Elena’s POV
I was standing a few feet outside of Prince Deacon’s tent, waiting for his approval. Before coming inside, I found beta Tyson outside and asked for the Prince for formality.
Usually, he would just let me in, but today was different. I was waiting outside when I heard some noises, making my brows furrow. I wondered what was happening inside, but I stayed put.
A few minutes later, Beta Tyson came out with a burst of ligs and a serious expression as he respectfully stood in front of me and motioned inside, “You may come in now, Miss Elena.”
After thanking him, I cautiously came inside and found Price Deacon sitting comfortably inside, waiting for me.
“Elena. To what do I owe this honor?” he asked nonchalantly with a small smirk hidden on his lips, obviously teasing me again.
I simply rolled my eyes jokingly as I sat down in front of him. Leaning my elbows on the table and my torso forward, I opened my lips to talk about what I came here for when we heard light movements outside and a small glimpse of shadow on the side of the tent’s gaps.
We both looked at each other and gave each other a knowing look, motioning outside.
Raising an eyebrow, I whispered to him, “What’s wrong with Beta Tyson? He looks like he’s hiding from a Rogue attack.”
“I thought it was over?” I joked further, making Prince Deacon shake his head as he let out a small laugh.
Suppressing a smirk, he replied, “Don’t mind him. He’s just… persistent.”
Our eyes looked back and forth between each other and Beta Tryson’s hiding place before we stared at each other; eyes both flashed with a mischievous glint before we slowly nodded our heads in silent understanding.
Prince Deacon shifted his head to face Beta Tyson’s direction and deliberately raised his voice as he asked, “Elena, don’t you think it’s strange how Tyson is acting so strange today?”
I widened my eyes and dramatically played along as I gasped. “You don’t think he’s a spy, would he? He can’t possibly betray us.”
My hands immediately covered my mouth to stop my laughter.
Prince Deacon shrugged. “I don’t know. Who knows.”
Narrowing my eyes, I watched as Beta Tyson’s shadow started moving around with uneasiness. Swallowing my laughter, I decided to add more tension to him, “Do you think we should be more careful? What if he discloses our military secrets? What if it’s the kingdom’s secrets?”
We heard something stumbling outside and had to pinch ourselves to stop laughing out loud.
“Maybe we should filter what we share with him from now on and…” Before Prince Deacon could even finish his sentence, the fabric door was pushed open, and Beta Tyson came in with a red face ar embarrassed and in panic.
“I’m not a spy!” he uttered with a raised voice that was full of conviction.
aking eyes, both looking
I had to look away because I was in dilemma whether to laugh at our success of teasing him or feel bad about how he looked right now.
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Chapter 85
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Prince Deacon, however, looked as composed as ever. He leaned back with his arms crossed over his chest and intently looked at Beta Tyson, asking, “Were you eavesdropping, Ty?”
Calling him by his nickname should have already confirmed that we were just teasing him, but Beta Tyson was too flustered to even notice it.
“I–I wasn’t eavesdropping! I just…” he looked around and pointed outside before continuing, “… w–was passing by!”
Looking stern, Prince Deacon asked further, “Passing by? So you decided to stand outside my tent for so long, breathing like a wounded bear?”
“I… I…”
I shook my head and grinned widely upon seeing Beta Tyson at the end of his wits and finally decided to end his suffering… But, of course, with still a few bits of final teasing. “Relax, Beta. We were just talking about your excellent hiding skills. Truly a model for stealth training.”
His eyes went back and forth between me and Prince Deacon as if he was wounded before his face turned redder. “I … I still have to do some patrol..” After saying that, he immediately turned around and ran outside.
As soon as he vanished from our sight, Prince Deacon and I looked at each other before bursting into laughter, so much so that tears even started escaping the corner of my eyes, and my stomach hurt a bit.
After a few minutes, we shook our heads to calm ourselves until our laughter finally faded away.
However, as soon as our laughter faded and the light atmosphere lingering in the air faded, my thoughts grew back to what I came here for and unconsciously turned serious as my chest became heavy with emotions. “Something on your mind?” Prince Deacon asked, noticing my changes.
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