70 Royal Pawn (1/2)

Dream princes royal study

Seated at a table stacked with various books and scrolls, the prince focussed their eyes on the information before them very seriously.

The prince turned the page once more very carefully and once more looked towards the next page.

A sudden interruption from a knock on the door made the prince lift their head, carefully closing the book. ”You may enter.”

An elderly woman entered the room and closed the door. ”You have been working hard my grandchild, you should really come outside more often rather than hiding in your room all the time.”

”I am fine here, it is nice and quiet. So grandmother why have you come?” The prince showed a pained look on their face.

”Well, I cannot force you child. There is some news that you should know, your brother and sister were almost assassinated and are now missing.” The elderly woman carefully looked at the prince as she spoke.

The prince was shocked at the sudden information. ”Is this true? Who would dare to target a member of the royal family?”

The elderly woman sighed. ”We have no information but if the prince does not return I believe that there will be an increase in conflicts between Snow and Dream famiies. Although there is no proof the Snow family has already begun to suspect that the Dream family is behind this.”

”I understand grandmother. How is father coping with the situation?” The prince showed concern for their father, knowing he would be having a hard time right now.

”He is trying to resolve the situation as soon as possible, unfortunately being the king puts him in a difficult position. He cannot show too much bias towards any of the families or others will begin to question his leadership. If the prince and princess do not return then he may be unable to stop the conflict between the two families, if it continues to get out of hand he will be forced to pick a side for the greater good of the country. With one surviving heir he would be forced to discard the Snow family, this would be the worst case scenario. If the prince and princess survive and make it back perhaps we can resolve this before it gets out of hand.” The elderly woman explained while looking conflicted. ”Even if the prince and princess were to make it back alive it would be hard to say if they will come back with anything that will be of help towards the investigation.”

The prince frowned in response. ”What a terrible situation, is there anything I can do to help?”

”It is very kind of you child but I just hope you can safely stay within the royal palace during this time and grow stronger. Then I will be at ease when you are able to protect yourself and stand on your own two feet.” She gently patted the prince on the shoulder before leaving the room.