"Good morning father in-law" Ephraim greeted Charles.
Euphorial who had been eating before he came to sit in the dining hall dropped her fork in shock and he smiled at her shocked reaction.
'Morning Mr.Ephraim,hope you slept well.Pardon my daughter for eating without waiting for you it is because she has somewhere to be early this morning" Charles said to him.
"I slept well father in-law" Ephraim answered her father.Damon who wasn't in the dinning hall before paused in his steps when he heard how the prince addressed Charles,and father in-law? They are not even married yet (Damon rolled his eyes before putting the food he had prepared in the kitchen for the prince on the table where he is sitted beside the soon to be princess).
'Good morning Sir' Damon greeted him since he doesn't know how to address him before the human maids in the dinning hall.Ephraim nodded at him in acknowledgement Damon then sat across him since he didn't want to sit in front of the soon to be princess so as not to awake his prince's jealousy.
"Where are you rushing to this morning beauty?" Ephraim asked Euphorial who blushed because of the name he called her in front of all those who are present in the dinning hall.
'I'm going to visit my friend whose shop is at the town's end to bid him good bye since i don't know when i will be seeing him again'.She answered him.
His face immediately darkened when he heard the word 'him' in her sentence.He had thought she was visiting her friend who would have thought the she he had in mind is a male.He said to her curtly "i will be going with you".
'Don't you have anything to do today? I thought you were going to survey the market with your aide?' Euphorial asked him and he answered in a firm voice "no i have nothing to do,i will escort you to your friend".
Euphorial stood up on her seat to kiss her father on the head and then telling him he will be right back.Ephraim immediately followed after her.
"Is it the same accident that affected your arms?" He asked her when they got outside.Since they are outside he could now see through the cloth covering her arms and through his heightened eyes he could see the healing bruises and fading scars on her arms that was what assured him that she was lying to him.When she didn't reply him he asked her another question in a serious tone "where did the so called accident happened?".
Euphorial looked at him to see his expression and she shrinked in her seat when she saw his meaning gaze as if at anytime from now,he will hit her.She answered him in fear 'in th--e mar-r-ket'.
Ephraim looked surprisedly at the girl now shrinking in fear at his angry tone but wasn't afraid of him in his vampire form.He then sighed in wonder and said to her in a less angry voice "how did you get involved in a accident in the market? I know you are too quiet to involve yourself in a fight so what happened?".He relaxed when he saw her sitting back with confidence and then she answered him 'don't become angry again when i tell you what happened' (she paused and then looked at him for his agreement).
"Okay i will try not to be angry" Ephraim assured.
'I went to the market with the guard to buy things to bring along for the journey to your kingdom.In the market five thugs instigated a fight with the villagers'.She said to him excluding the detail of the villagers not liking her and their words and actions against her.
Ephraim knocked the wooden partion and said "we are going to the market".When she heard his words she immediately held his hands to stop him and said to him 'Don't do that it is no one's fault.What has happened had happened already let us just go to my friend's place' she pleaded at him.
"Okay". Ephraim said and then knocked at the at the wooden partion again to inform the coach man to continue going towards the town's end and Euphorial sighed in relief.