No matter what excuse he had, the Crown Prince, who had been around at this time of day, suddenly left the palace without a single guard.
Bioden walked along the city walls, passing through the rounded boulevard.
Apparently, he seemed to be facing the southern gate, and Theodore felt a little sad.
'Are you going out of the castle? Not a single word, without a single guard?'
However, when he reached the gate, instead of going outside, he walked along the wall into the shadow of a corner.
Where the hell are you going...
In an instant, the gaze that had been fixed on the Crown Prince had nowhere to go.
'Where did you go?'
It seemed like he was heading to a dead end, but when he came to his senses, he was gone.
"It's ridiculous."
It wouldn't make sense if Bioden hadn't drunk Garcia's potion either.
'Disappearing from a dead end?'
Theodore pointed to the city wall in dismay.
If it were a wall that turned in one direction, it was also in the basement of Halias Castle.
However, it did not budge when he pointed out the large brick.
'Where the hell did he disappear...'
Garcia said that the side effects of this potion would be extreme, no matter what they were.
The longer you take it, the greater the side effects, and it is impossible to re-medicate, so he must complete the mission at once.
He can't believe he missed the Crown Prince in such a vain way.
Like a drowning person grabbing straws. Theodore pushed each brick with all his might.
At one point, the Sword Master's hard palm cleared the air.
'What is this...'
It was the same even after many attempts.
The bricks there were somehow out of reach.
When he groped it, he found that the compartment below it was the same, and the compartment below it was the same.
'Ha...'
Theodore stuck his head into the Imaginary space with an unexpected thought.
The next moment, a narrow staircase caught his eye like a lie.
'Was there a hidden space...'
Right next to the gates of the royal palace of Jantar, where all the nobles of the continent come and go, there is such an amazing secret place.
When he climbed the stairs and looked back, he could clearly see a small arched door towards the castle wall, and it seemed that a spell had been cast so that the door could not be seen only from the outside.
'Was there a shaman of this skill in the palace? Maybe it was the shaman's work that he colluded with the Crown Prince.'
Theodore, who had been admiring for a moment, soon came to his senses.
Didn't he miss the Crown Prince because he couldn't find the entrance?
Fortunately, there was not a very large space on this wall.
Theodore quietly climbed the stairs.
At the end of the stairs, a corridor with a colorful carpet comparable to the main palace appeared.
"It's more than expected..."
There were so many guards standing in the quiet palace that they didn't fit in.
When he skillfully passed through the gap, he saw quite a few rooms, contrary to what he thought.
'Where should I start...?'
At that moment, a maid in a luxurious dress opened the door of the hallway and came out.
"Over there."
If the Crown Prince came here, he would definitely be inside that door. Halias's instinct was telling him.
Theodore stood by the door and took a deep breath.
His existence has not disappeared, but he is not noticed by others, so if he shows any signs of it, they will be found out right away.
So he couldn't open the door in a hurry.
Theodore hesitated in front of the door and passed the precious time, but fortunately, the maid from earlier returned.
Judging from the shape of the kettle propped up, it looked like he had gone to heat water.
Knock knock.
The maid knocked, and Theodore followed closely behind her.
There was really a Crown Prince in the room.
Facing someone lying on the bed with a fancy face.
'Who...'
Theodore, who was about to get closer, stopped.
Blonde hair as bright as young Franz's, small shoulders trembling and trembling.
Her golden eyes had lost their former brilliance, but it was definitely Princess Yesiel.
"!"
"Theodore!"
Just before entering the academy, it was the year of the Berbti celebration.
The Grand Duke, who had visited the capital with Theodore, stopped by the royal castle to greet him, but he postponed his audience for a long time, saying that the King had a skin disease.
However, when he was held back by the fact that he really wanted to meet the Grand Duke, he could not leave for Halias and stayed in the royal castle for about half a month.
It was also the first time he met Yesiel, whom he had only heard of by name.
"Theodore Halias!"
Yesiel's voice, which he called out to him as if he were chasing him, was as loud as a patient's.
How good she was, smiling and kind.
How kind and fragrant the voice was, like the wind.
It was a time when he had never seen a girl his age before, and it only instilled a lot of vain fantasies.
"Are you looking for me, Your Highness?"
Yesiel, who had been shouting quite boldly into the vast garden, bowed her head shyly when she saw Theodore's face.
"...I heard that you're leaving soon."
"So you came to the garden? It's morning, so it's windy."
Theodore asked and took off his robe and draped it over Yesiel's shoulders.
Yesiel didn't dare to refuse and asked back.
"Theodore is now entering the academy, right? My brother and Rosalyn are all gone. I don't have any friends left in the royal castle anymore."
Theodore, who was much older than his peers, knelt down on one knee to appease Yesiel and met her eyes.
"In three years, the Princess will also come, right? By then, you will have a lot of friends."
Yesiel asked in a voice that was not confident.
"...Can I go to the academy too? I'm barely able to come out of the garden..."
Although her status is high, Yesiel's eyes resemble a frightened bird.
It's not good at flying yet, but it's a bird that longs for the sky.
Born and raised in Halias, Theodore was unfamiliarly vulnerable, and perhaps that is why he was trampled on by the eyes.
Theodore carefully held Yesiel's small, delicate hand and cheered her on.
"I'll be waiting for you. And when you get healthy and come to the academy, I'll grant you a wish."
"Really?"
The amber eyes, which seemed to be made of melted honey, sparkled brilliantly in the sunlight.
It is too noble a light to live in bed while fighting her illness.
Theodore felt a little bitter thinking about this, but Yesiel seemed to feel better quickly and chattered as they climbed the castle together.
However, when he wrote to his brother, Yesiel's promise to send Theodore as well was ultimately not kept.
Far from recovering, her condition worsened shortly after, and she left for recuperation.
Je asked for news through Bioden a few times, but each time it was only bad news, so he couldn't ask any more later.
Why is such a Princess? Are you here?
Although she was sick, the Princess did not have an Infectious disease.
It is understandable if she is sent to recuperate in the environment, but why hide her in the same palace where others cannot see her?
Moreover, not long ago, he heard the Queen's lament of missing the Princess.
Was it all acting?
Did she stay in the palace all the time?
***
Just then, Yesiel's thin lips parted.
"Talking about the royal palace... Cough, tell me, brother..."
She also lives in the palace, and she wants him to tell her about the palace.
When Theodore's brow frowned at it, Bioden spoke sensitively.
"Hmm... As I said a few days ago, Theodore is still looking for a bride."
Theodore heard his name.
Everyone in the palace talks about him when they turn around, but it was the first time he had heard it in person like this.
"It's going to be very difficult to welcome a new family member at the Grand Duke's house. I'm watching closely, but things don't go well."
"If only I had been healthy... Cough! Cough. Cough!"
Yesiel Interjected, but she couldn't even finish a sentence properly because she coughed so much that she couldn't even finish a sentence.
Bioden retorted as if he had guessed his sister's backstory.
"Even if you were healthy, would you be Theodore's mate? I don't know if it's the eldest son."
Theodore bowed his head briefly at his friend's voice as he looked down on the seat next to him with a nonchalant face.
In any case, the Crown Prince is a person who is cold-hearted to the point of being like Caliph.
Moreover, according to his father's wishes, he's not even his close friend, so he has no right to be sad, no matter what he says.
He has never dared to be greedy for a Princess either.
"But Theo, cough! Theodore... Cough!"
When Yesiel's cough didn't stop, Bioden poured a glass of warm water.
"Are you taking your medicine well?"
He held out his glass and asked, so Yesiel's words did not continue.
She just swallowed a sip of water and nodded.
"If I take medicine, it's too much... I'm so tired, brother, I'm hopeless, cough! Stop giving up... I don't resent my brother..."
Yesiel seemed to be in pain even to connect each word.
Bioden said.
"Is there an older brother in the world who easily gives up his only sister? It looks difficult, but just take a break."
Just as Theodore was about to be moved by the royal friendship, Yesiel grabbed Bioden's sleeve.
"Oh, don't go..."
"Aren't I coming again soon?"
Yesiel was now in tears.
"The time when my brother doesn't come to me feels like dozens of days, cough! It looks like my head is ruined forever. Maybe it's good..."
"Don't blame yourself too much, Yesiel."
Bioden took the enraged Princess's hand and laid her back on her seat.
Then he affectionately combed his sister's flimsy blonde hair and kissed her over her forehead.
It was only after Yesiel closed her eyes a little sincerely that Bioden turned heavily. Before leaving the door, Theodore beckoned to the maid who was standing by his side, and he calmly followed the Crown Prince.
Theodore wanted to check on the Princess's condition more, but for now, he left the room with the Crown Prince.
If he misses them, he won't be able to leave the room without showing any signs of restraint.
***
Bioden took his maid and stood in front of another door a little further away.
It seemed that he cared for his sister terribly, but he did not expect to be so sensitive to his sister's maid.
In a way, he didn't seem to be dealing with the lower person, so he let the maid into the room first.
Theodore struggled to enter the room without being marked.
Bioden was afraid to close the door, so he pushed the maid against the wall and kissed her.
Theodore only expected that if he heard their story. He would get information about the Princess, but he never intended to see such a scene.
He knew that the Crown Prince would not be reluctant to come to a woman, but he didn't expect him to do that to his sister's maid.
Theodore, who had unexpectedly peeked into his private life, stood in the corner of the room for a while, blushing.
'Sorry, Crown Prince.'
Bloden pursed his lips sweetly to his sister's maid, as if he were a lover.
A little later, a voice as sweet as the kiss echoed through the small room.
"Cherny, today I think you have done a good job. Will you forgive me for one day because I haven't been so bad for you?"
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