章節 114: -||one hundred fourteen - those with the broken hearts||-

"In haste, the Crown Prince and the First Princess hastened to the bedside of the young Prince, whose heart lay shattered and sickly. The family, fearing the weight of his broken destiny might be too much for his tender spirit, had grown anxious, for they could not bear the thought of losing him. Such was the gravity of the situation that even the Crown Prince and the First Princess trembled with fear.

As the Crown Prince lingered with his trusted confidante, the First Princess and her loyal companions set out to locate the Second Princess. They surmised that her heart, wrought with anguish and doubt, would lead her to seclusion. The Second Princess, a free spirit who danced to the beat of her own heart, never placed much stock in the whims of fate or destiny. The Prince's seemingly magical ability to discern his feelings must have seemed like an unfathomable tale to her.