The messenger returned to report to the King. Report which left this one very surprised. The Princess had torn the missive, then locked herself in her room and was in all its states according to the messenger. What did his idiot Son do to his kind little fiancee. The commitment will not be broken no? If it were to be broken after speaking with this King of Flanders and seeing how much he held to this Princess the alliance is finished. You, my son, it is in your interest to have a good explanation. He called one of his guards and asked him to bring him his idiot son in the second. The guard seeing the King, red with anger, ran away. The Crown Prince was made aware of the fact that the King was asking for all the ceasing business and that he was visibly very angry with him. He wondered why? Everything was going well at the barracks and even the soldiers from Flanders were very well integrated. Then he had a revelation. Ayleen + anger + hunt + not want = dad"s bad mood. It had to be the most likely scenario. The Crown Prince had enough confidence in his agile mind and clairvoyant ability. The other day he had dreamed that there would be potatoes in the officers" mess at the barracks. The next day cream potatoes were served. It is true that the cream he had not seen, but everyone knew that clairvoyance was not accurate. Once again the Crown Prince knew that his ability, as he liked to call it, could in the future be very useful to the kingdom.When he entered his father"s office, he came straight to the facts. "What did you do to your little fiancee?"
telling him their secret would be embarra.s.sing. "It was an accident."
The king thought he must take him for a fool. "What accident?"
The crown prince thinks that once again this image should do the trick. "The arrow is gone too fast."
The King looked well at his son and was dismayed. Was he crazy? "Are you taking a fiancee for a target? Do you have a mental problem my son? "
The Prince knew at that moment that his father had misunderstood and tried to find a better explanation without going into details. "She"s angry with me because I put it everywhere on her dress and all her hair among other things."
The King believed that his anger would overflow if he did not restrain himself. He thought more or less seize the situation. What had this idiot done to her little fiancee? Was he an animal? "Before I get really angry explain me everything else I can not judge the facts well."
The Crown Prince wanted to escape. It was very private as history and very shameful for both of them. But he had no choice. He explains with all the details possible. "And at that moment the arrow went away ruining the dress of the princess, her hair, the totality of her face and I do not prefer to go into detail except that she had to eat a lot of bombons."
The King was looking at his son"s idiot who was red with shame and relieved. It was not so bad. "My son, your fiancée wanted to give you the best gift and you ruin the moment of opening the package. You are young so your arrow can be a little fast. And she"s young so do not know that men with no experience of archery have a quick but not precise arrow. I understand she"s a little angry ... hahahahaha Forgive my nerves have let go. Send him a card with flowers or something else and apologize again. She seems to have character and that"s fine but my son. Practice a little more archery alone to slow down your arrow and avoid defiling the Princess. Hahaha You can retire, I must laugh at your stupidity. One last thing a little more serious and here it is the father who speaks to you. Do not go too far with her. His physical appearance, could make you forget his real age. But if she had to carry a child now, there is a good chance that for her it will be catastrophic. You can really withdraw now."
The Crown Prince returned to his quarters, not daring to raise his head. His arrow was so fast, what a shame for someone like him. Then he thought of his father"s words. He was right. He himself had a tendency to forget his real age but it was mainly due to Ayleen"s character and not to his physique. If his father had not called him back, would things have gone wrong? Better not to think about that. For the moment calm her anger and win her back.
Two days pa.s.sed quickly. The next morning after the unfortunate incident, Ayleen forgave Philéon who did not go to the barracks but waited two hours in front of the mansion on his knees with a present in his hands. He said nothing but was content to expiate his fault as he explained later. When she saw him on her knees in this position and all the servants looking in her direction, she could only go and pick up this rubbish. In truth, although she was simulating annoyance, this kind of silly gesture had moved him and made him fall for him. His idiotic side finally made him feel good enough to touch Ayleen. The gift contained a small leather strap. She asked him for an explanation that did not include the use of the object. At this precise moment on Philéon"s face flowers a huge smile. He whistled and a magnificent royal coach of amaranth with the emblems of Flanders and Lyore superimposed came to park in front of the manor. The thong was actually the same leather that had been used to make the seats of this coach, he explained with undisguised joy. He asked her if she would take him hunting in his new, beautiful carriage. Ayleen burst out laughing at this fun and really nice kid. She could not help kissing him, not without calling him an idiot, in front of all the servants who admired the coach. Action that quickly went around the castle and made the King smile.
The moment of departure for the hunting ground, which was twenty kilometers from the capital, had arrived. Ayleen was coming now even joining the entrance to the castle and from where she was, she could appreciate the sight of a procession of coaches more than imposing. At the head of this procession was the king"s enormous carriage, the size of which could not be compared to the others, and was to triple that of Ayleen and the Crown Prince, who, however, were already very good sizes, imposed a feeling of unparalleled dominance. When Ayleen arrived near the cortege, she was escorted by royal guards beside the coach of the Crown Prince who was standing behind that of the king. Although she did not expect it, she saw the King come down and come in her direction, then the most embarra.s.sing conversation his life took place at this very moment. The King apologized for the speed and childishness in the name of her son, informing Ayleen that he would exercise and that she should not deprive him of these magnificent gifts which would be of paramount importance to strengthen their beautiful relationship. Ayleen, particularly embarra.s.sed but unable to refuse these excuses, a.s.sured the King that she would give the Princes Heritiers a very numerous gift by putting all her heart into it, being deeply in love with her Prince, and that consequently he should not worry. The king smiled with happiness and congratulated her for her maturity, open-mindedness and ability to know how to take care and satisfy her son. He then informed her that if these kinds of problems recurred or if she needed advice for this kind of thing, she would not hesitate to come and consult him until his wife had returned. Ayleen thanked him for all these good intentions and a.s.sured him that she would certainly learn with time and satisfy her son. A King left happily while a little princess entered her carriage, her face completely red. Ayleen thought in herself that this traitor of Philéon would pay for this shame that she had just endured and wondered how to face the King the days to come. Their entire intimate life, so small as it was, was told to the King, and the King offered to advise her. How not to feel shameful. A few minutes pa.s.sed then the King considering that to wait longer would be a waste of time more than useless ordered the departure of the convoy.