Chapter 79: An Unhappy Prince
A round of applause erupted from the small crowd; Evanna glanced at them and smiled sheepishly before helping Cedric up. As her hand grasped him, her eyes landed on a figure who dispersed the crowd from his mere presence. The prince stood there with his arms crossed, an unimpressed expression on his features.
Evanna’s smile dropped, and she nearly let go of Cedric’s hand, but Arawn’s stony gaze strengthened her resolve and continued to help Cedric to stand. The elven warrior grinned at her, his back still to the prince, unaware of the looming icy presence ready to set loose a snowstorm.
But her gaze was set on Garrett, who began strolling towards them also. What happened to the men they were after? While her thoughts were entirely consumed by the prince and his right-hand man, Cedric was talking to her, so she refocused on what he was saying.
"That was brilliant! We should train more. I don’t ever get the chance to fight a duel wielder, but.." Cedric paused his excited rambling after he caught Evanna’s gaze steered behind him. He turned around and immediately bowed at the approaching crown prince, but prince Arawn’s gaze was set on Evanna only; she felt his startling blue eyes pierce straight through her, making her hands clasp together in nervousness.
"Cedric." Arawn now stood a step away from Evanna, his gaze unwavering from hers. She stood there with an unsettling feeling tying up knots in her stomach as the wind swept across her face chilling her further from the frostiness shooting across her body.
"Yes, your highness?" Cedric kept his head bowed.
"Do you not have a wife and unborn child to attend to?" Arawn drawled in a low menacing voice.
Cedric peered up at the prince, his brows arched together at his question before he replied, "Your highness, I will see them once my shift is-"
"You are dismissed. See to them and return tomorrow," The prince snapped. The iciness in his voice matched the cold emanating from his being. Arawn’s eyes were glued on Evanna the whole time as Cedric bowed again and thanked him for his kindness before stiffly turning to walk away.