Bab 20: Royal dance

As soon as Elsa left the pond, she didn't look back, if she couldn't get out of here soon the king would throw her into something else. But she didn't know that a wonderful sight had missed her eyes, that how in the blink of an eye the king had disappeared from there.

"I am sure my parents are anxious about me. I told my mother I would not go out, but what else can do now, when I'm already in trouble," Elsa muttered to herself.

"Should I tell them everything? But I don't want to see them worry and all this has happened for Jorden, but where is he? By this time, he should have come searching for me. Has something happened to him again?" Elsa's thoughts are scarier.

Elsa was lost in her thoughts causing her not to realize that the path in front of her was being formed alone. When she almost came out, she realized she hadn't found a way out, this time nothing pulled her out, She just came out on her own,

"Wow! The garden is beautiful, but now, it's only given me the creepy vibe, like its owner." Abruptly, she heard someone groaning in pain behind her.

When she turned to look, saw Jorden trying to sit up while massaging his chest.

"Fuck! My chest felt like my rib cage is broken."

"Jorden, " Elsa exclaimed.

"Elsa, why are you standing there, and what happened to me?" Jordan asked.

"I saw you walking towards the garden. Trust me, Elsa, I was trying to stop you, but again something pushed me so hard that I fainted," Jorden said before Elsa could say anything," Jorden confessed.

"I believe you, but I will tell you everything later because we are out for about an hour," she informed him. Also, she blamed herself because for a moment, she mistrusted Jorden.

"What? An hour! My father will kill me today." Only Jorden knew why he had so many obstacles.

"You are so afraid of your father, but why? No one's parents will kill their children," Elsa said. She noticed since childhood how much Jorden feared his father, but she did not know the exact reason.

"There is a reason behind this, Elsa, that's why I brought you here to say that, but now I can not say anything because we need to get in soon, but I wondered why the king's guard hadn't seen us for so long," his mind was constantly saying that there was something wrong here as if some kind of force was protecting this garden. But he didn't know that everything that has happened to him was the work of the king.

Meanwhile, Elsa felt bad that she was keeping her friend in the dark, but now it was the not right time to say these things.

Elsa picked up her gown with both hands and ran inside. Jorden also ran after her and came in. As they entered, the royal dance was announced by the man who stood behind the king's throne.

But what surprised Elsa most was the king, she did not understand in which direction he came here and sat on his throne. She knew the king was a vampire, but they couldn't fly as she heard from her parents, "So maybe there is another way," she contemplated inside.

When her eyes fell on the king's eyes, she saw the king was smirking at her and she swallowed in fear because this is the third time she started at the king like this way. Suddenly, she heard her mother's voice, and thanks to her mother, she successfully shifted her eyes from him.

"Come here Elsa," her mother called to her from among the crowd, and Elsa, without looking in any direction, went straight to her parents.

"Elsa, why are you suddenly smelling like flowers? I don't know which flowers smell like that, but I feel so good to smell you." Elsa's mother said and she felt that her heart had calmed down since Elsa's arrival, but here Elsa paid less attention to her mother's words instead she said,

"Mother, I went to a place with Jorden, so we were late." She didn't want her mother to ask her anything.

But after hearing from her mother, she didn't know what she would answer.

"It's alright Elsa, it's been ten minutes since you went out with Jorden, and we're fine with that. You've finally met your childhood friend."

The only word on her mind was, "What?" Her mother's words resonate in her ears.

"Are you hungry?" Her mother asked her, but Elsa didn't say anything else, she just nodded but didn't forget to look at the king with wide eyes.

She couldn't get the words out of her head that her mother had just said. "How is this possible? It means that time inside the garden goes much faster than reality, which means that everything in that garden is made of magic, not only the fish but those flowers, even the black thing that dragged me there.

Gabriel had been watching all of her movements since she entered, he also noticed how confused Elsa was, how her eyes were looking at him, hoping to find an answer, "My dear deer, if you want, I would love to clear your curiosity but before that, I want to hold you close." Gabriel thought. It made him happy.

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Those royal families had been so busy since the royal dance was announced. They keep looking for their partner within themselves.

Among them, the Duke of the South Dragon Empire fell to Elsa. At first, he thought several times that he would talk, but because of Elsa's sudden departure, he could not.

Meanwhile, Jorden wanted to dance with Elsa. And why not? She is his childhood love. Just as Jorden was ready to go to Elsa, he saw a Duke approaching his Elsa. Not only Jorden, even no one in the royal family thought that one of them would approach the commoner girl.

"Milady may I have the pleasure of a dance?" It shocked Elsa herself that a duke had asked her to dance with him, because, no matter how beautiful she was, she belonged to a normal family. Elsa bit her lower lips in nervousness because she had never danced before. She just did with her father a few times.

Then she looked at her parents. Her parents only nodded their heads. According to them, Elsa had grown up and this kind of dance approach was common for a grown woman, but they didn't think the partner would be a duke. They know their girl was an angelic beauty, but royal blood and common blood matter everywhere.

"Milord, I don't know any royal dances, if I make you embarrassed," Elsa said the truth, because she didn't know, so it would be better to clear everything up beforehand.

But she only heard a laugh from the duke, who still stood outstretching his hand.

He took a deep breath and said, "Do you know everyone here? If not, don't hesitate, if no one knows you, no one will talk about your dance, it's simple. And if you're thinking of me, then thank you, I'm happy.

But I'd be even happier if you danced with me."

Elsa had never seen such a persistent man in her life, so she went ahead thinking nothing more, just she was about to put her hand on his. Unexpectedly, everyone who presented there heard a chilly voice.