Chapter 51 - The Princess Selection (5)

The princess selection was held in the royal garden. All the ladies from noble families carried themselves with grace as they marched into the garden. 

The crown prince, Jason and Amaru we're already seated when the ladies were ushered in for the selection to begin. The ladies were going to be tested in the all the qualities that is required to be a lady royal. 

All the elders had taken their seats to oversee the princess selection. All the ladies were made to seat one meter away from each other. It was to ensure no cheating during the selection. 

The royal maids stood to the side, their job was to help pass brushes, papers and anything else the ladies may need as the selection went on. To ensure the smooth running of things. 

"Wow, I didn't expect to look at so many beauties today," Amaru said feasting his eyes at the ladies that had come for the selection. 

"Aren't you engaged?" Davion teased. 

Amaru ignored his question. There was no way that he could get mad with so many beauties in his line of sight. 

"You are just jealous of me," Amaru let out. 

Jason's eyes wondered around the crowd trying to find the lady that the prince was speaking too so late in the night. He had captured her face and was wondering if she decided to take part in the selection. 

"I will be jealous of you, the day you grow a beard," Davion declared. 

"Let the test begin," An elder shouted. "The first task is art, to paint that image of his royal highness," the elder announced. 

All the ladies turned their attention to the prince to see what they were going to paint. "There are three princes. Which one of them do we draw?" A question came from the crowd of ladies. 

"The one for whom you are here," the elder replied. 

"I can't wait to see how they paint your image," Jason said to the prince. Davion's smile dropped hearing his words. If he could have it his way, he would glue Jason's lips together with glue. The man's voice was upsetting everytime he heard it. 

"Who do you think will win?" Jason asked trying to make conversation. 

"Carry my chair," Davion instructed his guards. He got up and walked head of the stage and sat a distance away from Jason. "This way, you can all get a better look at what you are required to paint," he said to the ladies. 

Giving them a better view was just an excuse for him to move away from Jason. Jason felt a pinch in his heart as he saw the crown prince's reaction. He just wanted to make conversation and get to explain what happened. 

To tell him about his talk with Sashina that made him fearful of acting on his love. It wasn't that he didn't love the man, he was just afraid that his love might harm him. 

"You should stop pretending to care about him," Amaru uttered to him. 

Jason averted his eyes from Davion's back and looked at the ice prince. The man was a player, he was not someone who cared about settling for just one person. He felt that someone like that shouldn't even comment on other people's feelings since they didn't care. 

"I don't have to explain anything to you," Jason let out. 

He thought that the man understood his feelings and that was the reason that he had intervened and got him engaged to Davion. But he too misunderstood his love. 

"He is like a brother to me. I am not afraid to say that I will not hesitate to end you if you keep playing with his heart," Amaru threatened. 

His warm and kind eyes that stared at the ladies had become cold and dangerous while looking at him. Jason didn't back away from looking at the man, he was not lying about his feelings and he wasn't going to cower to accusations that weren't true. 

"I am not playing with him. I love..." Jason held his tongue. 

"I have fallen for that once but I am not a fool. I have seen your true colors Nedryn," Amaru spoke out. 

Jason turned his eyes away from the man.  It was pointless to try and argue with someone who had already made up his mind on him. 

Amaru would not understand his feelings. Understand that every time he looked into Davion's eyes he saw stars. More stars than the one in the sky. That every time he was close to the male, time stood still and only him and the prince matter. 

That his heart would flutter at the mention of his name and start racing trying to catch the prince. He was in love with the crown prince and he was sure than once Davion calmed down, he too would see that he loved him dearly. 

It was just a little misunderstand that wasn't a big deal. He would melt the prince's heart in no time and get him to admit that he loved him too. 

"He has lost his trust in you. Nothing you do will change that," Amaru let out. He could see the determination in Jason's eyes. 

The lack of shamelessness in the man surprised him. Even after the things that he had done to hurt Davion. The male was still being stubborn on pretending to care for him. 

"Trust can be earned once more," Jason responded firmly. 

"Trust is like a vase, once you break it. You can put it back together but it will never hold water as it used to," he informed to Jason. "Moreover, lines will always remain to remind you that it was once broken," he added. 

Jason could not disagree. He was right, he had broken Davion's trust unintentionally and even if he was forgiven. The prince would always have doubt that he might do it. That he will let him down if he chose to trust him. 

"I will take my chances," he said determined.