Edgar held the new Princess of Nevarious in his arms when a group of soldiers stormed the chambers of Daphne.

Parting like the sea, a furious Augustin stood in the middle. Eyeing Edgar with Philomena in his arms.

“Arrest him. NOW!” His voice was darker than before, the sweet boy from last summer was gone. The light blond was dirty now, the sparkling blue got dull. But Edgar never less got aroused by the sudden voice chance of the now grown Prince. Trying to keep it to himself, but Augustin knew the torn face of the young Earl. With disgust in his words, he spoke to the man in front of him.

“Salacious as always. You disgust me! A filthy boy stays one, isn’t it true Edgar?” Seemingly sickened Augustin turned around making his way back. Meanwhile Edgar got surrounded by grumpy looking soldiers. Squeezing Philomena close to his chest. “Idiot. Think!” he murmured to himself, struggling to find a way out of this situation. And that without getting Philomena get hurt, because it seemed like Augustin did not acknowledge his new Niece in any way. So, Edgar concluded that they would hurt the little worm in his arms without thinking twice.

The young Earl started to sweat, it is the first time he had to save two lives and not like usually his own. What made him tremble in fear. Thousand of ‘What If’s’ roamed his already panicking brain.

“Augustin! Apples, give me Apples!” Edgar screamed at the top of his lungs, followed by the cold answer of Augustin.

“THIS IS NOT A GAME!” A now red with rage Prince emerged behind the curtains. Squeezing the living hell out of the fabric, Edgar thanks God that it was not his throat.

“No, it’s not, but you have to stop this!” The young Earl pledged. Shaking to the bone Edgar makes a step forward, watching the soldiers around him. Philomena pressed against his chest seemingly asleep.

Augustin’s jawbone was trembling under the pressure he put on it. With gnashing teeth, the Prince came forward, letting the fabric lose.

“What do you want?” The Prince askes more calmly. Edgar wasn’t sure what exactly he should answer to such a question in such a situation. Staring at his old love trying to figure him out. But as usually Augustin cold face was hiding all the emotions.

“I want to know what happened to Daphne and why she demanded me to….” Edgar stopped, thinking twice about his words. If he tells the Prince what Daphne demanded him to do, he will get thrown in the dungeon for a lifetime.

“She what?” Augustin curiosity was wakened. Creeping around around Edgar and Philomena like a hungry animal. Edgar’s mind got distracted a second time this day by the now way taller man. He must have grown a lot over the last summer. Augustin poked Edgars check as he always did as a kid to get his friends attention.

The two locked eyes. All anger was blown out of Augustin eyes and a loving gaze stole Edgar’s reality for a second. Edgar always knew Augustin were his death, but he didn’t think it would happened like that.

Out of nowhere Edgar answered the question. “She wanted me to watch out for Philo.” He said with a smile on his face, knowing he just saved both of them.