Out of all ten of them l she only wanted three of them. The rest were either arrogant, stupid or though to high of themselves.
River who was still standing in line could not get her smile out of his head , never had he ever seen any girl as slightly attractive yet princess Azura was like an unearthly beauty. He didn't know why she asked him such a silly question but he wasn't bothered by it , he was still trying to get rid of that smile that lingered in his mind.
Azura who just finish making her decisions walked back to stand next to Chief William "That River guy , I have this strong feeling that you can trust him" Anox who didn't like humans besides Azura took a liking to River.
Petting his head Azura looked over the men again and nodded to herself in approval "River, Alex and Ethan, please step forward " As the three men stepped forward Chief William looked at Azura in confusion. "It would mean a lot if you three would accept to being my guards, I will not force you to be by my side this is your choice, if you dont want the positions then please step back in line with the rest of the men"
Though they didn't show it the three men who were use to not having their own choices felt touched. Azura waited for one of them to step back but they didn't instead River went down on one knee,and so the other two followed "Princess Azura , it would be our honnor to protect you."
His voice was filled with promise that made Azura smile while the other two agreed with River's statement.
"You may all rise , thank you." Gesturing for them to stand Azura smiled at the them as she nodded, "Alright you three, go get dressed the princess and i will be waiting for you all here," said Chief William as he rushed them out to the dressing chambers.
"Why did you pick those three princess "He was very curious about her choice and methods of picking them. "Ah Chief curiousty killed the cat , now let us go to the hill over there with the apple tree." Before Chief William could reply to her she was already walking towards the hill.
While Azura was sitting under the tree with her maids standing around her under the shade, Anox was busy retrieving appels for them by dropping them onto the ground with his tail. Ones he deemed it enough he jumped down from the tree and onto Azura's lap.
Letting out an 'Oof' after Anox dropped on her she rolled her eyes at him and gave him an apple."Dont be shy , take one." Azura smiled at them as she held out an apple to Tilda with her other hand .
While Azura was busy talking to her maids. The three soldiers were busy getting dressed . Alex was the first to talk "The princess is beautiful dont you think " he said as he finnished buttoning up his shirt.
"She really is , did you see her beast ? Its a damn snake. I have never seen a snake like that in my entire life." Ethan was fascinated with Anox. "Stop talking about the princess and her pet and finish up , she's must be getting annoyed waiting for us "River said to the two talking fools and he waited for them to finish.
As they walked out the changing room they looked at Chief William staning alone , the princess not in sight. "Greetings Chief William , where is the princess" River asked the man who was staring at somthing in the distance in wonder. Without repying he pointed to where he was looking at.
The three men turned around and understood why their Chief was acting weird. The princess looked like a being sent from heavan itself as she laughed at something the maids said, the sound reaching their ears put them in a trance, the melodious sound amazed them.
Azura was laughing woth her maids as she spotted the three men looking at her with wide eyes" Why are they looking at me like that , do i have somthing on my face ?" Confused she touched her face with both her hands.
Giggling Zoe said " I believe its my lady's beauty that stunned them to their core" Zoe wiggled her brows at Azura while the rest giggled at her. They have gotten comfortable around the princess after she asked them to treat her as a friend.
Azura who had to keep her act of innocent princess forced a blush to her cheeks as she looked to the side . The men found her adorable as they watch her try to hide her blushing cheeks.
Anox who was sleeping on Azuras sleep woke up with a yawn , his sharp fangs looked longer with his mouth wide open. "Okay im bored, when are we going to step forward with stage two?" He asked her as he slithered up to her shoulder her tail wraping round her left arm as his head rested on her other shoulder. "Okay girls lets go , i need to talk to my new guards " lifting her hands of the ground,Mary helped her stand to her feet as Tilda brushed of her dress.
Ones they were done helping her they fell in two lins behind her as she started walking. "Well we can only continue with stage two the moment i know i can trust these guys, they may only be protecting me because im the Crown princess and still be loyal to my father. So i still need to find a way to be loyal to me and only me." Azura replief to Anox in a whisper with her head down making it seem like she was watching her steps down the hill.
"Why not ask them for a blood oath ? As easy as that. But dont answer me now , think about it. " the blood oath was a huge deal for cultivators. This was a way to ensure loyalty amongst men.
"Princess the Emperor requests your presences in the meeting hall." A servant told the princess the moment she reached Chief William and the others. " Alright inform the Emperor I accept."
The servant quickly ran back into the palace as Azura started walking to her chambers. "Come , we will first stop at my chambers so i can change into something warmer"