Give Up

Syrena sat by the artificial pond near the castle. Several times the princess threw pebbles into the pond restlessly.

The opposite happened when she planned to take Evania for a walk around the castle. The maid was crying and screaming, seeing Gregory wearing a castle guard uniform.

"I apologise, Your Majesty," said Gregory. He still felt guilty for causing Syrena to fail to enjoy her outing.

"Never mind, Gregory. It's my fault. I shouldn't have had to take her to be my maid."

Syrena's eyes filled with tears as she stared at the lake's surface was undulating due to the stones she threw.

"No, that's not in your power! I understand your position in this castle often causes maids or guard's to misunderstand."

"Well, I'm that low..."

"no-no, But I think the Prince likes you. You should make more use of it."

Syrena laughed ironically in her heart. Accorded to Syrena, Prince Agenor only cared about the throne, war, colonies, and having sex with her.

"Do you have any ideas to help Evania?"

Gregory was silent for a moment. Then he said, "For a while or possibly forever, get her out of slavery in this castle!"

Syrena agreed with Gregory's idea. Staying in the castle would only be made Evania's mental health worse.

"Does she have any families?"

Gregory didn't answer Syrena's question right away. Instead, he seemed to heave a tired sigh.

"The maids are royal slaves acquired from colonialism. Some may be alone, or their siblings enslaved in another Lagardioz region. But don't worry, you can get information about Evania from the butler."

Syrena went to the butler After talking with Gregory. From him, Syrena got information about Evania's brother. It turned out; He worked at a gold mine in Earthrock town.

Unfortunately, Earthrock town was quite far from Rosehallow town. Syrena had to devise a strategy to get Prince Agenor to allow Evania to live with her brother in Earthrock town.

Syrena thought about Evania for several days. Though the moments without Prince Agenor should be free and fun for Syrena. But, again, what happened was not as expected.

Syrena accompanies Evania a lot in her room. She didn't want to leave the room because she would scream when she saw the man in the castle guard's clothes.

***

That night Syrena contemplated on Prince Agenor's balcony. She stared at the stars and then at the barely perceptible Keelgus valley. Her mind was chaotic.

"It was dark. You better go inside."

A pair of arms wrapped around Syrena's stomach. The black-winged man pressed his cheek against Syrena's.

The brunette princess held Prince Agenor's hand. She didn't even realise someone had entered the room.

"What are you thinking? Why do you keep staring at the Keelgus valley?"

Syrena let go of Prince Agenor's embrace, then turned her body and started at the white-haired Prince's face.

"Ah, My Prince! You have come back." Syrena was smiling while holding the man's cheeks before her. It seemed like this was the first time Syrena had felt so happy when she met Prince Agenor.

"Why didn't you tell me? I'm sorry I couldn't welcome you." Syrena stared at Prince Agenor with enthusiasm. Of course, because she needed his help.

"You look happy to see me coming. What's wrong? Do you miss making love to me?"

The black-winged man smirked. His eyes did not leave Syrena in the slightest.

"Em... Yes." Syrena said a little doubtfully. But she was planning to do something.

Syrena's smiling pink lips caught Prince Agenor's attention. He missed that woman. There was a void in his heart when he had not seen the brunette princess for several days.

[it's only been a few days since we've not seen each other. Why do I miss Syrena so much? This woman is like a poppy flower.]

With a passionate longing, the winged man licked Syrena's lips. He pushed Syrena against the balcony railing.

[Don't be angry, Syrena! Let him erase his longing! Once he's satisfied, you'll have more freedom to talk!]

Even so, the other side of Syrena's mind refused to let her surrender to the Prince's kiss. Because of that, Syrena's hand pushed the man's chest.

"What's wrong? Did I hurt you?"

Of course, at least Syrena's heart always hurts whenever she realised that her existence was only to be the Prince's bedmate.

"No, Prince! But it seems the guards can see us if we kiss here." Syrena was said while staring into the white-haired man's golden-eyed.

The Prince stared down, there were indeed several guards on patrol in the castle park, but they didn't seem to care about what was happening on the master's balcony. He stared back at the brunette princess, grinning.

"Tell me if you ask me to do more! No need to use excuses like that. Come on in; I can't wait to make love to you!"

The black-winged Prince carried Syrena into the room. At that moment, Syrena's eyes saw Prince Agenor's Adam's apple, then his jaw and face from below.

[He's perfect handsome.]

"You look to give up today. What's wrong? Is it really out of longing? Or do you have some requests for me?"

Syrena's eyes widened when she heard the white-haired Prince's words. Was her demeanour so conspicuous today?

The brunette princess remembered the time she had seduced the Prince to help Evania a few days ago. She seduced the Prince at that time until it ended with a hot kiss behind the door.

"I was thinking of my maid."

The Prince put Syrena on the bed. His golden eyes continued to explore every detail of Syrena's body.

"What's wrong with her? Is she still sick?"

Syrena licked her lips. Even though they had just kissed, it was more thrilling in bed.

"She's traumatised. Whenever she sees a man in the castle guard uniform, she screams in terror."

The brunette princess closed her eyes as the Prince's face drew closer to hers. Also, her hands squeezed the sheets.

"Open it!" ordered Prince Agenor.

The man didn't want the pleasure of seeing the princess of Ruxenia's grey eyes disturbed. However, because of it, she was getting uncomfortable.

"What about you? Are you going to scream when you see me too?"

Syrena was silent, not understanding the meaning of the Prince's words. Only a few moments later, she screamed; then she realised the man's hand was up against her thigh.

"My Prince! I'm serious! I'm worried about her!"

"So, what do you want?"

"I want to get her out of this castle and let her live in Earthrock with her brother."

The Prince whispered in Syrena's ear, "Do you know what kind of place Earthrock is?"

Syrena immediately shook her head with her heart pounding because her ears burned.

"Earthrock is the city with the largest gold mine in the kingdom of Lagardioz. There were only male slaves. Do you think that place is safe for her? What if she gets harassed again?"

Syrena had just found out a new fact about Earthrock town. Prince Agenor's worries were valid. The male slaves tended to be wilder.

Even so, Syrena believed that Evania should get proper compensation and treatment. If Evania couldn't stay in Earthrock, Syrena hoped that The Prince would free Evania and her brother from slavery.

"My Prince! I want you to free Evania and her brother from slavery as compensation for her misfortune. I know it's not worth it. But I hope she will have a better life after leaving this place."

"You care about her, huh?"

"Of course. Evania saved me from those bastards."

Since Syrena was talking earnestly, Prince carefully listened to the brunette princess's words. He knew Syrena was not a selfish princess like most noble women her age.

"I will think about your request. But now make love to me first!"