The sun rose from the east as the birds chirped. The cold breeze turned warm as the sunlight touches every part of the world. It was already morning with people getting up prepared themselves for another day.
Jin Rou opened his eyes and saw that Fiarra was preparing some breakfast. The beauty was enticing which could make all men go crazy for her. It was no wonder that those noble men were trying to get her hands for the marriage.
"Good morning, Young Noble." Fiarra greeted him with a warm smile. With a tray with food on it, she said, "I prepared some breakfast for you. I have learned to make this when I'm bored in the past."
Fiarra prepared some sort cookies in a cloud figure. Judging by the complexion, it should taste like a sweet chocolate. Jin Rou took one and put it into his mouth. He was a fan of sweets in the past, but Han Li's pallette was different. In any case, he still ate them all in appreciation for her efforts.
"Royalties have the hobby of baking some sweets when they are bored?" Jin Rou smiled.
"Just me and a few, Young Noble." Fiarra smiled. She was satisfied that Jin Rou ate all those she baked. Her ingredients didn't go to waste, "Some nobles like to learn some things like sewing, cooking, or brewing tea as part of their hobbies. And as the princess, I don't usually do things so I learned a lot."
The cookies had a blended bitterness and sweetness, which was impressive. After all, it was hard to perfectly blend the two as they had two contrasting flavors.
"Did you happen to learn some foreign languages, too?" Jin Rou asked. He was merely curious about it.
"Yes, a few. But I cannot say I'm fluent in them. Just enough to be understood and break the language barrier between two continents." Usually, top lineages had their own continents to manage. Although Dalensale Land was almost a continent, it didn't reach that category yet.
"That's good. Just a little more polishing and you can take the throne." Jin Rou said. Fiarra was already talented, both scholarly and in cultivation. She just needed to be guided to the right path and she would be one of the prominent figures in the whole west.
Fiarra was happy with the compliment and was about to take care of the plates used when the door of their room suddenly sounded an aggressively knocks.
"Princess Fiarra, I know you're in there. I don't need to introduce myself, I guess. And need not to explain why I'm here. So, please come with us and save us the trouble."
Jin Rou chuckled and said, "It looks like they have find out your location."
"That's impossible. I hid my presence and shouldn't be detected this early. How come they find me here?" Fiarra was thinking all the possibilities why it came to this. Unfortunately, she couldn't pinpoint the exact reason.
"You shouldn't underestimate your family, Fiarra." Jin Rou shook his head, "They are the reigning emperor of this big land for a reason. So do you think your tricks will work against them?"
It's plausible. The kingdom had many resources and treasures and they could spend it anytime as they wanted. With their power, it's not difficult to find the princess as long as she was still in Dalensale.
"What should I do, Young Noble?" Fiarra asked. She didn't know what to do, or what was the best course of action.
"Do you want to go home immediately?" Jin Rou asked.
"No, I still want to see more of Dalensale before going back home." Fiarra shook her head. It was her first time travelling out of the kingdom and she didn’t want to go home immediately. Furthermore, she felt that Jin Rou wouldn't want to visit the kingdom yet.
"Then tell them. Don't worry, since you are a very nice maid, I'll help you out." Jin Rou assured.
"Princess Fiarra, if you don't open this door, we will be forced to open this. So please respond and come with us."
"Anthony, I will go home but not now. Tell my father that this is my life and whatever I want in my life shall be dependent on myself." Fiarra spoke filled with determination. She had been controlled by her father in the past and she wasn't willing to be a prisoner again.
"Boom!" The door was slammed open with a powerful force. Then, a handsome man appeared. Just like Fiarra, he was an elf but his features were not on par with the former.
One thing noticeable between the two, also, was they had similar features to each other. It seemed that they were blood related to each other.
"Princess Fiarra, you know that you cannot do that. So please pardon me for forcing you to go home." Anthony said as he walked towards Fiarra.
In actuality, they weren't blood related at all. It's just that most elves had similar features in line of beauty and handsomeness. Remember, Fiarra was the only offspring from the royal family.
Anthony was a distant relative with a royal blood coursing through his veins.
Fiarra was about to fight it out with Anthony. She wouldn't let herself get taken easily. But Jin Rou saved her the trouble and spoke, "Elf man, my maid is not going home with you. Thus, scram and never show your face again."
Jin Rou's words were venemous and arrogantly which shocked Fiarra. Anthony looked at him with glaring daggers as he coldy asked, "What did you say?"
"Fiarra is my personal maid. And I decide what she wants to do." Jin Rou smiled and looked at Fiarra, "Right?"
"Indeed," Fiarra nodded with affirmation, "I am currently serving Young Noble as his personal maid. So my decisions lie on him."
"You're pulling my leg." Of course, how could Anthony believe it? The cold and distant princess of Thousand Elf Kingdom was a maid of someone unknown?
By now, they already gathered attention and it would be detrimental if the news went out. Thus he tried to oppose the words, "It's impossible. Definitely impossible!"