Elena; Queen of Ardorarias

Part 14; A Tough Relationship

Elena was grateful for her schedule that had suddenly been changed without her consideration. After seeing the work Farel— assistant did, he had enough confidence in the young man's performance.

Elena took a deep breath and took it out quietly over and over again. His heart and mind suddenly calmed down looking at the riding field before him. Farel was right, at this time he did not need to think about the look on his face in public or in front of the people in the palace. Right now it's just him and Farel on the pitch. No one else came close to even watching the two of them.

"So all I have to do now is practice horses?"

Farel nodded, "Yes, Princess Elena. You will practice until the afternoon. After that, you will be taken back to your room. Dinner schedule is exactly seven o'clock at night, and before that you should already be at the meeting place for dinner."

Elena nodded in understanding. He stepped forward and held a guardrail made of wood of the best choice. Over and over again he inhaled the air as deeply as possible, trying to further calm his mind.

"Ohya, Farrell. Can I ask you something?" elena asked Farel for permission to stand five steps behind Elena.

"Yes, Princess Elena. You can ask me anything."

Getting permission from Farel, Elena turned her body and looked towards Farel. The sight of Farel's gaze constantly on standby with the circumstances around made Elena slightly sigh heavily.

"You can calm down a bit right now, Farel. Isn't this place safe enough? You don't have to be so alert."

"Yes, Princess Elena. I'll try to do it."

Although Farel said he would try to be a little more calm, in fact Elena did not think so. Farel is still on standby as before and nothing has changed. Elena understood that because she knew Farel would be afraid of something happening to Elena if he let his guard down.

"You know where my father is right now, Farel?"

Farel looked puzzled, "You mean the existence of the King, Princess Elena?"

"Ah," realized that she was currently in the palace and she was no longer the daughter of Doctor Daniel, "I mean the whereabouts of my foster father. Doctor Daniel—Daniel Rosamun."

Farel picked up the tablet from earlier he held. It was seen Farel was pressing something on the tablet screen quickly and after that looked back at Elena.

"According to the information I heard last time, Doctor Daniel was sent to a hospital in one of the small villages in the northern tip of Ardorarias State."

"Little village?" elena asked in shock.

"Yes, Princess Elena."

"What's he doing there? At the north end? Isn't the north an almost untouched region in our country?"

Farel shook his head, "You're wrong, Princess Elena. The northern tip of our country is a very developed village. There where the students of choice— outstanding students and intelligence sent for research."

Interested in information she had never heard, Elena asked Farel to tell her more about the village, "Tell me everything you know about the village."

While giving information to Elena, Farel also showed some photos in the village. Elena was very surprised when she saw the photos there. The village is not a small area and left behind, the village is even better than the city center.

"But Princess Elena, this information is only a few royal members who know about it. Even the Princesses as well as the Princes in the palace no one knew about this."

Elena nodded in understanding, this information no one should know because the King covered everything about the village, "But... What reason is the village kept secret?"

"Sorry Princess Elena, it's not something I can easily know. I tell you what I only know."

Again, Elena was a little interested in Farel because of his saying, "Have you ever gone there, Farel?"

"You.. are you one of the intelligence students sent there?"

"Yes, Princess Elena."

"What are you two talking about?"

Elena and Farel turned their heads toward the source of the voice. A man in very neat clothes walked over towards the two of them. The smile never faded from the man's lips.

"Sincerely Prince Steven of the Kingdom of Greekaloca.”

Seeing and hearing Farel's reverence for the men before them, Elena finally learned that this man before her was from the nobles—Prince of Greekaloca.

Elena looked at the man before her closely. His tall body with skin as white as milk looks very handsome wearing the clothes he is currently wearing. It is clear that the clothes were made specifically with the best basic materials, making them look luxurious when worn by the Prince of Greece.

“So what reason have you been hidden by the King, Princess Elena?”

A very gentle speech just came out of Prince Steven's mouth, but who would have thought the question worked to make Elena did not know what to answer. Elena herself until now did not know what the reason for the King and Queen to hide her existence as neat as it was. All she knew was that the palace was a gathering place for the bad guys, and that was the reason Elena had been hiding her existence.

“Are you good at riding, Prince?”

Elena moved her foot away from Prince Steven. He walked towards the stables with Farel who was always by his side. Prince Steven was seen grinning thinly and then following in the direction Princess Elena left.

Elena picked a white horse that looked very clean. The workers who were not far from where Elena was were directly came closer and gave the safety attribute to Elena. He had some equipment for himself to wear, and Elena was already preparing to ride her chosen horse.

"You're good at riding, Princess Elena?" asked the Prince who was also riding a horse to Elena's left.

"Not really, but good enough for someone who rarely rides."

Prince Steven nodded his head in understanding and rode the horse slowly, following Elena's pattern of riding a horse. The smile on his face never faded and the eyes of Prince Steven never separated from Elena. It was clear that he paid special attention to Princess Ardorarias.

"Prince, did you know that in ancient times in the Kingdom of Ardorarias was forbidden to look directly at the descendants of the King?" elena said with a faint smile towards Prince Steven.

Aware of Elena's subtle innuendo, Prince Steven immediately lowered his head, "Sorry I didn't mean it that way."

After circling the field several times, Elena returned the horse to the guards. He felt tired because he had not ridden a horse for a long time and chose to return to his residence.

"Daughter Elena, wait a minute," Prince Steven called out as he opened the glove he was wearing, "There's something I want to ask you."

Elena stopped her steps and turned her head towards Prince Steven, "Yes?"

"Your relationship with celebrities was—

"Sorry to interrupt your words, Prince Steven. But I don't think it's good to interfere with other people's problems, even more so we don't know each other. And.. isn't the duty of a Prince so much compared to hearing such gossip?" elena quickly interrupted Prince Steven.

"Sorry I just wanted to make sure. Because you can definitely guess what topic will be discussed at the dinner banquet."

"I know," Elena turned her back and stepped away from Prince Steven, "Our relationship. A difficult relationship."

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