
"Please Your Majesty," said Balin placing a plate full of various side dishes complete with spoons and forks.
I was so resigned to seeing Balin seem to ignore my request, without saying thank you, I scooped full of food and put it in my mouth. My eyes glanced at Aciel silently, he seemed to start eating after I spooned the food into his mouth, and Balin started after Aciel started eating his food. Aciel still chose to be silent, the taste of the food that should taste delicious became bland.
"Aciel, I'm sorry. Are you still mad at me?" ask me after I have swallowed food.
Aciel seemed to still focus on his food and did not intend to answer me, I glanced at Balin again asking for help, Balin nodded several times.
"It's not good to talk while eating, Your Majesty."
I stared at Balin, why was he unable to read my cue at all this time? I took a deep breath and stirred the food without taste.
"Tock.tock.. Excuse me, is there anyone?"
A male voice rang out from the front yard of the building, I who could not stand up immediately and stepped quickly towards the origin of the sound.
"Well, how can I help you?" ask me while opening the door. I gasped at the pair of women and men standing right at the door of the building, they seemed to be holding each other tightly together.
I looked at the face of the woman who had been several times in my mind this morning, her body looked cleaner and more well-groomed, revealing her beautiful face that was once covered in burning smoke, but his coppery aura seemed to dim from the last time I saw him.
"Oh sorry, let's sit down."
They went up and sat in the seat in front of the building, the seat that Joana had occupied. I smiled seeing the man helping the woman to sit down, he seemed to treat her well this time. I sat myself in front of them, and I clapped my hand once, three cups of hot chocolate on our table with steam billowing.
"Please, someone told me that enjoying hot chocolate in the morning can warm the body because the mornings here tend to be cold."
"Thank you, I really like hot chocolate." The woman lifted her cup and took a slow sip, she then gave me a gentle smile, her beautiful face now looks a little more colorful. A cold wind blew, with a swift man fix the thick knit sweeter worn by the woman, not forgetting he approached and embraced the woman's shoulder.
"Ah sorry, we forgot to introduce ourselves." The woman reached out her right hand to me, I was silent for a moment when I saw her hand.
"Ehm!" Aciel suddenly appeared and sat down beside me.
Not wanting Aciel to grow angry because I hesitated to shake the woman's hand, I immediately received a helping hand. I gasped, my aura creeping into the woman's body without my command, they seemed to be heading somewhere inside the woman's body before me.
"Include me Lia, miss." Lia looked at me with her pretty smile, I returned her smile, but still reluctant to take off her helping hand, I need a little time.
"You're so beautiful, miss, it's really lucky to meet a woman as beautiful as you," I stared right in Lia's blue eyes.
Lia extended her left hand over my hand that was shaking her hand, she now grasped my right hand with both hands. My aura flowed faster because of it, I felt something sealed within Lia's body, something that thrashed to release to absorb the coppery aura that was her main aura.
"It seems you heard from the wrong person, Miss Lia." I said with a big laugh, "oh introduce my name Rara, nice to meet you." I pulled out all my aura and took off her hand, then I watched Lia's hands closely, ah thank God she is fine and not on fire.
"Aciel," Aciel reached out to the man.
The brown-skinned man greeted Aciel's helping hand with a fluffy smile, "husband Lia, Liam."
"So what made this perfectly harmonious-looking couple come here?" ask me politely.
"We're applying for jobs, if Mr. Aciel and Ms. Rara would hire us."
Honestly I was surprised by what Liam said, how can princes and princesses apply for jobs on farms? Are they joking with me? Did Ken send them to be spies? I was drifting in my own mind.
"What skills will you offer us, ladies and gentlemen?" Aciel looked seriously asked.
"I have an aura of fire and earth, can help make potted plants, fertilize the soil and can also clean the cage with the strength I have." Liam looked at Aciel with an excited look, as if he really wanted to get this job.
"I have a coppery aura, it may not be of much use, but I am able to take care of animals and plants, I will go to great lengths to learn." Lia looked at me and Aciel took turns, "we beg you sir and miss to hire us, we really need this job."
I fell silent, I could not believe that a little brother who was dear to his brother who was a crown prince, was now in front of me asking voluntarily to do menial work. I could only stare at Lia speechlessly, Aciel seemed to be aware of my change in attitude. Aciel grabbed my shoulder and patted it a few times, as if giving me support.
"There's a lot of work out there, if I may know why you guys chose to come to this place?" Aciel asked with a hand that was still embracing my shoulder.
"Because we heard, if the master and the lady give shelter to the workers. We don't have a home, so we think this is a good opportunity."
Once again I was surprised, Liam said that he did not have a house? Obviously I saw his magnificent mansion in the kingdom of fire, even with his extraordinary abilities as a craftsman, I was sure that he could earn money easily, he said, why did he choose to come to this place?
I activated my divine eyes and looked at the two, the aura of both of them shimmered pure without any dark color, only Lia's aura dimmed further, it was a sign that they said honestly. I wondered, what really happened to these two?
"Can I make a decision?" Aciel looked at me and asked.
I looked at Lia and Liam alternately, then looked at Aciel and nodded at him. My throat felt choked, powerless to get the words out, so I chose to shut up and leave everything to Aciel.
"Alright, we accept you."
I stared at Aciel, I didn't think of Aciel's answer, but hearing her answer surprised me. What happens if Ken finds out that I hired his dearest sister and let her do some rough work? I looked back at Aciel, this time Aciel smiled at me and kept patting me on the shoulder as if saying, 'didn't I have made the right decision?'