chapter 29

“My prince, I was not expecting you today” The prison guard stuttered,

“Why are you trembling, there is no problem with me being here unless of course, you are doing something you know is wrong”

“Nothing like that sire,” he said “which of the prisoners should I prepare for you

“You make it sound like we sell their bodies for meat here, I want to see the man I brought here”

“Won’t my prince see my king”

“I don’t see how that is any of your business, Augustus”

“Forgive me for being nosy, I am ready to accept any punishment that accompanies it” Very soon I would stop taking their word for it and actually punish them, I had tortured a lot of people in my day. But unlike my father, I didn’t punish for simple things that could easily be resolved by some talking. My thoughts were cut off by the sound of someone screaming, it sounded like a girl's scream. I walked out of the dungeon and saw some palace guards pulling a little girl of about two hundred or thereabout (nine).

"Let me go" she screamed whilst screaming in fear trying to pull out of the men's grip, I saw it as an amusing sight, the guards not the girl. Was she so strong that only one of them couldn't hold her down, it was already looking like she would be free anytime soon. Her eyes caught mine and she widened them in fear, the little girl started trashing around more

"What's going on?" I asked the guards, "Jeremy, tell Augustus to get Winter's father ready" I faced the trio again

"Yes my prince" Jeremy said

"My prince, we didn't expect you today," they said and bowed

"Why are you manhandling her"

"She was caught stealing something from one of the local markets in the far east,"

"So you mean to tell me you went all the way from the castle to get a girl so far away, why didn't you just let the president handle it"

"She was brought to the palace because was appointed my prince"

"Oh" I looked at the little girl, she flinched "what were you stealing?"

"Nothing, it wasn't me I was framed"

"Were you?, I am in your mind right now so you better tell me the truth and I may let them let you go"

"Bubble gum"

"You men are incredibly cruel, she just stole bubblegum" I grabbed the girl's arm and glared at them

"Your highness, your father approved her going to the dungeon"

"Maybe I should put your daughter in the dungeon"

"She is my daughter" one of the men spoke up and the girl scoffed

"You should be ashamed of yourself, its fine I bailed her out now so you may go"

"Okay your highness"

The girl tried running away from my grip after I just saved her childhood, "Ah, ah, ah where do you think you are going. Am I not going to get anything for wasting my saliva" I dragged her back by her hood

"Thank you" she looked down, was she embarrassed.

Oh my God, he is looking at me, I look like a pig I cant wait to lie to Naya that he pecked me on the cheek HE IS SOO CUTE. Hmm, she had a crush on me. That was flattering I bent and pecked her softly on her head and she screamed like I was harassing her. I widened my eyes then I realized she was just very excited.

"You can go now" The little girl hugged me and ran away towards the castle, probably to find her father for a bus fare

I waited for a while for Jeremy to bring Nathan out of the dungeon and when we finally did the man looked like he was going to get unconscious any time soon. My father never spares the agony he inflicts on his prisoners, I am pretty sure if he found out a human was hiding out in this prison he would make barbeque with his body.

"I knew it!" I heard a female's voice behind me, I was not getting out of this one was I. I turned around and saw my sister standing there with her hands on her hips

"Camari, hey"

"Hey yourself, you were planning on leaving without coming to say hi"

"You know me so well, I don't want father seeing me you can visit sometime"

"Dad already knows you are in the kingdom and he is giving you twenty-second running time," Camari said and rushed up to me she jumped and wrapped her legs around me engulfing me in a tight bear hug

"Get off me" she jumped off

"I have missed you so fucking much, life is super boring here without you, I might come up to earth and become an actress so my life would be more interesting"

"So you admit that I am the ray of sunshine in your life"

"Now he thinks I care about him" I chuckled

"Jeremy take him to the human world make sure he eats and rests before Winter gets back and make sure she doesn't know he is in the house

"Yes your highness" he bowed and walked away with Nathan's arm draped over his shoulders

"Who is that,"

"No one you should know for now"

"I am three hundred and forty-two (18) yet you and your parents keep me in the dark"

"My baby sister can't legally drink, that is impressive"

"I drink sometimes"

"That is not something you want your father to hear," she slapped her hand over her mouth 'So which one of my loyal subjects do I have to kill for getting into my sister"

"Nobody"

"Are you sure"

"Shut up" she reached up and put her arms around my shoulder

"You are just holding me like that because you know I would get to the palace before you"

"You won't beat me even if my heart is the one racing with you"

"I call your bluff" she started running away

"Come on that is cheating" I chased after her, soon enough I was gaining on her. I beat her to the palace and she folded her arms over chest

"That is not fair you are a boy"

"Where is your feminism? Girls can totally outrun boys, not men though. I teased

"If I ever heard the greatest joke in my life, it would be what you just said you are wimp" she poked my chest

"That's not a way to speak to your future king"

"Eat me"