Both of them were silent, as if immersed in their respective thoughts to accept or not the extraordinary offer. Trying to think of the risks and benefits they could get later.
"Dion, Jillian? Where are you two from?" asked one of their neighbors who happened to be passing by.
"Huh? Oh we just went out together. Enjoying our time together," replied Dion who had come out of his reverie.
There was no way he could say that they had just returned from the palace after meeting the Crown Prince.
"No wonder you guys aren't working. I saw the royal carriage earlier, what are they doing here? Did the royalty just arrive?"
They immediately pretended not to know anything about it. The man nodded and said goodbye to them and went to his farm.
When they arrived at their small house, they sat down together at the dining table to talk about this.
