Morning Dew's

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Prince Arana stopped hesitantly near Yuki, when he saw something on Yuki's face. But He soon stepped back, when King Jafar called him again to immediately follow him.

Door's closed. 

Now only Yuki and Prince Riana remained inside the palace hall.

Yuki clenched both her hands on her sides. The memories of Prince Riana kissing another woman loomed over Yuki's head. 

Not that Yuki himself never kissed other men when he was adopted as the woman Prince Riana. But, Yuki felt why Prince Riana who was seen Yuki kissing another woman. Maybe if it was Raymond or maybe Prince Sera who he saw kissing, Yuki would not bother.

There was the sound of steps approaching. Yuki stiffened immediately. Although he did not see it directly, but Yuki was very familiar with the sound of footsteps belonging to whom.

Prince Riana said nothing. He directly grabbed Yuki's wrist with one hand. And instantly pulled Yuki to follow her towards the exit.

Yuki staggered as she tried to resist, She tried to let go of Prince Riana's hand that was shackling her.

"Take me off" Yuki pleaded with Prince Riana not to let go.

"Let's go home" 

"No way" Yuki refused directly.

"Yuki's.." Prince Riana looked at Yuki coldly with an expression she did not want to refute. "We're going home now" Prince Riana repeated more emphatically.

He pulled Yuki back to follow him. Meanwhile Reverend Serfa who was waiting at the door of the Hall followed them in silence. He was completely unaffected by the ongoing clash between Yuki and Prince Riana. His lips were tightly clenched.

Along the way, they become the center of attention of people around. The existence of Prince Riana in King Jafar Palace alone has become a strange thing in itself. Who does not know the enmity between Prince Riana and Prince Sera for fighting over a woman. In addition, now Prince Riana pulls Yuki to walk after her, while Yuki desperately tries to escape from Prince Riana's check.

"Let go of Me, you cannot force me as you please" Yuki said angrily, She clutched the carriage door, refusing as Prince Riana forced her to board the waiting horse carriage.

All around them were seen the troops of Prince Riana who stood with a standby attitude.

"Why not go home ?. Are you so eager to sleep with Sera that you refuse to go home"

Yuki was shocked. Staring at Prince Riana in disbelief. The words he spoke were very hurtful. It was as if Yuki was a cheap woman who could easily sleep with other men. 

Anger filled Yuki's heart. He did not care if Prince Riana was in a bad mood right now.

"Take me off" whispered Yuki putting emphasis on her tone.

Instead of letting go, Prince Riana actually tightened her grip. Like iron shackles. Prince Riana's eyes coldly stared at Yuki.

"I said let me go" 

A hand pulled Yuki firmly. Flipping Yuki's body so that Yuki almost hit his chest. When Yuki was finally able to stabilize his legs, He was shocked to see Prince Sera in front of him.

"Prince Sera..." Call Yuki in disbelief. The sudden appearance of Prince Sera made Yuki's heart seem to jump from its sockets. As Yuki knew, today Prince Sera went to the outskirts of the Capital to oversee the course of weapons manufacturing. 

It was because he had heard about the arrival of Prince Riana, so Prince Sera decided to return to the Capital.

The atmosphere is getting tense. Yuki became worried, in case there was a commotion. Reverend Serfa was on tight guard between the two Princes, in anticipation of an altercation.

"Take Him off" Prince Riana broke the silence. He touched Yuki's hand held by Prince Sera, until Prince Sera's hand was released. Then, He immediately raised Yuki onto the Horse Car.

Yuki's two hands were held tightly in his lap, He was like a prisoner in shackles. Prince Riana's hand squeezed Yuki firmly, making Yuki grimace in pain.

"Excuse me Prince Sera" Prince Riana said calmly. 

Prince Sera was silent, not answering. His gaze was blank forward with a face without expression.

The train is moving slowly.

Yuki looked at Prince Sera with a worried feeling. He had never seen Prince Sera behave like that. Very scary. Not like Prince Sera who has known Yuki.

 

The train moved towards the open gate of the palace. Yuki brushed off Prince Riana's hand. But back Prince Riana blocked Yuki's hand even stronger. His eyes looked at Yuki with a warning look.

Yuki turned her face away, unwilling to see Prince Riana. From the Window of the Train Yuki still saw Prince Sera standing in his place with the same expression.

 

"Dad, are we going to keep quiet like this. Letting Prince Riana take Princess Yuki is like letting people see you like a weakling who can't take care of her" prince Arana protests when the royal horse carriage Garduete disappears behind a slowly closed gate.

"Then do you want to have an unnecessary affair at the Palace. If that happens, the Kingdom of Garduete will attack us. As a result, we will face two big countries at the same time. Garduete and Rashamsah. Do you think about that ?" Ask King Jafar back. He still looked at Prince Sera who was still standing still in his place.

"Our military is very strong, do you doubt the ability of our troops ?".

"I have no doubt about the strength of my country, but Arana, I am a King. Avoiding losses that harm the people and the country is my duty. And again...You must believe your brother can solve this problem without inflicting heavy losses on the State and the People of Argueda" the King of Jafar replied calmly 

Prince Sera has turned away. He then walked calmly towards the Palace. From his steps, King Jafar knew, His son had already decided something. So He ordered his trusted eunuch, to call Prince Sera so that they could talk to each other privately just the two of them.

 

The Kingdom of Garduete continued to drive away from the State of Argueda. During that time they did not rest at all. Just stop to eat and pee. It was only when they arrived at the border of Garduete that the Company finally stopped at a small palace to rest for a while and replenish supplies before returning to continue the journey.

Yuki let the cold water wash over her body. Outside two servants were waiting. Yuki deliberately did not let them in and serve him. Right now Yuki really wants to be alone.

The shadow when Prince Riana kisses another woman, continues and continues to haunt Yuki. Makes Yuki feel claustrophobic and angry. He was eager to confront Prince Riana about it. But Yuki chastened because He realized, He has no right to do so.

Yuki's feelings were mixed.

Prince Riana is a regent. Even if He was just an ordinary man, having more than one wife was common in this world.