Chapter 17: Feel The Surroundings

"Can't ask again? You didn't directly answer my question."

 He sighed. "I can't have a girlfriend, even if I wanted to, I couldn't because someone was meant for me from the beginning."

I wondered. "So it's like an arranged marriage."

 "You're right."

"But, what if you like another girl?"

He calmly stared at me and waited for his answer, but after a few minutes he just stared at me, so I tapped his forehead and he immediately came to his senses. "It hurts!" he said.

 "It took you so long to answer."

He just snorted. "Even though I love her so much, I have to forget her and leave her."

I thought, "He has no freedom if that's what's going to happen." I looked at him again. "You're going to let that happen?"

He nodded. "That's why I haven't tried to talk to or pay attention to other princesses here in our country so that I don't hurt other people's feelings if I fall in love and I have to leave her." 

I nodded a few times while looking in another direction, but when I turned to Dylan, he was just staring at me. "Why?"

He looked away, and he turned his back on me. "I will return the sword I used. I leave you." He quickly walked away, so I was the first to enter the palace.

As Dylan returned the sword, he was caught in his left chest. "Why is my heart beating fast? What's going on?" While he was in that state, someone suddenly spoke behind him. 

"Dear Prince." He looked behind him in shock and saw the general. 

He gasped in shock. "Why, general?"

"Your training is over and it's time for lunch. Your father is calling you to join him."

I put the sword down completely. "Okay, I'll follow." General Agustin immediately left him. "Maybe I'm just tired. That's why my heart is beating like that." He put his thoughts out of his mind and followed the general into the palace.

Meanwhile, Adira was standing near the long table where many meals were served and where King Stephen and Prince Dylan would have lunch.

While I was standing near the table, I followed each plate of food while the king was already sitting in front of the table, but suddenly Dylan entered and looked at me as if asking why I was there, and until he sat down, he was still looking at me with a frown on his forehead.
 
"Dylan, why are you looking at Adira like that?"

His gaze turned to the king. "I'm just wondering why she's here."

King Stephen smiled. "Because she's watching over you."

I quickly looked at the king because of what he said and was slightly nervous.

"Wait, what for, father?"

King Stephen looked at me first. "As for your food, I told her to keep an eye on you every time you eat, morning, noon, and night."

Dylan was wondering while looking at King Stephen. "Why do I need to be watched? I can eat by myself, father. "

"I know that, but she will watch over whether you eat your vegetables."

The prince's eyebrows almost meet. "Just for that, do I still need to be watched?" His father just nodded.

Dylan didn't know whether to laugh or show disappointment at his father. "You need to eat vegetables to make your body healthy, and I suspect that you will eat vegetables when Adira is here."

Dylan looked at me, but I just raised an eyebrow, but in the end, he didn't ask any more questions and started eating. I saw that he did eat vegetables, even though every time he chewed he closed his eyes. What he doesn't know is my secret. I'm watching what they eat and the surroundings, but so far I haven't seen anything different, especially those who brought food to the table.

While the prince was eating, he stopped and looked at me. "Has she eaten, father?"

King Stephen stopped and looked at his son in surprise. "Not yet," replied the king hesitantly.

He looked at me seriously. "Why are you still watching me when you haven't eaten yet?"

I didn't answer right away because I didn't know what to say, which was why I couldn't eat yet. I just said, "I'm still full. I'll just eat when you finish eating." He looked at me as if judging for a few seconds before eating again.

As Dylan continued to eat, he was talking to himself in his mind, "Why does she still have to be here for my food just because I don't eat vegetables, then she still doesn't eat because of that?"

The prince was so focused on questioning himself while eating that he didn't notice that his food was running out, but he continued scooping and eating with a spoon even though he didn't get anything from his plate.

My brow furrows slowly at what the prince is doing, but I try not to smile or laugh. I just let it go and pretended I didn't see it, but his father noticed him.
 
"Dylan, there's a lot of food in front of you. Why don't you get something to fill your plate with food?"

Dylan was surprised at what his father said and looked at his plate while holding up his spoon. He secretly looked at Adira, who was now holding back her laughter with her mouth closed.

Embarrassed, he slowly put down the spoon he was holding and just drank the water. "I'm done, father," the prince just said.

"Are you sure?" Prince Dylan nodded in response. I, on the other hand, still couldn't help but keep my mouth shut, which the prince immediately noticed and looked at me evilly.

"I'm done eating. You can now eat your lunch," he said with a hint of annoyance.

The king agreed with what Dylan said, so I said goodbye and left, but as I walked I couldn't help but release what I had been holding back. I laughed softly and shook my head. "It's been a while since I've been in this world, and now I'm really laughing again." I smiled and went to the palace kitchen.

While Prince Dylan was still frowning while sitting in front of the table. "I'm sure she was laughing at me when she turned her back on my father and me." He was stunned while thinking that Adira did that, but he didn't know that his father secretly glanced at him.