Jackson, uncouth that he was though, took the poor handkerchief and used it to blow his nose.
"Jackson!" you scolded and hit his arm with your empty wooden tray. It made him shriek and fall down the ground, despite the lack of brutal force. He was just that drunk. You turned to Prince Jinyoung, who didn't seem the least bothered-in fact, he was amused. You were terribly embarrassed though. "I'm so sorry, my prince. He's not this bad when he's sober. He's only a fisherman, so I don't think he can repay for what he's done in this lifetime. I ask you to spare him."
You were about to kneel, but Prince Jinyoung's soft hands were quick to hold your shoulders. You looked up to him; his face was as sweet as of angels-if the sculptures on some grand mansion you passed by were true.
"You don't have to do that, my lady. Please, I wouldn't like you getting your knees hurt. A beautiful woman like you should be protected from Earth's muck."
Your face heated up. To be told you're beautiful by a not drunk, old man gave you butterflies. "Thank you. You're very kind."
He didn't let go of you, instead his hold travelled your arms to reach your hands. He squeezed you gently, staring at your eyes as he revealed what he really wanted. "My lady, I've been meaning to ask for a moment with you. The past nights I spent here, I watched you. I have never been captivated by anyone like how I am to you. I have some things to say that I want you to think over. Please, give me a chance to tell you these. However little the chance may be."
This was it. This was your chance!
You glanced at the clock. It's almost the end of your shift. "Of course, my prince," you smiled at him, but with reluctance. "If you could meet me outside in five minutes..."
"Those minutes will be the most torturous after being this close to you, but I will."
With a blush, you turned away and continued to serve the last orders. You were aware how the prince's eyes never left your movements. And you knew your happy ending was about to begin.
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"I'm really sorry to make you wait. I know your time is valuable, but I have ends to make meet, and working at the tavern is my only source of income," you explained quickly after spotting Prince Jinyoung outside, just by the bushes. If it was possible, he looked even more beautiful under the moonlight.
"I could wait forever, my lady, if at end, you'll spare me a few seconds."
You fought back a smile as he offered his arm. Nothing could make you feel more beautiful than a man respecting you. You wiped your sweaty palms on your skirt, pretending to smoothen them as to not look ill-mannered. Prince Jinyoung had the same adoring smile as he watched you hold onto his arm fleetingly.
"Where are we headed?" you asked.
He started with small paces, like how he could be walking through his enormous garden at the palace. With you, he could only look at houses made of cheap materials, street full of dirt that he would never have seen if he didn't leave his grand home.
"This is my last night in this town, so I would like to ask you for any beautiful places I should see. I spent a week here for a purpose, but that purpose didn't give me a lot of free time to wander."
Some things quickly took your attention. It was his last night, and he was there for a purpose. He mentioned before that he went out of the palace to observe the commoners, and that he has watched you the past night. Why would a prince pay attention to a woman when he has a mission? Unless, of course, the mission is to find a certain woman.
Jaebeom had told you how the prince they serve was young. But if it was a few years since he mentioned it, that prince must have grown up. Jinyoung, in front of you, was definitely not an innocent child anymore. In fact, he's on the marrying age. And you understood what his excursion was for.

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