Twenty Nine

He asked me why I pushed him away, even though he was my fiancé, and I told him that I had forgotten about the betrothal. I didn't even like or approve of the engagement, in fact I was against it in the first place. I didn't even see Nathaniel in a romantic way. He was my best friend and I didn't want to risk our relationship becoming unsteady because of it, and he wasn't pleased with me at all.

     He got angry with me and told me that it was my duty to marry him and have his child as a princess, and that I didn't have to approve of anything. I tried to calm him down, but my efforts just made him angrier with every word. At one point, he grabbed me and tried to kiss me again even though I was trying to push him away with all my strength.

     I hit him. I hit him and ran back to camp. George noticed how unnerved I was and asked me what was wrong, but I didn't tell him what happened. The next day, we packed up camp in silence and headed to the main gate. Joan tried to ask me about what happened the night before, but I didn't tell her and we had bigger problems. The guards at the gates to Kingspin asked us to remove our hoods.