< At the Feast >

The feast is full of high-quality decoration and many important, high-class officers. It’s a warm welcome from crown prince to the arrival of Lord Haram.

Everyone is speechless with Princess Liahnna’s beauty. Yes she is always beautiful but tonight the white dress makes her look more beautiful than ever. Everyone falls their eyes on her even the Crown Prince. He just can’t blink and breathe properly as her goddess beauty is taking his breathe away.

Everyone kept gossiping about princess in may good words but she ignored. She doesn’t care about whatever those people say, look or try to interact with her. She just sat on her seat sadly and silently.

Guests came one by one but the one Princess is looking forward to seeing hasn’t arrived yet. 

“Liahnna, are you not feeling well?” Lord Haram noticed the unwellenss of his daughter.

“Mmm nothing! I just don’t like staying inside big crowd…. But don’t worry! I’m fine. Please enjoy your time, Father.” Replied Princess.

Lord Haram who always puts his daughter important more than anything else became feeling sad to see her like this. But to be polite to the Crown Prince, he can’t tell her to go. Both Father and Daughter continued acting fine in the party.

A moment has passed, all guests finally are in but the second prince hasn’t arrived yet. Crown Prince pissed off after being waited by his younger brother for quite long. 

“Where is the second prince?” Crown Prince asked the high priest, his closest follower.

“I’ll go to call him now.” High priest quickly responded.

“No need! If he doesn’t come any time later, I’m not gonna let this go. What a useless prince!” Crown Prince cursed his brother but made sure not to let his guests heard.

Crown Prince ignored his brother’s without-permission absence. He announced to open the feast anyway. 

“Everyone, thanks for coming today! This party is for Lord Haram and Princess Liahnna. They have come to visit me so I would like to make this party to welcome them. The second prince seems to tie up with something so let’s start the party without him. He likes doing something useless so much. So no need to care much about him! Please make yourself at home! Cheer!”

The feast began with their Crown Prince's opening up. Some people eating, some talking and some dancing. The party that full of high-ranked people look fun to everyone.

No not for everyone. Except for Princess Liahnna, she still waited for second prince to appear to find out if the gardener she met twice in the garden is Second Prince. She felt uncompleted if Second Prince isn’t joining the feast tonight to clear her curiosity.

The party has begun for a while in a joyful atmosphere then finally guards at the door announced someone’s arrival.

“His highness, Prince V has arrived.” Guards announced to take everyone attention to another royal’s arrival to the party.

Everyone stood up and ready to welcome the coming prince.

Princess started shaking her hands to hear the announcement due to nerve. She barely got up from her seat but she has to because it’s the second most power people in her world that she has to show respect to. 

Prince V energetically entered, wearing his white royal suit with holding one red rose in his hand.

“Long lives my prince!”

“Good-evening!”

Everyone bowed deeply to greet the arrival of Prince V.

Princess was shocked. She has prepared her heart in advance but she still couldn’t control her surprising. Her legs were shaking quite strong that she almost lost her balance if not her father caught her on time. She couldn’t take the fact that a random man she meets as a gardener turned out to be the most high-ranked prince, even higher than her. The worse one she hasn’t realized for the whole time even a little curiosity.

“So he is a prince…” she mummed in sadness mixed up with a little foolish feeling.

Lord Haram became so worried with his daughter’s current condition.

“Liahnna, are you sick?” he worriedly asked.

“Yes father! I’m not feeling well.” She replied while facing down to escape from the shocking reality.

“Can you bear?” Lord Haram asked, patting her head.

“Let’s see a little bit more!” Princess replied, trying to be strong not to make her father worried. She wanted to protect her father’s face. It’s very rude if they have to leave the party that is made for them like this.

“Good-evening, everyone! Sorry I’m late.” Prince V bowed to the crowd, apologizing for coming so late.

Crown Prince scoffed in annoyance while looking at his younger brother from his seat.

Prince V felt bad to see his brother’s angry face but he knew his mistake so he gave a deep bow to the Crown Prince.

“I’m sorry Hyung. I had something important to do.” He apologized.

Crown Prince laughed tiredly. “Planting those useless flowers? You never do something useful for this kingdom. Everyone was waiting for you. You’re so selfish.” He embarrassed Prince V in front of everyone. 

Prince V lost his words, still heading down to ask for forgiveness.

“What the hell were you doing?” Crown Prince asked.

Prince V lifted his face then turned to find Princess Liahnna before answering to his brother's question. 

They met eyes. Princess was tearing up to catch eyes with the prince.

“I was busy preparing something for someone. It’s important.” Prince V replied while softly looking into Princess’s eye, trying to deliver some messages to her. 

Princess was automatically amazed with his answer, still communicating through eyes with the Prince. She can feel it's for her; something he asked her to go to his garden tonight. 

“I hope that one will love it.” He added another sweet phrase, trying to poke on princess's heart more. 

But princess felt so complicated. She low-key felt upset to be fooled by the second prince for these two days. She turned away from him first with a little madness.

Prince was sad to see her reaction. He started to feel guilty for fooling her.

Crown Prince noticed Prince V is having eyes contact with Princess Liahnna. He groaned.

“Come and have a seat!” Crown Prince stopped their moment by allowing his brother to sit.

The tension got better. Everyone relieved that the both brothers stopped fighting.

Prince V gave a thank-you-bow then walked to find his place. On the way, he was passing behind Princess Liahnna. He stopped at her place a little then put that beautiful red rose on her table. It was the rose from his garden which princess has asked to pick on the first time they met. "I always forgot to give it to you." He said in low tone then went to have a seat next to his brother which is a few seats away at the same row with princess. It's not so far from Princess Liahnna so he can turn to look at her as he wants.Princess stunned to see the flower. She could recognize it at once but she didn't react anything. She just kept it next to her like that. 

“Let’s continue the party!” Crown Prince announced. 

 Everyone resumed their joy with the event; eating, chit-chatting and dancing happily.

Except Princess who became sadder and sadder, feeling