Chapitre 35: Chapter 34: |Conversation With The Crown Prince|
Wow... So, beautiful..
I gasped at the amazing sight that lied before me.
I never knew Fairytale looked so beautiful. I looked down from the easily-see-through enormous glass windows and admired at the fascinating view.
The trees were ripe with fruits and flowers. The town was filled with little houses and lively villagers. You can see a few mansions scattered over the there. They probably belongs to the barons and the new class merchants who were slowly prospering. I noticed the children playing out with their families and markets were still crowded with people.
I mentally chuckled. As always.
The Enchanted forest, where many of the magical beings lived, was located a few distance from the common town. The orange sun had completely dyed over the area and looked so beautiful
"Do you like the view? " asked the Prince Charming slowly turning to look at me, still standing at the palace's upstairs terrace .
"Y-Yes.. "
"Well.." He cleared his throat. "You must. This is the great city of Fairytale that We, the Charmings have ruled for many generations after all. "
"....."
I pulled my fingers nervously. Why is he showing me this? What does he want..?
"...So, do you think a person like, you can lure a prince and actually become a princess who rules all these lands..?" he chuckled. "Talk about being funny especially since it is a person like you, a slinky villainess who has no right to even breath the same air with us. Bha, I do not know what spell you have cast on him, to actually like you. You are seriously malicious to your roots aren't you..?"
He said with a polite smile, but that did nothing to stop the ripples his sharp words created to my heart.
"...I am truly sorry for what happened with your mother, Ms Rottenstein. But, you can't take advantage of the situation and throw yourself at my innocent little brother who's too naive to the world. You must know your place, viscountess..." he said sharply sipping his tea as I suck in the sofa.
I bit my lips and lowered my head.
I knew, he would say something like this. He never liked me anyway, since the beginning. I wish, I could say something else in my defense. But, I couldn't considering how he was the man I had a crush in my every single life. He was the man who had created and broke my dreams to marry a Prince Charming.
But, still.. It's too cruel. Cinderella is a viscountess too, just like me but, I know he would never say these words to her. Because she is his heroine. And, The difference in classes and titles doesn't really matter if you are the heroine.
It is the differences that makes the reader so hooked up, in a fairytale after all. But, if you are a villainess who, no one really likes,.. This is how you are treated.
A villainess like me definitely doesn't deserve to experience this happiness. If I do.. This is how I will get hurt..
It was one thing that I get I'll treated all the time for being a villainess.
But, thoughtlessly accusing me as seducing Prince Zeno and dishonoring his name?
That's unacceptable and unbearable!..
"I am sorry, Prince Julian". I said looking straight at his face mirroring his emotionless expression.
"I know, I haven't told you before but, I swear I am not a Cinderella and I do not need a Prince Charming to save me, nor will I ever fall for him! I know, it's the same with Prince Zeno too. He's just too kind and pleasant. It's in his natural personality. But, that's it.
So, I do not like you bad mouthing, a person who felt concerned about a person like me. Prince Julian. And, I do not care who you are! "
I said sharply trying hard to control the red magic that had automatically gathered up in my furiousness and elegantly bowed down.
"Now, if you excuse me.. "
"Wait, Rottenstein!"
I pretended to not hear. His voice was too annoying.
"Ms Rottenstein?.. "
I continued stalking towards the door ignoring him.
"W-Well,.. Do you know Prince Zeno is physically very ill..?"
I abruptly stopped my footsteps.
"What..? "
He smirked. "And, now you are interested.. You two are really strange. Have you ever wondered why you haven't met him in entire royal ball week?...Well, this is the reason for it.."
"....W-What.. What do you mean he is physically ill..?" My voice turned had low that even, my question almost sounded like a weak rat-squeak.
"He... He suffers from a chronic illness.. Since, the day he was born. That's the reason, he never really dated any woman seriously until now. And..I-I thought, Y-You must know it, Ms Rottenstein.. "
"So.. What should I do about it..? Why are you telling this to me..? If it is for taking care of him.. I know, I will do that so don't need to worry about it.. "
He let out a light chuckle, yet again.
"I have never expected you to be so naive, Ms Rottenstein. You know that. I just.. hope you do your job well.. Taking care of him, I mean.. ."
He said averting his eyes and a noticed a tiny flicker of blush glimmer under his cheeks.
Ah, all those mean things before was just because he was worried about him. He was very harsh to me before and said bad things about Prince Zeno too but.. I now know, it was because he loves his little step brother just so much.
"I will. You can count on me Prince Julian. " I said and slow walked out of the door.
I smiled.
Prince Zeno.. really is amazing. He is the exact opposite of me. It's like we live in different worlds.. Everyone always loves Prince Zeno. It's like he attracts people towards him by his cheerfulness. He's kind, smart, handsome and everything, I am not. I-I really wish, I could be someone like him too.
I slowly looked around where I was walking. I wonder what must be the room, Prince Zeno picked out for us. And,.. Drizzella.. Prince Zeno.. Where are they..? I searched for them.
The palace halls were huge. And, the hallway were beautiful decorating with a red carpet and golden decorations in scripted with strange words on the wall. In the center the walls were a few paintings and tapestries.
Some looked gorgeous and some were creepy. There were the paintings of the Royal Fairytale stories and were diligently pasted on both the sides of decorated wall.
Most of them were of the Charming family, but there were other paintings too of..
Beauty and the beast, the little mermaid, Snow White, Sleeping beauty.. I can easily name them, being the owner of the mysterious Grim Tale book.
I shook my head abruptly. I mustn't unnecessarily get so infatuated by these stories and waste my time.
I patted my cheeks and let out a mental squeal humming..
'I am gonna sleep in a castle tonight. Just like real princess, La da da dum.. '
Hehe.
And, I. am. soo. excited!
I chuckled when a strange tapestry suddenly caught my attention amidst the other colorful fairytale paintings.
I blinked in wonder at the sight.
It's painting wasn't really pretty or attractive, at all. The first thing I noticed was..
.. It looked dark, .. gloomy. And unlike the other paintings, it did not consist of the hero and the heroine in the screen.
But rather it just showed a silhouette of a mysterious prince with a sword.
But, rather it just showed a silhouette of a mysterious prince with a sword.
He seemed to look pretty powerful and gorgeous. But, the real reason I had got attracted towards the portrait was because, I felt like he wasn't really happy unlike the other characters in the paintings.
And, that really surprised me!
Fairytales are well known for their marriages and happily-ever-afters but...
The only fairytale character who looks so sad and.. lonely to be more appropriate, that was weird... I wonder what his story might be and thinking this way I abruptly took out my Grim stone pendent to check his fairytale when a voice suddenly spoke me out in the blue.
"That's the portrait of the Cursed Prince, Young lady.. " it said.
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