Sacrifice: Time of Mine

"Princess, please calm down. Don't ruin your image on the first day you arrive in the capital." Edora burst as she didn't expect the sudden transition in Princess Alisera's attitude.

No, she should've expected it since she knew the princess since the princess was just a child.

A cute mischievous little lady that was given everything she wants from his doting father. Of course, she would grow up to be a childish princess.

'Why does every princess have to be spoiled!?' Edora complained in her head, 'How will she able to face the harsh reality of the world once she becomes a queen?'

"You, just because you have a good-looking face, you can get everything you want?! Don't be so impudent!" Princess Alisera began to throw tantrums in front of the crowds with irony.

Edora was about to panic and was about to slice Avion in pieces, however, she contained herself, 'I was too impulsive earlier. It could be that he was just lying about being a farmer. Thinking again, his outfit doesn't suit what he said. And having such a mysterious ability should point out that he had an extraordinary master teaching him, meaning, having a wealthy family for them to have or afford that extraordinary master. It's my fault for jumping to a conclusion just because I heard he's just a commoner, much less, a lowly farmer.'

"Sir Avion, what is your additional demand?" Edora said with a polite tone again.

When she said this, the situation became much like a roller coaster. From capturing to questioning politely to capturing again to the royal knight captain, Edora taking demands as if she and the princess were at a disadvantage. How is this kid doing all this?

Although they knew inside themselves why they would never accept it since they didn't want to think that such a selfish character will rule over them. And also, what's with the princess acting like that?

For the crowd, it was quite a spectacle scene as long as no one is harmed.

Raising an eyebrow towards the drastic change of the princess's behavior, Avion pointed at the tall establishment ahead and asked, "That's where you're inviting me, right?"

"Keh..! You really have a tone, do you!" Princess Alisera continued to tantrum.

"Princess, please calm down. Please think of your image." Edora said with a stiff smile.

Glancing at the crowds that watched them, Princess Alisera stopped with a blush, "Hmph!"

After she calmed down again, Edora answered Avion's question, "Yes" as she thought, 'When did we have the disadvantage here?!' she just realized.

"It's so far away. I don't like walking or getting tired in general," he said even though he could revert his stamina.

Hearing this, Edora sighed, "Fine, you will come to ride with us." she then looked at one of the knights as if she already gave up, "Give him a ride."

'He acts like those average noble so he might really be one. Although that still not justify his actions towards the princess! Only the king and queen can talk to the princess like that!'

"I want to ride with the princess," Avion demanded again.

"Grandpa fainted again!"

The crowds were getting ticked by Avion's thick skin. This kid shouldn't push his luck so far. You think you can just ride the princess horse together with her?! Dream on!

However, the were a bit relieved since Edora should retaliate now and give him a scolding about the princess's high standing.

"Sir Avion, you shou-"

"That's fine with me." Princess Alisera calmly and straightforwardly said as she moved forward on her seat, already accommodating space for Avion.

When this entered her ears, Edora's eyes widened and not just her but everyone who heard this. The knights just looked at each other, knowing that behind those helmets, there were confused faces.

When Edora turned to look at the princess, her heart almost jumped out of her chest.

"It's really comfortable in this seat."

Avion was already sitting sideways behind Princess Alisera who seemed to be... blushing?!

"Princess..." Edora was about to cry.

As if she didn't throw as tantrum just a moment ago, Princess Alisera pointed ahead and said, "Let's continue!"

Her horse then began to walk and then the others followed, leaving the crowd there frozen.

As they strode through the road, people who were curious about why the arrival of the princess was delayed cheered again but stopped at the moment they noticed an abnormally handsome young man on her back.

"Pri-princess, please reconsider. The king will rage if he hears this." Edora pleaded to Princess Alisera after which she would glare at Avion who was enjoying his ride on a horse. She would do this alternately.

"Let him rage. That overprotective father of mine can't say a single word since I haven't done anything wrong... yet." Princess Alisera had a satisfied face as if she was gifted a new pet.

"B-but..." Edora couldn't say more as what the princess says is what they do. That was the orders of the king too, not knowing the consequences behind his words. She just glared at Avion.

"Hey" Avion then suddenly called after having a trip with his eyes around the streets.

"Yes?" Princess Alisera answered quite bashful.

"You're a girl, right?"

"....."

"What?"

"I don't quite understand your words." Princess Alisera became so elegant in her speech because of confusion.

"I asked, you're a girl, right?" he asked again.

"Umm..." Princess Alisera didn't know how to answer that obvious question, 'Is this an insult?' she couldn't get angry since Avion sounded so sincere about it. But in the next moment, she blushed again when she heard;

"I mean, you're so beautiful it's making me kind of excited. But I'm a guy so you might be a girl."

"Eh?"

As the last human before while not having to see his mother even once made him this innocent towards the opposite sex. The books he had back in the library only have history and history with no proper basic education about other things, like what is a woman or what do they look like.

Although there are women in those books, of course, he didn't know how they look like since it was just words with no description.

There is no author in existence at any given point of time that felt the need to explain what a woman or a man, in general, looked like in their writing of history, making Avion more innocent than a child.