Chapter 14: The Three Princes
“They say that the third prince is like an angel sent from the heavens above to mess with the hearts of women on earth. Prince Florian is so beautiful. His red hair shines like rays of the setting sun and his green eyes sparkles like the most precious emeralds,” Salena said with a faraway look in her eyes.
Great, so this prince Florian supposedly looks like an angel...
“Have you seen him?” Jessie asked excitedly.
“No, only in photos. I’ve seen all the princes’ photos. I guess just like other towns, it’s very common for people to hang their photos up on walls to show respect,” Salena said with a smile.
“If prince Florian is an angel, then prince Darius has got to be the dark prince of knights or something. Apart from the dark mystery and complications surrounding his birth, prince Darius is known for being as cold as ice. He’s strict and doesn’t talk much. However, he’s probably the most respected out of all the princes,” Jessie said, and I could hear the respect in her voice for him.
“Prince Darius is nicknamed the ‘Dark Prince’ because of his dark black hair. His grey eyes also make his gaze cold...and a little scary...” Salena added.
Jessie gestured with her hand for the two of us to come closer as her eyes looked around as if to check that there was no one else close to us or within earshot.
“The other reason why he earned his nickname of the ‘Dark Prince’ is because of the dark conflict that came about because of his birth. You see, although Prince Darius is the second prince, he was in fact born before the first prince. He’s the eldest out of the three. However, because his mother wasn’t crowned as queen, Prince Leonard got the position of the first prince instead. It’s well known just how much the ministers were split on that decision...” Jessie whispered to us.
I never knew any of this. There seemed to be so much politics involved with the princes and everything that went on in this palace. Thankfully, I am just a lowly maid and none of that should impact my life. All we could do was look on and gossip just like we were doing now.