A princess's trip in the forest

"I don't want to bother him."

the king laughs how would that bother him?

Shestays quiet.

ill visit later in the meantime i suggest you tel him how you feel. the king gets up after hugging her and walks towards his room and goes to bed before Rhys comes back and sits just out side the room

"Umm....rhys?" She asks meekly.

he looks up and at her Yah whats wrong

"Can you come closer to me? I got to tell you something."

he gets up and sits on the bed wearing his sword on his back

She tries to find the right words to what she's trying to say.

he waits patiently without changing his expression

"I umm....I love you." She says as she turns red.

he is stunned and looks sad. i love you too but we cant be together.

"Why?" She asks sadly.

She hugs him.

he hugs her back and pulls away quickly im sorry i wish that it could work out between us.

"It's okay." She says as she lays down then goes to sleep.

he sighs and gets up to leave the room staring at his geode

She wakes up later.

he is sleeping against the door like he meditates breathing deeply and quietly

She resumes her studies.

after a whhile he wakes up and stretches out.

She keeps studying.

"Nothing's wrong."