A Night With The King

“You don’t get the gist, do you? I know what we talked about; I know what we decided but I don’t see the point of marrying someone I don’t like when I am not going to gain anything from her. If we get married, her kingdom would be gaining more from us, On top of us not liking each other, there is no guarantee that we will be compatible in bed either, We shared a kiss and it was the worst kiss I have ever had, I already said no one can talk me out of what I already decided so let’s keep it at that, there will be no royal wedding unless I find a suitable bride that I can bed too,”

Lance declared in a voice that left no room for argument, he could tell that they had more to say but he didn’t care, he was done talking to them, he got off the throne and walked out of the throne room expecting Patrick to follow, if only he could avoid the ear full that Patrick was about to give him, one thing was sure, he wasn’t going to go back on his words, he had nothing to lose if the marriage doesn’t happen.

“Your, majesty,”

Patrick called after him as they walked through the hallway to his chambers, he ignored him but the annoying man didn’t want to take a hint.

“You can’t just walk out on the elders like that,”

Patrick scolded him.

“Don’t scold me in public Patrick, I am the king and I can walk out on anyone,”

He responded and increased his pace. Partick followed after him in silence, he finally took the hint but Lance knew it wouldn’t last.

“Why did you do that Lance? Why didn’t you tell me that’s what you wanted to talk to them about?”

Patrick asked as soon as they were alone. Lance ignored him and took off the royal garment he had on, he walked to his wardrobe and changed into a casual pair of trousers and a white shirt, he was done today and anything he had on or today would have to be pushed to tomorrow or any other day if he feels like it.

“Your majesty, why did you do it? Why are you calling off the wedding when it is just weeks away and why didn’t you feel the need to tell me?”

Patrick asked again. Lance took a seat and glared at him.

“Patrick, need I remind you that I am the king. I get to make my own decisions. I don’t need to tell you everything,”

Lance corrected.

“You are wrong, you have to tell me everything. I am your special adviser for a reason and I had no idea the bomb you were about to drop, did you see how they all turned to me once you said what you said? They expected me to be aware,”

Patrick argued.

“I am aware that you are my special adviser Patrick and let’s be real here, you were against the wedding thing too.”

Lance accused. He could still remember Patrick telling him that it was a bad idea five or six months ago.

“Yes, I did, I told you it was a bad idea but you went ahead with it. Why are you backing out now? Don’t tell me you are doing this because of her. You can’t seriously want to call off the wedding which is just a couple of weeks away for her right?”

Patrick accused.

“Who are we talking about here Patrick? Because I want the wedding off for me and not for anyone else,”

“You know who I am talking about Lancelot, Don’t try to pretend like you don’t,”

Patrick let out.

“I am doing this for myself and not for anyone, I don’t know what you think you are getting at,”

Lance responded.

“Yeah, you expect me to believe that when you were with her yesterday too,”

He accused and for once he was wrong because Lance made sure not to go see Sophie, in fact, he hadn’t seen her for days now. Yes, he did think of her even while kissing Roseline but he made up his mind not to go near her. He intends to keep it that way, not just for her but for himself too.

“You are wrong, I wasn’t with her last night, I haven’t seen her for days now, I spent last night in my room after I came back from the date with Roseline, You don’t get to say things that aren’t true about me.”

Lance fired at him.

“I am sorry, I am, I didn’t mean to lie on you, Your Majesty,”

Patrick apologized, not like Lance needed an apology, he already did what he wanted and whether the elders like it or not, he wasn’t going to back out and he was sure Roseline would thank him for freeing her from his bullshit, they were not in any way compatible and he couldn’t push it, he tried but it didn’t work.

“So, you are just going to call off the wedding like that? Barely a month to the said wedding? Did you at least talk this over with Roseline? Does she know or will she also find out like I did?”

Patrick questioned.

“I didn’t tell her and I don’t have any reason to, plus, I am sure she would be happy to finally be free of me, she never liked me anyway, you seem to be forgetting I met with the said woman yesterday and that did it for me, I can’t marry a woman that I can’t even have sex with, I am sure she would agree too,”Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

He told him.

“That was the first time, you guys tried, If you want to call off the wedding then you should have at least told her yesterday then it would not be a shock that you suddenly called off the wedding, I am not the one getting married to you but I already feel offended, how do you think she will feel when she hears about it? Especially when she has been in Otano all week, the minute she gets on the plane back to her kingdom, you decide that you don’t want the wedding anymore? How do you think she would feel when she hears the news?”

He asked. Like he even cared what she thought, she literally called him a woody man, it still made him mad thinking of the words she told him after their kiss.

“Like I should care about she feels, Patrick it is none of my business how she takes it,”

Lance responded. He didn’t want to continue the conversation right now but he knew telling Patrick off when he was in best-friend mode would not work.

“Right, not going to lie, she was right about you in some of the things she said the other day,”

” What the heck do you mean by that Patrick?”

Lance asked.

“She was right about you being a narcissist, like your actions today just prove you don’t care about what other people think or feel except yourself which is totally wrong seeing how you are the ruler of a kingdom,”

Patrick said which pissed Lance off. The fact that he was his best friend doesn’t give him the right to say such words to him.

“Patrick, watch your tongue, watch what you say to me, you are my best friend doesn’t mean you cross the line, I am the king and I make decisions based on what is good for the kingdom, and the one time I decide to put myself first shouldn’t cause a commotion between us, you of all people shouldn’t be saying such words to me because you know just how much I gave up for this kingdom, you know damn well how I moved my life, changed my goals and dreams just to come back here and save a dying kingdom so before you call me self-centered, put yourself in my damn shoes,”

Lance yelled out. He had enough and he didn’t want to be in Patrick’s or anyone else’s presence for now. He wanted to be left alone and there was only one place not in the palace where he could be alone. He got off where he sat and grabbed his phone.

“Don’t follow me,”

He warned when Patrick started following him out of the room.

“My king,”

“Take a hint, Patrick, and fucking leave me alone, don’t follow me,”

Lance yelled out at him before stepping out of his chamber and banging the door close, the guards at the front of his chamber were all shocked but he ignored them and powered down the stairs.

“No one should follow me,”

He instructed in a harsh tune when some of the guards started following him. He saw the driver and stretched out his hand for the car keys.

“I will drive you my king,”

The driver said but Lance shook his head. When he said he wanted to be alone, he meant completely alone.

“I will drive by myself, hand me the keys, no one should dare follow me, except the person who wants to be beheaded,”

He instructed, collected the keys from the driver strolled to his huge parking lot, got into the car, and drove off towards the palace’s huge exit. He didn’t stop when he got to the gate as it was already open, the guards inside must have informed the men at the gate, he didn’t care, he just zoomed out of the palace. He needed peace and a clear head and he had a place in mind where he could get it, kingly duties be damned for now.