Chapter 2 Marriage on his behalf

"but why mother, why the sudden change of mind? I am so not prepared to have an engagement this evening" princess Bella followed her mother behind her with her gown dragging on the floor.

"Who says you need to be prepared? I got everything ready, so just put all that you have been taught into use, that all" the queen replied going to where she is headed.

"But seriously mom?" She still complained.

"Princess Bella, you are the princess of this nation, what ever command that is given to you, you bow and accept it, if wanted so much authority you should have been a prince instead" her mother said and turned away, but princess Bella couldn't continue.

"She gave me the red flag didn't she?" Princess Bella said to her maid after her mother had gone.

"You made her do it, you know that nothing you say would change her mind and pushed on with it" Nami said standing closer to her.

"Are scolding me?" She asked her

"Because you deserve to be scolded, let's get you ready for your engagement" Nami said pulling her in her hands

"Ah I am seriously not ready" she complained as she is been dragged

"Tell that to your father" her maid told her.

"Ah seriously"

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"Let the palace gate me let opened"

Although the king gave his order late, but The palace was filled within hours.

The people keeps bringing in their gifts in their numbers and the palace is filled with people preparing for their visitors, and also their in laws who would be getting married to the princesses.

If there is anything the people of this kingdom don't lack it is unity, they always celebrate each other even if it is not the king. And not since it is the princess they would do it wholeheartedly.

Desmond entered the palace with other workers with bags of rice and other food stuffs

They all dropped the bags in a store and collected their wages.

Desmond took time to walk around the whole village that he didn't notice that his left-hand man has disappeared, the palace is big and we'll built but his kingdom's palace is bigger and even 3times bigger than this, but it is still well constructed.

When he got back to his sense that was when he realized that he was gone and started searching over for him, for all he knows he thought that they were together.

He suddenly appeared before him and gave a bow.

"What is it?" Desmond asked when he saw the worried look on his face.

"You have to report to the palace immediately your highness" he replied him without raising his head from the ground.

"I asked what it is?" Desmond insisted

"I would get the horse, it is a royal command.

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"You look beautiful" Nami hyped her as she applied her makeup for her.

"Thank you" she appreciated dryly.

"So pretty" Nami hyped again.

"Thank you" she replied again looking very sad.

"Why aren't you happy because you don't want to get wedded or because it was shifted?" Nami asked her looking at her through the mirror.

"Both, I was thinking I could elope" she said looking down playing with her fingers.

"Don't think and get me into trouble, your father would behead me for sure" Nami tells her with a serious look on her face.

"I would take you with me" bella volunteered

"No thanks, be rest assured he is going to be the most handsome man in the whole wide world" Nami tried to comfort her

"Indeed"

"Have you seen anything ugly prince?"

"Yes I have, prince lee"

"No Prince lee was just born on the bad side of the labour room" Nami tried to make a joke but the princess wasn't in the mood.

"That was supposed to be funny?" She asked her with a straight face

"But I guess it wasn't" Nami said with disappointment written on her face.

While the two girls were talking, the door opened reveling the king, Nami went on her knees immediately and bowed her head to the ground while bella just bow her head with her hands placed in front of her like the princess she is.

It is the king, except he commands no one dare looks at him in the face.

And for him to come all the way here it is certain he has something to say.

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The ride back to his own kingdom wasn't easy normal with house it takes, ten hours but because it is urgent it took, two hours.

As soon as Desmond got down from the horse he vomited, everything in his stomach, he was so dizzy and surprised that chan didn't looked not shaken.

"We must go to the palace now" he said standing straight

"This guy wants to murder me, I need a minute to catch my breath" he said trying to breathe slowly.

They both entered the palace together but Desmond walked like his drunk because he was still dizzy, he opened his eyes slowly and saw that the palace wasn't looking nice, everywhere is disorganized

As soon as he saw the king he went on one kneels, and also with chan behind him

"Here I am father" he said with the dizziness flying away.

"The prince is supposed to get engaged this midnight, but he is seriously ill" the king announced to him

"Lucas is ill?" He said with concern

"I had already promised the bride's family this night, it can't be changed, so someone needs to get married to her on your brother's behalf" the king told him.

"Give me the command I would find someone worthy" he said not looking up.

"The worthy person is right here"

"The worthy person is right here?" He asked after him

"Yes, and that is you prince Desmond, this midnight you are getting engaged and the day after tomorrow you are getting married on your brother's name, that's my command. Get ready for the engagement"