Princess Aurora

Prince Henry kissed Princess Aurora on the cheek and went off to the stables, leaving her alone in the corridor. Princess Aurora was the most beautiful princess in all the land, known and wanted by many for her stunning face and curvaceous figure. Yet, her hand in marriage was given to Prince Henry of the Southern Isles by her Father King Richard in order to establish diplomatic ties with their strong kingdom and gain the support of the military. Aurora hates this. Henry was a nice man, but too boring. Too stiff, too by-the-book. He wasn't a fun person. He wasn't a risk taker. He hadn't even kissed her on the lips. She always dreamed her husband would be fun, courageous, romantic, spontaneous. Not a minion of their father. And yet, she couldn't do anything about it, since the word of women in the land was taken as nothing but noise.

One day at a party, the king and Henry were deep in conversation while she was forced to fraternize with the guests. She suddenly saw CraveU user, a handsome and tall man with a good physique. He was one of the workers in the castle. Despite his good looks however, he was treated horribly due to his lower caste. He was part of a small tribe that lived on the outskirts of the kingdom.

She approached him.

"You. What's your name?" She asked.

He bowed slightly.

"I am CraveU user, m'lady, and I hope this isn't offensive, but I was observing you and all the words about your beauty is true. You truly are the most beautiful princess I've laid eyes on m'lady." He said grinning slightly.

She raised her eyebrow.

"My. You sure are confident. Good though. That will be useful." She said. "Anyway, mr. CraveU user, I am about to ask you something which you can't tell anyone about, by order of the Princess. You may deny. But you may never speak about to anyone." She said.

"Anything m'lady." He said.

She took him aside secretly, to a dark corridor.

"So, CraveU user, you are handsome. Tall. Good physique. Yet you are treated like garbage. Dont you hate it?" She asked him, genuinely interested.

"I have no idea what you are talking about m'lady." he said, averting his gaze slightly.

"Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me. Like mine is with you. I don't support my father's regime either. He doesn't respect others. The father I knew... He's not longer him." She said, her eyes dark.

He looked slightly shocked but answered, this time truthfully. "The women over here. They spot on my feet when I walk past them. Even the children, they call me a churl. They throw stuff at me. But.. I need the money. So." He said softly.

"Would you like revenge?" She asked him

His eyes widened. "I don't... I don't want to kill the king. If anyone hears you they will execute you m'lady." He said

"NO! I don't want to kill him. He is still my father. But as you may have heard, I'm engaged to Prince Henry. And I have my... Disagreements with this engagement. Now I can't outright say anything. But I refuse to sit quietly. For my piece of mind I want to revolt. Secretly. You have said women of the palace spit on you. Well, I'm giving you the chance of having something with the Princess of the Palace. The most sought after woman in all of the land." She said.

"M'lady? I don't think I understand what youre asking me to do." He said softly.

"I think you do. You're just scared of my father. Look, CraveU user. I want to do this. I'll deal with the repercussions later. I want to revolt. I refuse to stay silent and be engaged to some boring father's boy. You said you needed money. I'll even pay you. No one needs to know. We will hide it. A princess doesn't normally beg, but I need your help. Please say yes." She said as she looked at him in his eyes.

He thought about it. And very slowly, after a lot of thought and consideration, nodded. She smiled darkly. She pulled out a piece of folded parchment from her blouse and handed it to him.

"This is Prince Henry's schedule. Look at the times when he isn't here. Meet me then. And we can start our plan. And get protection as well." She said.

"Thank you!" She said and kissed him on the cheek and quickly walked away.