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Alberu Crossman. Crown prince of the kingdom of Roan, at the moment he was finishing the quarterly meeting with the nobles of the kingdom when his communication device that he normally uses with Cale began to ring, normally he would not have any problem, however it alarmed him that it was from a bright red.
'Emergency'.
That word stuck in his mind.
'Something happened'.
Concerned. He bid farewell to the nobles properly, without breaking his princely facade or letting his emotions seep into his eyes or face. So he went to his room.
When he answered the call before he could say anything, Raon spoke urgently.
"Heir Prince! The human! He! He-".
Alberu of course was eager for the news and the urgency in Raon's voice but as an adult and crown prince he must keep his composure, so he spoke as calmly as he can at this time.
“Raon-nim. Relax, take a deep breath and say it, whatever it is, only calmly we will solve it ”
After his words, Raon nodded and sighed deeply, then said:
"Human is weird"
Alberu, suppressed his bad feeling with concern arising again, he asked.
"Why does Raon-nim say that he is weird?"
“Something's wrong with the human's memory! I whisper things like: 'who the hell are you. Even though he said it almost inaudibly I could hear him because I am a great and powerful dragon!"
Alberu frowned, what happened to the mate's normally superhuman memory of him? You really don't remember? Not even him? With doubt and a heavy heart, he asked Raon to teleport him to Super Rock's villa, of course not before talking to his aunt and briefly telling her what happened, ordering important things and matters while he left.
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The light from the teleportation magic shone into the room, slowly disappearing revealing a handsome man with blond hair and deep blue eyes, who scanned the room only to discover the astonishing scene of Cale using his shield to defend himself from his family.
Everyone turned to see the bright teleportation light paying attention to the intruder.
In a whisper almost like a sigh he pronounced a name:
"... Cale..."
Ron, who was relieved that the crown prince would arrive so quickly, hoped that his young master-nim cub would feel comfortable with the presence of someone 'more familiar'. He greeted the crown prince with a nod and a small bow.
"Your Highness of him"
The one mentioned by the crown prince, was still curled up in bed holding his head in pain, upon hearing a new voice that strangely gave him peace of mind, he looked up with difficulty making eye contact with the newcomer.
Alberu approached and Cale subconsciously removed the shield from him, startling the rest of the people in the room causing some uncertainty.
Why did Cale only use his shield on them? And why did he take it back when he saw the crown prince? Do you only remember the crown prince?
Questions like that were on everyone's mind.
Ron and Choi Han's gaze sank as they remembered how Cale protected himself from them.
The crown prince reached the bed without breaking eye contact, as he got closer he noticed Cale's trembling eyes more clearly, knowing him well he could tell that Cale is really shocked, with a considerable amount of fear, seeing and analyzing everything without stopping Being cautious and not letting his guard down, he decided to get down on one knee to lessen the wariness in those beautiful borgoña eyes.
Once he was close enough he reached out his hand, intending to cup the soft pale cheek.
From the moment Cale saw the crown prince, he felt relaxed and out of danger, his heart began to beat wildly, he held his breath when he saw the opponent's hand reach out without warning, longing for the touch of the man's hand. blond approaching slowly. Before he could even reach it though, he leaned forward at the sudden loud rumble of his head, he had calmed down when he saw the blond man but now he is stronger than before. Alberu stopped his hand and worriedly withdrew it.
"Ugh..."
Cale turned paler than before, complaining of pain, he snuggled into the blankets, seeing this everyone was alarmed, worried to the point that they approached almost shouting Cale's name
"Cale!"
"Young Master-nim"
"Human!"
"Nya! Cale!”
"Nyah!"
"Cale-nim!"
Alberu turned to Ron and asked
“And Heruhaben-nim? “
"We couldn't contact you"
Ron answered with a frown.
Alberu just let out a heavy sigh trying to calm the anxiety in him, she said calmly as she got up from where she knelt and faced the others.
"Let's give Cale space first, everyone-..."
She cut off his words and thought for a moment, should he come out too? Although he doesn't want to leave Cale alone, he doesn't want to burden the redhead anymore either. thinking that it would be appropriate to leave the room with the others while they kept trying to contact Heruhaben he thought to her.
‘we could also go directly to the world tree and go Heruhaben-nim’
He could leave the kids since Cale left them inside the shield when he activated it, it would be just right so he's not alone in the room, it's just a random thought though
Following his thoughts I continue his words
"Let's all go out, Raon-nim call Heruhaben-nim again if he doesn't answer again call Mila-nim or your mom Lord Sherith-nim instead"
Said this, they all nodded and turned to leave, Alberu himself was no exception but before he started to move a hand with a weak grip stopped him.
"Ugh...wait...you...stay...you"
He pronounced it with difficulty due to the great headache and although he did not understand why he was asking this handsome stranger to stay, he did not want him to leave, he only knew that he felt comfortable and at peace, he also attributes that he was the most calm, even though his eyes reflected his nerves, anxiety and worry, he remained calm and rational since he arrived, his presence was soft from the beginning, not like the other 2 who showed their cold pressure and discontent that according to Cale's blurred criteria was dangerous and hostile, hoping the blond in front of him would be easy to talk to. Cale found his somewhat hasty action acceptable.
Alberto was happy. He will be able to chat with Cale and find out exactly what she has, the two adults who stopped leaving the room before crossing the door turned, they saw Alberu with a frown.
‘Why only his highness?’
They didn't like the idea of Cale removing the shield from him and asking Alberu to be left alone with him. Although it's okay since it was better to have someone you trust than not knowing what the sore Cale was doing alone in the room, they thought about the possibility of leaving the children with him since he unconsciously protected them, he also seemed to have no problem some with the kids. So the question arose, why only they received the indestructible shield and when Alberu arrived, he quickly withdrew it?
They had their doubts but put them aside when they saw Alberu wave them away quickly. Leaving the room taking the children, behind them they closed the door
Cale was frowning in pain, however when the people unknown to him came out, the pain greatly subsided, now he only felt a slight discomfort in his head. When he looked up he made eye contact again with blue eyes and said:
"Water"
He had a dry throat since he woke up, he didn't notice it from the beginning because of the headache that had been bothering him too much, but now that he feels calmer he feels the enormous need to cool his throat
Alberu searched the room for a pitcher of water in plain sight, though he only saw the now lukewarm lemon tea by Cale's bedside. At first he didn't want to give it to her knowing Cale's hatred for bitter things, however afterwards he wondered what would happen if his theory was correct? What if Cale had tea? Would there be any change? So he just gave it to her.
Cale took it immediately but the moment the bitter liquid touched his tongue he grimaced in disgust, he didn't know whether to spit or swallow, feeling his throat dry again, he swallowed without any choice, then sending him a fierce look with a marked frown at Alberu
Alberu was afraid that Cale would raise his guard with him, he approached the bed carefully and sat on one side on the edge, he took out a pretty bag of cookies, very well decorated with a pretty gold ribbon around the mouth of the transparent bag, she took one of the pale hands handing over the cookies delicately as she left the next words in a soft and loving tone.
"I'm sorry. I thought it was just a tea, I had no idea it was bitter "he said in an innocent tone, obviously feigning ignorance, he continued:" I know you like sweet, if you eat the cookies it will remove the bitter taste "
Calle said nothing. He only saw Alberu with narrowed eyes trying to find out if he was telling the truth or not, his expression seemed honest but something in him didn't believe him at all, he just left it, he can't do anything now that it's over, the taste in his mouth was really bitter thing that he dislikes, he untied the bag of cookies eating a
His eyes sparkled the moment he chewed the cookie, his taste pupils marveled, completely erasing the previous bitter taste.
"Do you like it? It is a new recipe that recently arrived in the kingdom. He was planning to give it to you later tonight but now it's fine too."
Alberu explained to him with a soft voice and warm eyes full of love, Cale's heart felt warm, for some reason he knew that that tone, that look was only for him and his heart jumped happily for it as he saw the beautiful blonde face. , he lowered his gaze, hoping that his face would only feel hot, he doesn't want to show his feelings after all, he doesn't know who the person in front of him is
Cale didn't know but Alberu was very aware of the slightest changes in his expression, so Alberu was very surprised when the normally stoic Cale blushed and averted his gaze so cutely, Cale had only been this cute unconsciously when he went to the palace to look for him c̶a̶u̶s̶e̶ t̶r̶o̶b̶l̶e̶ somehow their glib tongue games ended with Cale being coy about how shameless Alberu can be about openly showing his love, but right now he's seeing Cale completely exposed
Without being able to avoid it, his hand rose slowly approaching the redhead's face, with his thumb he gently brushed the blushing cheek, he was about to lean down and kiss that beautiful and tender cheek, however, he came out of his hypnotized state and quickly moved away, getting out of bed and keeping a certain distance, he will not be able to control himself if he is too close, nor would he want to scare the redhead before knowing what specifically is happening to him
In his panic Alberu didn't notice the disappointment in Cale's bright eyes that even Cale didn't understand.
Why does he crave this blond man's touch so much?
He felt curious but with this silence they won't get anywhere so he took the initiative to speak.
“You…” Not knowing exactly what to say, he feels as if the questions he wanted to ask since he woke up were somehow silly even though they weren't. Alberu saw this as hesitation so he pulled up a chair next to Cale's bed and sat down to listen intently to whatever Cale told him. Cale could only feel uneasy in his heart why Alberu didn't approach him anymore how at first, frowning at the annoying feeling, he asked ignoring the lingering feeling "Are you someone important to me?"
At the unexpected question, Alberu's heart felt painfully heavy and cold, fighting for why he wouldn't show himself in his face, even as much as he fought he couldn't stop his eyes from turning red. All speculation is clear either Cale is playing a cruel joke on him or indeed somehow his beloved redheaded walking headache lost his memory
No matter which one it was, it was still painful.
Anyone else would not have noticed at all the almost indistinguishable changes in the prince's well-controlled expression but Cale being the most sensitive towards his highness it was clear that it would not be something that could be hidden from him even with amnesia, it hurts, he felt as if something were going through him in his throat, his heart clenched to himself at the sight of the hidden expression of pain behind those crystallized blue eyes.
Alberu swallowed the lump that formed in his throat, making an effort to be able to answer as calmly as possible, failing once again because the knot came out when he spoke.
"Yeah. Are"
Alberu also had his questions but when he got to Cale's room he realized that the redhead gets overwhelmed when they talk to him, with noise or people, so he decided to be patient and wait for him to speak, Alberu would answer as many questions as he can. as honestly as your beloved's condition allows
After the first question the others came easily
"Who are you?"
“Alberu Crossman, crown prince of this kingdom”
Short and to the point, he feels that he should give information little by little, that's why he didn't tell Cale that they are lovers at the moment, he will reveal it if Cale asks or if he recovers his memory, whichever comes first
"Where we are?"
"In one of your mansions"
“‘My mansions?’ I have more than one…”
"Yes, more than 3 to be exact."
"Ho."
Cale was genuinely surprised.
"I am rich?"
Him revealing his inner thoughts saying it in a loud whisper
“You are the richest man in this world”
"Ho."
surprised by two
He continued with the questions.
"What was the power that came out of me?"
Alberu wasn't sure how to explain that, so he simplified it, giving an abstract answer.
"Your indestructible shield will come out when you feel in danger"
Cale nodded, he didn't take it too seriously but that doesn't take away from the fact that it reassures him to have something that protects him regardless of whether or not he trusts the person in front of him.
Still, she followed his question with a slightly more relaxed heart.
“Those scary people …"
See you in the next chapter ┌(・。・)┘♪
Tk.