the crown prince Alexandro made her fight with.
"Okay" she said and stood." My lady, you must need these". They were fighting aids. The other soldiers laughed. "After all she's a woman", one of the soldiers said which infuriated her all he more.
"I'm an amateur,but I can do without them", she said and they began.
Celine did an upper cut and as he was about to land on his feet, she used her legs making him land on the floor. The soldier stood to his feet and began throwing punches. Celine dodged and using her elbow broke his teeth.
Everyone stopped what they were doing. They stared.
"For an amateur, I really beat you fast", she said standing straight beaming with pride.
As she was about to walk away, the man hit her head. Celine turned, this man was a joke. Angrily, she did some stunts and broke his right arm.
"Being a man isn't everything. Learning how to be one is", she said rubbing the back of her head.
" She just called him a woman"
"She meant he's not man enough"
"Are you sure he's a man?" These questions seemed to surf the air ,then everyone kept quiet. A particular question seemed to be in their head. All of them wanted to ask, but no one dared ask.
"Was she a man?".
Celine went to her normal position and sat. The man went to her and bowed.
"Who are you?", He asked and she stared at him.
Was he kidding? Did she look like the goddess of war or something.
"Lady Celine who had lived a dangerous life Until now", she said smiling. If she continued with this, she might win the military's side making it easier for crown prince Logan.
Just as the soldier was about to say something, crown prince Alexandro came in. "Your highness" . They greeted and he nodded. When he saw Celine, he went to her .
" I didn't see you in the study , so I guessed you were here", he said smirking evily. "Why would the crown prince look for me?" She asked and he sighed. " I have something to discuss with you, the dress the maids brought were meant for lady Gwen..." She covered his mouth with her hands.
This surprised the soldiers, no one could mistakenly step on the crown prince Alexandro if they didn't want a death wish.
" Let's discuss this somewhere else", she said and hit her hand. He wasn't always a gentleman.
Ha. Which gentleman would walk around bare chested, or won't button the first three buttons on his shirt. No real gentleman could.
"But, she needs the clothes urgently. By the way, the clothes are tight on you", he said wearing an expression that said he could win in all games.
It sounded like he was teasing her, but it was actually true because a maid came and whispered into her ear the same thing this prince had said.
"Embarrass me all day long, Mr crown prince", she said and stomped out.
Like he said, he did things because he felt like doing it, not caring if she were truly embarrassed or not.
He did things only if it fitted him right.
***
"The crown prince must have shared a room with the lady Celine", a maid said.
"Why should I believe you?". It was the queen, The godmother of Xavier.
"I brought in her clothes. And she was wearing his robe. Someone must have pushed her into the lake too". The maid was firm in what she said.
She looked like one in her late thirties. "The lake or the bed , what should I believe?" The queen asked.
"Both. She was pushed in the lake and he had saved her which must have led to the later", she said and the queen nodded .
" She took advantage of the opportunity and slept with him_" she looked at the maid and continued. " I hear they were playing like children, teasing themselves. I will talk to him". She waved her hand signalling that she didn't need the maid again. The maid left.
" Lady Celine of Garcia", she muttered... .