I've been frequently meeting the mage at that location for over a week now. The knights are still on the move. 

They once entered the forest, which made me panic. Luckily, just when they're near the pond where I was, the mage appeared and made us invisible for a while. 

He told me about the crown prince's agenda. 

The knights are indeed ordered to find me, the prince refuses to follow the emperor's decision on selecting a crown princess from opposing empires. 

The mage said the crown prince stubbornly asked for me. 

Shocking enough, he said that the crown prince thought of me running away was just me being agitated or scared of being his crown princess. 

How delusional must that boy be?! 

The mage asked why I hid in this secluded town, wouldn't it be better to hide in my estate? 

I've thought of it too, but it's too risky. I know I've already put my family in danger when I ran away, but hiding there would just mean getting visited by him whenever he can— father absolutely can not refuse a royal. 

This is much safer, I'll take whatever risk just to keep myself isolated from him.