The Prince's Beloved Servant

Disjunct

Prince Adrian waits with a huff for the return of Hercules and Yuri. He remained in the cave because he could not move too freely due to his injuries.

Yuri's gone too long. Adrian is worried that the woman met a criminal who had wanted to kill her. He ordered Hercules to go find Yuri. Hercules, a smart horse, Adrian believes his horse can find the woman who saved his life.

His gaze was fixed on the shiny object lying not far from his reach. He took. A beautiful peacock-shaped hair ornament belonging to Yuri. He watches it carefully. That thing as far as he knows has a high price.

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The sound of Hercules' footsteps drew closer to him. Adrian concluded a smile.

"Your Majesty!"

Adrian's smile fades when he sees the presence of Ezra and some of his guards. He thinks Yuri has returned, but Hercules instead finds his bodyguard.

Ezra looked worried at the prince's condition. "You're hurt? We must immediately take you home to the palace, Your Majesty."

"I'm fine. Someone's been treating me and maybe soon he'll be back to bring me some medicine."

Ezra checked the condition of the wound experienced by the prince. The wound had been neatly bandaged and plastered with potions that were indeed very suitable for dealing with poison used on enemy arrows. He was curious about the man who had saved the prince.

"Your Majesty, the condition of the palace is in an uproar because you disappeared. There is also the issue that you have died. We'd better get back before the day gets late to avoid danger on the way."

Adrian smiled a grin at the condition of the palace when he was not there. Some of the royal family must be very happy that he disappeared. Especially if he dies. There are those who do not want him as the successor to the king because it is considered too bold and revolutionary his thinking.

"We'll wait a minute for the man who saved me. At least I need to thank him."

"Your Majesty, does he know that you're a prince?"

Adrian feels strange about Ezra's question. "of course. He said he knew I was a prince. Why why?"

"Then, we must quickly leave this place, Your Majesty. It could be that the person who has helped you intends to bring another enemy army to surround us. There are many parties who will try to get rid of you in this condition."

Ezra's words have a point. He had waited too long for Yuri to return. The woman only intended to find medicine and food in the forest but very long. Chances are there are two, the woman has died at the hands of the enemy, or the woman is indeed an enemy party spy.

"Alright, then we go home now!" After weighing up some possibilities, Adrian finally chose to budge.

Ezra helped the prince walk. In front of the cave there was already a horse carriage ready to deliver itself back to the palace. He sat inside, while Ezra rode on horseback with the other soldiers to escort the prince's chariot. Hercules' horse also followed Ezra.

In the car, Adrian keeps looking at the hair ornaments that Yuri left behind. He hopes to meet the woman who saved him one day.

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In another part, Yuri rode a horse accompanied by Zenzen and Andez. They deliberately do horse racing to be more enthusiastic and quickly get to the destination.

"You're right. I found a big cave behind the waterfall."

"really? Aren't you kidding me?" Andez doubts Yuri's remarks.

"i'm serious. I even saved the Prince and told him to hide in that cave."

"Prince? What do you mean frog prince?" ledek Zenzen.

The two men laughed at Yuri's story. According to him, what they heard was impossible. Zenzen and Andez are old people who have lived in the village since childhood and have explored the entire forest around it. Never did they know there was a cave or meet the royal family who entered the forest area.

Yuri felt a little annoyed. He drove his horse faster than the two men. He wanted to prove right away that his words were true.

"Yuri! Don'tm mad! We were just kidding!" exclaim Andez. He and Zenzen also spurred the horse faster to catch up with the woman.

Upon arrival at the waterfall area, they both came down from the horse, tied the horses to the tree trunk so as not to run away. Yuri invites the two men to climb the cliff to the top.

How surprised the two men were when they realized that what Yuri said was true, not just nonsense. Behind the waterfall there is a large cave. But unfortunately, when they went inside, there was no one in there. Prince Adrian is missing. There was only the scraps of his food and also the blood-soaked cloth from the prince's wounds.

"I really took care of Prince Adrian yesterday. He was hit by a poisoned arrow in the upper woods." Yuri was a little disappointed. He wanted to prove that his words were right.

"We believe you've helped someone, Yuri. But, not necessarily what you help is someone else. No villager knows what Prince Adrian looks like." Andez patted Yuri on the shoulder.

What Andez said makes sense. Among the three of them, only Yuri had ever seen the prince directly. He tries not to look emotional.

"Maybe the person you helped has picked up his family. I saw a trail of train wheels passing in front of it" said Zenzen who was in front of the cave entrance.

I don't know why the two men suddenly became compact. They did not want Yuri to feel sad just because she lost her trust.

"How about we eat the provisions you brought our mumpung here?" andez Proposal. It just so happened that he felt very hungry because since morning he had not had time to eat breakfast. Zenzen forcibly breaks into his house and looks for a storm with him just because Yuri disappeared.

"Yes already! Let's eat!" Yuri tries to eliminate her disappointment because the prince left behind. He took out all the food he was carrying, told Zenzen and Andez to eat it together.

Yuri felt stupid. He should not have to bother dressing up from home just to look beautiful in front of the prince. For a moment he forgot himself that his fate as an ordinary elf would be impossible to match with a noble prince. He wants to laugh at himself who can be interested in fantasizing that high.

'What are you thinking, Yurika ... Yurika .. do you want to be stuck in this world forever?' he speaks to himself.

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