Sold to a Prince!

After four healthy servings, Sylvia was finally satisfied and she grinned patting her stomach. 

Watching her keep the plate aside and picking up her teacup, the maid sighed and clicked her tongue as she rolled the trolly back, leaving Sylvia and Theodore by themselves.

The knight, who had been silently staring into his cup, looked up and met Sylvia's eyes with his usual emotionless face before he spoke. "Have you eaten?"

"Yes, my Lord." Sylvia hurriedly nodded. She then stood up, watching Theodore stand up as well, and hurried behind the man as he strolled out into the gardens wordlessly.

As the both of them walked amidst the bright flowers and neatly trimmed bushes, he suddenly stopped moving and handed her a scroll.

"Ah." Sylvia looked at the thing on her hand curiously. "What is this?"

"His highness asked me to give this to you," Theodore replied in a flat voice.

"Oh." Sylvia blinked in surprise and her eyes quickly skimmed through the words on the scroll, which was a long sheet of paper.

It contained vague details of some sort of archaic binding, written in calligraphy that was eye-catching and elegant.

The strokes were long and steady, which reflected the determination of the person who had written this.

Sylvia was busy staring at the handwriting because she couldn't properly understand the contents of the scroll.

She could only make out a few words like full moon, yin, and yang, and ... consummation, making her blush deeply as she stared at it with her eyes wide.

"It's his majesty's wishes that you stay inside the villa for the next couple of days." Theodore muttered, interrupting her thoughts.

"Why?" Sylvia was startled as she raised her head to meet his gaze. 

Does he not trust me? Is that why he left behind his knight to guard me while he himself paraded along with that princess? She wondered, silently biting her lips.

"Not allowed to leave the villa. And it's best if you just stayed in the room." 

Theodore repeated in the same calm voice, his expression impossible to read. He was not too eager to explain anything.

Sylvia didn't see any point in arguing with him further and she turned her gaze away, looking at the scroll in her hand.

She gripped it tightly as she thought about their deal and the things that he still needed from her. 

Was that why he was upset yesterday? Because we almost... Her thoughts trailed away seeing Theodore walk back to the huge mansion and she hurried after him.

The knight lead her to the same room which she had slept in the previous night

  and he walked to the window and opened it, peering outside.

Sylvia followed after him and entered the room as well, sitting down on the bed, stifling another yawn. 

She was still tired and the food had made her feel even more drowsy, so she quietly flopped down and fell asleep. 

Not that she would have been so comfortable sleeping in a vulnerable position with a man nearby but Theodore was standing like a statue and she fell asleep while trying to decide if she could fall asleep or not.

The knight's eyes flickered in her direction only once before settling down back outside the window. The door was securely latched and he stood guard while she continued to sleep.

When Sylvia woke up again, it was already night. She immediately sat up and glanced around the room, only to meet the knight standing by the window.

"You should eat something," Theodore said calmly.

"Is it night already?" Sylvia was shocked, turning her head to the window. It was already dark outside. She hadn't even realized she had slept for so long.

"Yes." Theodore nodded. He then reached into the ring on his finger to retrieve a few roasted meat skewers, handing them to her on a plate.

"Would you like to eat something else?" He asked.

Huh? Sylvia was surprised. Did the man think that she was a pig who only knew how to eat and sleep?

But she accepted the plate from him nevertheless, seeing that her stomach had already begun to grumble again! She was starving!

"Thank you, my Lord." She smiled politely as she took the food from him.

The knight nodded in reply and he walked to the door and opened it. "I will be right outside." He then closed the door wordlessly.

Sylvia stared at the closed door and shrugged. She didn't quite mind being locked up like this as it was only for a couple of days.

After that, she would finally be free from all of this and from him. She sighed not realizing the disappointment in her breath and then picked up a skewer to nibble on it.

The meat was tender and juicy, and the smell of spices filled her mouth as she chewed on it. It tasted delicious! 

Sylvia's eyes widened and she took another huge bite, chewing on it with great relish. When she was done with the first skewer, she quickly reached for another one.

She had never tasted something so delicious. Even Jane's cooking was not this delicious!

She looked at the door wondering who cooked something so delicious. Was it the knight Theodore himself?

"Ah. How could it be? It is probably someone else. He must have gotten it somewhere else." 

Sylvia stuffed her mouth and then picked up another skewer as she got up from the bed and walked over to the window, watching the moon which was almost full and perfect.

It was inevitable that her fate would once again change in 2 days... Sylvia gripped the window grill with her hand that was not smeared in meat juices.

She sighed and gazed at the moon when a small commotion in the corner of the garden attracted her attention.

Her eyes trailed down to catch the laughter and the merriment that rang loudly in the air. Someone was enjoying a pleasant candlelight dinner under the moonlight.