Kyrisse

More Than A Lifetime (Kyrisse x Neno 1445)

Adrian looked relieved that Alessandra had no intention of accepting the younger prince's proposal. He had not expected Adam to propose to Alessandra. And he felt a little too irritated by it than he should have. He sighed and then looked straight ahead. When he heard the handmaiden's next question, he shook his head. "Heh. So that's how he plans on turning you against me, is it?" he paused as if to consider his next words. "Yes, I requested for him to stop interacting with you as much as he had been doing. It was not an order but a request. And one done for reasons that I cannot really say as of yet."

More Than A Lifetime (Kyrisse x Neno 1445)

Adrian nodded to Alessandra. But before he turned away, he looked at Adam straight in the eyes, a telltale smile on his lips. "Since I'm sure that news of your bethrotal to Hye Jin has already reached her Kingdom, it will be your duty to sort out the situation. Father has already been informed and he had agreed that I will not be marrying any time soon. Mother has also agreed. Hye Jin has also been informed," and with that he turned and walked towards his horse, leaving the younger prince staring wide eyed after him.

"I apologize for putting you in that difficult position," Adrian said when they were a distance away from the other two royals. "Unless... you wanted to accept Adam's proposal," there was a worried tone in his voice even if his face didn't show it.

More Than A Lifetime (Kyrisse x Neno 1445)

Adam didn't look fazed by her indirect refusal. "I am a Prince, second to the throne. I have a choice on who I will marry. And be it of royal blood or not, the woman I will marry will rise in rank," he sighed again. "I've seen how you looked at my brother, how you were so relieved to see him come back. I will not deny that I resent that your affections are not directed towards me. But as I said earlier, I do not intend to rush you. Think about it."

"Think about what?" came Adrian's cool voice. Hye Jin was by the lake, a distance away, a frown on her face.

Adam turned around and met his older brother's gaze. "I was merely explaining to Alessandra how the original promise of Hye Jin being married to you should be fulfilled. I have no right nor any desire to anger her family. And I have proposed marriage to her," he explained simply.

"I will not be marrying Hye Jin. If you reject her, I will have her sent back to her Kingdom. Perhaps have one of the barons offer marriage to her. And your marriage to Alessandra, I will not allow it," Adrian's voice was cold.

"You cannot do that. You have no right to stand in the way of my marriage to Alessandra. You are not the King."

"Yet. In time I will be."

More Than A Lifetime (Kyrisse x Neno 1445)

Adam followed after Alessandra despite her obvious dismissal of him. He sighed. "While I did look forward to marrying Hye Jin, for the benefit of the kingdom of course, it is apparent which of us she prefers. And now that Adrian is back, the original promise needs to be fulfilled. I will step aside if she wishes to marry Adrian." He looked towards the two royals a short distance away from them. "I'm sure she will prove to be a good queen. She seems to get along well with Adrian anyway." He looked down onto the ground, seemingly uncomfortable. "I, on the other hand, have someone I wished to marry ever since I laid eyes on her. I believe she has no idea of it as she always looked at another. And since I was burdened with an order I thought I needed to follow, she has since looked at me with contempt," he cleared his throat and was silent for a few minutes.

"I don't intend to rush you into things and it would be best if we got to know each other again. But I hope in time, you will find me suitable to be your husband."

More Than A Lifetime (Kyrisse x Neno 1445)

A muscle twitched in Adam's jaw. It looked as though there was something he wanted to say. He looked towards his fiance and the crown prince. As soon as they were a little bit more ahead of them, he began speaking. "I'm sorry. I must look like a monster to you now. It was part of Adrian's instructions before he disappeared. That I should stop being so nice to you. He instructed me to allow you full access to the library but not to spend time with you anymore. I suppose that's to ensure your loyalty to him and I see that his plans has worked well," he shook his head. "I fear how many people he had managed to fool with his apparent and sudden 'change of attitude and outlook.'" He looked at Alessandra and looked sincerely apologetic. "I am truly sorry for the way I have treated you. I thought being obedient to his wishes would make him trust me enough to tell me about his plans. But apparently, he hasn't. And I fear father's life might be in danger now that he is back."

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@Wick LOL. I knew I misunderstood it somewhere along the line. There you go then, @RumikoOhara

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@RumikoOhara Yep, it's one of those long days... lots of stuff happening. Or at least that's how I understood it.

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@RumikoOhara I think we're still in the same day in the bar (most of us are anyway).

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@Venku Well, anytime's a good time to make some noise again.

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@Venku It's okay. Sometimes I miss them too.