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I never thought about who might have been behind the contract to steal the crown. I guess that is something I should have worried about before now. Whoever it is has to have a lot of money to pay for something like that. Enough to make it worth the chance of getting caught. I might not have been paid yet but it is not like I can just walk to the Guild Leader and ask them for my money. I would be caught if I ran in the wrong way. "Who would do that that is close to you? Not many would be capable of such a thing would they?" I ask hesitantly. "There are quite a few people. There are many that would do anything they can to upset the order of things. The one that I suspect would be doing it for another reason entirely." He says cryptically. "Who is that?" I ask him. "I am afraid that I do not trust you enough for that one. You refuse to even give me a chance." He tells me. If only he knew the truth. Then, he really would not trust me. He would have me thrown in prison by now. If he e
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"You do not have to answer today you know. I can wait until tomorrow." The Prine says once he realizes that I am not going to answer right away."Okay. I do not think you are going to like the answer though." I cannot help but warn him."You think that now but you should know that I can be very charming." He says confidently.I turn over so that I can look at him. He looks into my eyes like he is completely serious. Maybe he believes that he can change my mind. Maybe he really does believe all of the things that he has been telling me. I am not sure what he sees in himself but I do know that all I see is somebody that is overly confident in himself and exceptionally arrogant. Those are not exactly the most appealing qualities in a partner. Normally when somebody acts that way I make it my goal to knock them down a few pegs. With the Prince I feel as if I might be in over my head. "I guess I will believe in your ability to be charming when I see it." I tell him."You don't think tha
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With the deal hanging over me when I wake, I get up before he does and hurry to get dressed. Last time he got up and left before I even woke up so it feels a little strange to be getting dressed and ready in the room as he is asleep but I currently have no choice unless I want to walk out to the stables undressed just to grab different clothes.I rush out the door and down the stairs just as he begins to move around. The noise of the blanket rustling chases me from the room. I might have told him that I would give him a chance but that does not mean that I want to be with him the entire time. I will gladly take some time to myself to think before I have to deal with him some more.Cook is already in the kitchen preparing some oatmeal for all of us workers. When I enter the kitchen she shakes her head sadly at me before motioning to a bowl of oatmeal that is loaded up with fruits. That cannot be for me though. I eat the same thing as everyone else so it must be for the Prince."The Pri
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"I guess that I will start since you must have already guessed some of my childhood. Of course, I grew up spoiled, with tutors and a younger sister to keep me company. My mother died when I was young which left my father to have others raise us. To be fair, they mostly did whatever we asked so that we would behave for our father." He starts off.Of course, he really did grow up like a spoiled Prince. He was right that I had guess much of that. It is not like he could ever deny that he was a spoiled child. Everything about him screams pampered and spoiled. I am not sure if he could actually tell me anything that might surprise me."My mother died too. At least, I think she died. I do not actually know either of my parents." I tell him.As soon as I say this he reacts as I expected. There is a brief look of shock on his face followed by pity. I swear that I hate when that look is directed at me. I had come to terms with the facts years ago. I did not exactly have a choice in it. It was
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After what feels like hours, I shake my head and bring my focus back to the Prince. He is staring at me funny as my brain spins over everything that he told me. I have to hurry and pull myself together if I am going to pull this one off."I am not sure about most fathers but that is not normal for them right? I mean, I have heard fairy tales about parents that want what is best for their children and do everything to help them succeed." I say.There is no way that I can hide my shock from what he told me but maybe I have a chance to redirect it. I can play the poor orphan card if it will help me get out of this one. Maybe, he will believe me and we can move on."From what I understand most fathers support their children. Royalty and nobility have always been different but normally they are still somewhat supportive. I forgot how odd that must sound to you to hear that about my father. My family is by no means normal so do not judge anyone off of our example." He informs me. Maybe I d
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"What do you mean, you are a member of the Guild?" He asks threateningly.Maybe I made a mistake telling him this but it is a gamble that is too late to take back. The only thing that I can do now is to keep moving forward and hope that things work out. Hopefully, I can spin this so that it helps me in the future."Maybe you do not know as much about the Guild as you thought. If you did then I am sure that you would have known that I was a member by now. It was the only way that I could survive." I tell him."Why are you here now then? Are you planning a job here?" He asks quietly."No, I am actually avoiding the Guild right now. They threw me to the wolves just hoping that I would fail." I say spitefully."Why would they want you to fail? I thought that the Guild was like a family. Always trying to help each other." He says."For the most part, yes. Problem is the Guild Master does not like me. Since he does not like me nobody else in the Guild does. If it were not for Hunt I would h
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The Prince promptly brings me to the type of store that I would have only snuck into if I were pulling a job. The fabrics themselves are more expensive than any I had ever hoped to be able to lay my hands on. Not even the marks that I pickpocket wear clothing that is this expensive. If I were to try to steal from anybody wearing clothing like this and I got caught it would be a fast trip to jail."Why do you look so nervous?" He asks me as we walk into the store."It's just, these clothes are way nicer than anything I have ever worn before." I tell him."So, they are just clothes. It is not like it changes who you are." He says naively.To him they might not change much but to others how they are dressed makes a huge difference. Clothing tells a person's place in this world. To be dressed in clothes such as these would mean that I am royalty. That is something that I most certainly am not."To you, maybe not. But to others, it will change a great deal. If I were to go back to the Guil
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As soon as the dress settles on me I know that this is the one that I want. This is the one that I am going to feel the most comfortable in. It is amazing. There are so many pockets that it is going to take a while for me to even find all of them. The fact that it is a little low cut only draws away from the fact that I am concealing so many things underneath my dress. It stops right at the ground when I wear slippers so that I also do not have to worry about trying to wear noisy boots to make me taller."I cannot believe that this fits you. I have been hoping to find somebody that could buy this dress for months now. It looks like it was made for you." The seamstress gushes from behind me.Even though I was hesitant to come into this shop, I have to admit that she is right. This really does fit me amazingly. When I step over to look in the mirror I can hardly recognize myself. It is not an orphan that is looking back at me but it is somebody that deserves respect. I cannot imagine ow
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