Episode 3.12: Doll in the house

"Your highness! Please... Stop hiding...! His majesty orders for your highness's..." The restlessness on the butler's face obviously showing that he is in massive trouble. He regretted taking this overly tough job. One wrong move can put him to the death prosecution and he will never be able to meet his family again. This young master is a total brat. He is the crown prince but acts like a total maniac!

An evil smile creeps on his lips. Prince Alfred Loewenstein, the eldest son of the empress. An official bratty prince in the country but he is still respected for his status as the crown prince. His ruddy eyes sneakily observe the area until the butler is gone. His white hair scuffles as he tries to wriggle out of the hole, which is the only secret passage to the outside world. He is sick of training and now is the perfect moment to sneak out of the palace. "Your highness!" they found out where he is but it's too late. Alfred has already sprints off the castle to the forest as fast as he can and eventually get rid of them. "Those tugs couldn't get me here... Let me just take a quick breath... Huh...". There is only one conviction in his mind 'I am quite a fast runner, aren't I? Well, no doubt about it! He smiles in satisfaction...

Alfred is a prince that can't be contained. He seeks freedom and already decided to pass his throne onto his older brother. Although he is the crown prince, Alfred is not the first prince but he is a prince with true royal blood. In any case, he needs to find some way to escape the battles between brothers as he finds it irritating...

He whistles along his ways making through the thick forest. Falling in love with the breeze and the cold temperatures. This is a blessing for him. To be free and uninterrupted. He should have brought some food or snacks. It's a shame that his bread falls off the small pocket of his trousers. "I'm hungry... I need some...food!" A rattan basket made fills with fruits neatly placed on a big rock. His body automatically finds a place to hide and observes. A haggard-looking girl is filling in mangos into the basket. She looks poor and uneven. "Maybe I should just when back..." As a prince, he is thought to be a demanding person but he knows and learns that it's unpolite to do that and he also has a big pride. He feels uncomfortable to steal from such a small girl so the only choice now is to turn back. The castle has a variety of foods to choose from, he should just leave the girl alone... "Hey, you!" Alfred is horrified and froze on the spot. It seems like he is discovered by the girl. He is about to run but then he remembers that the girl is too weak to stop him and she could get hurt from the chase. "Hey... Wait! I need help!" Alfred turns around slowly to face the girl. "Yes, young lady...is there anything for me to help with?" Ava takes a deep breath from the run. What to expect from a 30-level not fully develop character. The strangest thing is that all of her traits from her original body had left from the beginning. Her OCD is nowhere to be found and she is not fully skilled than before. She cannot fight skillfully but she can train. Still, it takes a lot of time to master the move perfectly and death is not supposed to be her goal. The only thing she has is her brain and shitty personality and that's it. She didn't forget that she is also bad at searching for roads and ways towards places...

"I... I am sorry but do you know a woman named Aisha Lilac?" This statement perks the prince's ears. "Yes... But she is no longer here..." Aisha is one outstanding noblewoman who was famous for her intelligence in managing businesses and household at the same time. During this period, women either marrying a man with status or die from underprivileged. Aisha is one of the most uncommon for women and thoroughly became a respected growing model for women nowadays. It's unfortunate that she met a tragic end because of a cheating husband. Despite having a great power that holds the royal down, she quietly deceases in the end. "I know... Could you guide me to her grave?" Alfred never thought that there is a person that didn't know the way to the main grave. "Sure... But for what?" His crucial thing to do is still unfulfilled. His hunger is more important to him rather than helping someone walk to the grave. Furthermore, how could you don't know the way to the grave? Is this a joke?... "Then, how about I give you these..." Ava shoves the fruit basket to the prince. She is not aware that Alfred is a prince since his character is not asserted in the story...

Alfred holds the basket in his arm. It seems like he can't refuse her request. "Fine... " the prince turn toward a passage while nudging his head to the side. "Just don't get lost..." He strides forward almost leaving behind the weak girl. ' Can't he just walk slower...?' Cheng is frustrated by the man. So stubborn, they were just asking for help. 'At least we can get to the grave...' The guardian has no right to argue. It was also his fault for not knowing the way. Why did Linda even create him? He is just a useless guinea pig who eats from another achievement...

"What is your relation with her..." The deep voice caught her attention as she noticed that the man is trying to slow down his walk. "She is my mother... But I never get to see her for a long time...". This is the second surprised for the day. He never thought that the caged daughter of lilac could be lost in a living forest! His awareness fully aims to the tired girl. " There is no way! ... Then, how can you find a way in here!?" He is in a massive shocked. A caged miss who is supposed to be mysterious amongst the noble is here. In a forest with a bunch of trees?

Ava bends her head. Her face reveals a thousand painful thoughts. She understands Jasmine's feeling to meet her mother and the trust she put. Waiting for her return day and night without knowing that she was already dead. "I miss my mother... I can't attend her ceremony since I am..." 'Kept in the darkroom...' She hides the last words. Revealing too much could affect something. Alfred watches the change of her emotions and sigh. No wonder she looks so frail... "I guess there is no other choice..." The next event took her by surprise.

"Wa... What are you doing!... Stop, put me down!" Alfred smirk at the stuttering girl. She is a blushing mess from his sudden movement. The lab girl is naturally not a romantic bunny. Alfred cackled at the toiling girl. Usually, when he does this, ladies would fall in his arm silently laying their tiny head. But this girl is like a frantic chipmunk trying to struggle from his grip. Regardless of her position "What's wrong... It's not like I am going to eat you..." His big laugh makes her face as red as a small cherry. "This is not needed... Sir! " she tried to kick him down but he is already walking through. "I am not responsible if you collapse somewhere..." 'At last you are still a daughter of a respected person...'

"No... Cheng! ... Help me...!" The guardian's eyes flash an annoyed glint. "What do you expect me to do! I told you that I don't like this creep guy... " he cut off their transmission in bitterness. Ava bites her inner lip as she accepts her loss. There is nothing that she can do... "Oh, you are not going to fight anymore?" Ava seems quiet on the outside but her heart is trembling with anger inside. If only Jasmine is not this weak...

(BANG...!!)

The sound of the gun shook her up. 'They found me?" Alfred bends under a big tree. He is afraid that the royal guards would found him. "Shush... Stay low... They will be gone in a moment..." Hundreds of steps fall beside the area.

"Your royal highness!" The guards called for him. Ava hiccup in concussion. Even Cheng quickly connect their communication. "He is a prince..! We can not get caught or we will lose the chance to escape...!" Cheng yelled in her head. "Then what am I suppose to do...!" Ava is in a total panic but the prince is silent. Conclusively, there is nothing she can do other than being as quiet as possible hoping that the hundreds of guards won't find them in the tree...