The Princess of Ice Kingdom

Chapter 33

A/N: honestly this story is not giving me that feels.... thus the delay (it seems like excuse but still) as mystic have left this to me, I want to at least make it reasonable, I'm still sorry for the wait. Will update tomorrow to!

For what seems like hours, Iris and Vin remain seated in their places while a comfortable silence enclosed their surroundings.

But the silence didn't seems to bother any of them, it's like they just wants to accompany the other one.

After who knows how long, Vin ask something which is kind of bothering him for awhile "Aren't you worried about your dress princess, it would've gotten spoil by the soil already"

Iris still staring at stars, smile's at his curious question, she take her time before answering "No, I'm not worried about it, for now I want to sit here and enjoy the company of these beautiful stars shining along the dark night"

Vin chuckles at her response, but find himself humming in agreement with her, while he looks at her silver hair's in the back falling like water, swaying with wind, He noticed the slight shiver cause through her back or so he thought.

He found himself frowning at that and before he could think what he's doing, he have already removed his coat and put it on the Princess sitting down on the grass.

He frowned at his own actions, all while Iris felt a coat on her shoulders, she blinked her eyes in confusion but turn around to express her gratitude, a genuine soft smile placed on her lips, she said "Thank you".

Their eye's met halfway through and the time seems to stop...

Her light blue eye's staring straight at the Blood red one's, both lost in their own thoughts.

His were 'those eyes....why do they look soo familiar?'

On the other side she was thinking 'Such beautiful eye's, just like Rubies'

The eye contact broke when a panicked voice of Butler Fin resound in the surrounding "Princess!"

She turned her attention towards the way Butler Fin's voice coming from, frowing her brows together, she turns to the Prince, finding him still staring at her, she curtsies and said "I have to get back inside, I enjoy his highness company, hope you've liked our Siberia"

"Of course princess, your kingdom is beautiful"

She gives him the sweetest smile before nodding towards the direction of Butler Fin's voice, while Vin wave her goodbye, his eyes trailing behind her figure making her way to inside.

He watch her disappear into the path filled with bushes to both sides, "she feels so familiar" he mumble to himself.

His train of thoughts break by Riley's call "Crown prince, I've given the presents to King Albert as well as the message from His Majesty. Now, We shall head back to Valerie"

Vin feel his insides tighten, confused at that reaction he brushes it off while thinking 'it might be because of being in a place filled with humans'

Vin fellow his companion to the carriage waiting outside.

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Meanwhile, Iris cannot able to enter the palace hall before she saw her parents at the entrance waiting for her with worried expression, which made her feel uneasy.

She gets closer to her parents and asked cautiously "father, what happened..?"

Albert stares at his daughter, and brought his hand on her head to Pat it while slowly explaining "Iris... it seems like your mother and I have to leave for Arundel, your grandfather.... he's illness have started to react again, this time it seems to be more serious"

Iris heard her mother's sniffing, her silent crying. It is the first time she have ever heard her mother cry in grief, that her own eye's started to turn moist with unshed tears.

Controlling her emotions, she grabs her mother's hands and said "father do not worry about here, I will take care of everything with Uncle Fin, You should leave for Arundel immediately!"

Albert nods silently, before leaving mother and daughter together.

The distance from Siberia to Kingdom Arundel is far, specially when one travels through carriages but the journey can be turn short if they travel by sea, thus Albert made his Knights to prepare ships for them to travel through.