Red

Twenty-Seven.

Isaac was in town with the cart full of wood and his father's gray shire pulling it. He was currently selling the firewood and purchasing some meat. 

The first real snow had fallen last night so his father sent him into town to sell wood. Isaac knew right now would be the best time to sell the firewood. Everyone in the village would be looking for firewood, even the king and queen would no doubt be looking for some.

Isaac sat in the back of the cart eating some of the food he had purchased as he gave a stack of firewood to a young woman who came up to purchase some. 

Isaac got out of the cart and moved over to the gray shire and patted his neck before he moved through the marketplace going up to a stand where he found pork meat being sold along with some fruits.

Isaac was a bit surprised to see the prince there buying fruits and some almond flour. Seeing the prince isn't a common sight. He was typically hidden away in the castle or out riding his horse who stood behind him.

The prince had a unique horse which was covered in numerous black spots and some black patches at the top of its neck. 

The prince glanced over at Isaac. The seller of the booth he was at handed him food as Isaac went over and quickly purchased some. The prince was riding in the direction of his cart, so Isaac was quick to get back to his cart.

Isaac knew having a royal purchase his wood would be good for business. A lot of the townsfolk were currently out. A nice amount had noticed the prince despite him doing his best to conceal his appearance.

He wore a thick cotton and wool cloak along with trousers. Isaac looked over at him. "Would you like some firewood?" Isaac asked and the prince looked over. He bit his lip before he nodded as he steered his horse over.

"Just one small stack." The prince said digging coins out of a pouch in his horse's saddle.

Isaac selected a small stack of wood before bundling it together and handed it to the prince. "Here you go." Isaac told him and the prince nodded.

"Thank you." The prince said.

Isaac nodded. He watched as the prince swung himself back up onto the horse. Isaac paused as he caught a glimpse of the inside of the trousers. They looked as if they were lined with fur like a deer. Which didn't make sense to Isaac as they weren't allowed to hunt.

Isaac didn't get a good enough look as the prince rode off right after that heading back to the large house him and his family lived at. Isaac watched him leave just as more of the folk came up to purchase wood.

Despite that the fur in the prince's trousers remained in Isaac's head. Could the prince be hunting? Surely, he knew the danger that hunting could bring them.

Isaac didn't know. Maybe he found a deer that had wandered into the village and slayed it. That was the only other thing Isaac could produce but he had a bad feeling it could be worse. However, as of now Isaac couldn't do anything. All he could do was sell the wood.

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I was outside standing walking through the snow around the cabin when Court rode back in. A few days had passed since Lyk had visited me and told me everything.

Court had gone left early in the morning informing me of some errands he had to run in town. He gave me permission to explore a little outside if I wanted to just not to go into the forest unless Xerxes came with me.

However, when I got myself up both Xerxes and Lyell were asleep in their rooms. Last night it had snowed signaling the beginning of winter. The entire ground was coated in snow that went past my boots now.