THE PRINCE'S MATES

RECAP

"His holiness Bai Ying is not a person to offend because he is a person who is much stronger than the one who leads those demons that is now sitting on the third place of the strongest entity living." Tomo explained and added, "because the one who is now sitting on the second seat is none other than, the Holy Child, Bai Ying."

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Their way to the Queen's Palace is a bit long. But instead of using magic or teleportation, Bai Ying chose to walk his way to their location while still leaving Sebastian to deal with his kingdom's business and Blaze to his's.

He is still with Duan Luan. But unlike earlier, they are now at ease and sharing a comfortable silence while walking down the path to the Queen's Palace.

Duan Luan is happy. He is happy that finally, he already said what is inside of his chest. It's kinda suffocating to bottle up the envy, jealousy, sadness, and possessiveness without being rejected nor refused by your beloved. Instead, Bai Ying accepted it all. He feel so much happiness aside from those emotions. Because finally, he confessed all to Bai Ying and like that, he also accepted everything even his own and the team's selfishness.

But at the same time, Duan Luan is scared. He is afraid that his words means 'that' because if so, he knows that he will turn mad in an instant.

"What will you do if you found someone who is stronger than you and can be of help with you to defeat the stronger one? Will you chase it? Will you capture it? Will you use it? Or will you own it for yourself?"

Those words is now haunting him. Because if what Bai Ying is saying is indeed true, he is afraid that he isn't enough to keep him safe and away from the mastermind behind the devil of sin's strange actions for the past months.

'I need to get stronger. We need to get stronger.' He thought while still following close behind Bai Ying who is being greeted by the servants of the palace with random emotions such as fear, happiness, desire, passion, confusion and more.

Duan Luan cannot blame them though. He understands it because after all, facing such a young looking prince with the so-called title from the realm higher than them seems to be unbelievable. Well, maybe, if he is also a mortal like them, he will also mistake Bai Ying the same also.

The silence was cut off by Bai Ying.

"I know that you are wondering how I was able to know those without asking you, right?" He asked in his usual calm voice.

Duan Luan looked at Bai Ying while still walking. He nodded his head with a hum.

"I am indeed curious. But, I know that you have your own reason and methods to accomplish such feat. You are after all, Bai Ying the Holy Child who is loved by the Creator himself. I also know that you are going to tell us your reason. I'll wait. We will wait." He said that made Bai Ying grin.

"Yeah. I will. So wait for me." He said before they finally reached the front door of the Queen's Palace where Ellis, Sakura and Kiyoshi are in.

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The maids in the Queen's Palace are all busy. They are also excited and restless. Because of a young handsome man that is accompanying their Queen and Crown Prince who have long green hair like the grass and amber eyes that are hooded by his thick green eyelashes. He is also tall and slender. He is obviously an elf but they don't mind at all. But what makes him more appealing is because of his elegance.

These maids knows almost nothing about the arrival of Bai Ying. It's been three days but they are just slow to catch up despite of living near the King's Palace. Well, the Queen don't want gossipers that is why she cannot blame them too.