Chapter 0459

That evening, after preparing for dinner, I stopped to chat with the guards at my door. By now, they had all become friendly, familiar faces, and though I wouldn’t consider us friends exactly, it was always a pleasure to stop and say hello.

It was also a relief knowing the people in charge of mine and Elva’s protection actually, genuinely liked us.

Today, however, they seemed stressed. Their smiles were tighter than usual. Their eyes,

worried.

“Is everything alright?” I asked them.

“Oh, nothing to do with your safety, miss,” said Carl on the left. He’d been with Nicholas’s guard the longest, and had a long graying mustache.

“But something is worrying you,” I said.

Carl glanced at his partner at the door, William. William was much younger, newer to the guard, and likely because of that, his heart seemed purer. He had yet to be jaded by the things around him.

“We’re worried about Prince Nicholas,” William said.

isn’t any of our concern. And certainly not something we should be bothering the young miss

to Carl. “Maybe

not unkindly. He was

know

worried about Prince Nicholas?” I asked. A direct question wouldn’t be refused, not by William or

Carl sighed.

overworking himself in the gym. He’s there all of the time, except to take meals. I’m not

been polite,” Carl said.

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But tense as a coiled spring,” William added. “He’s already broken five

“William,” Carl scolded.

shot him a glance. “Tell me

again, louder. To me, he said, “It’s nothing you should worry about, miss. Whatever

but I didn’t know what to think.

Nicholas to be acting: the fight with Julian, the way his fists clenched as he stood in the garden.

couldn’t help but be worried about him, more now than I even was before.

for telling

both nodded in reply.

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