I am imprisoned in my room as per the order of the king after my recent mishap. Its been 3 days. No one visits me except Carvin to deliver the food once a day. He is my bodyguard and a close friend. He always stops me whenever i am about to do something wrong. He always could stop me in right time so that something terrible happen, he would cover up the incident, but this time I mislead him and escaped his surveillance to have some fun. Unfortunately, that led me to get caught and locked in my room to wait for the king’s order. He leaves the food at the door and leaves without a word or a look at me locking the door. I know he feels guilty thinking he failed in his duty to protect me though he did no mistake. I spend my time reading books, now i got bored of them too.
On the fourth day the doors opened, and my bodyguard entered the room. He is not wearing his normal solider attire but a casual pant and a shirt. I was afraid for the first time since i am locked in this room as its not normal that Carvin were casual attire even when we go out for a picnic. Someone I don’t know followed him. I ignored him. Carvin approached me holding some cloth. He left that on the bed asking to get changed into them. I picked them and saw a tunic. When I asked him that he really want me to change into them he simply nodded his head. I know he won’t do anything without a reason, so I took it and about to turn to go to the bathroom to change, I heard the other guy say ‘here’ I looked at him baffled.
That’s when I look at him to have a good look. He is tall, handsome except for the scar on his forehead which gives him a hard look. He is looking at me with such intensity that sent shivers to my spine and his voice rang with authority. I am mesmerized with his beauty and forgot that he ordered me to change in front of him. I found my voice and said ‘How dare you order a prince. I will punish you for your mishap’ He simply smiles at me and moved towards me. I observed Carvin is not doing anything and simply step aside for the guy. This is not his usual self as he would have had his sword at the guys throat by now. I know something is wrong and felt I am about to know and it is not going to be good. The guy holds a letter in my face so that I could read.
The letter is an order from the king. It states that I am being demoted to the status of a slave and to be given to Master R.
I am no longer a prince but a slave.