Forced to abandon her dignity as a Princess!

Yrsa who had offended the princess had been summoned by her master so she walked across the hallway with heavy footsteps. She knew that it was right for him to punish her since he has been forced to upset his fiancée because of her. She just prayed that he wouldn't go overboard and try to kill her, she would quickly apologize to her future mistress and stay in prison. 

When she reached the curtains that covered the room, she immediately knelt down as the eunuch by her side announced her arrival. She dared not enter the room but instead stayed on her knees as she pleaded with her head bent low. "Your Highness, Yrsa is at fault for angering the Princess. Yrsa is willing to take any punishment to appease you."

There was no response to her words for a while and that made her even more nervous. She knew from experience that masters who were calm in anger were the most dangerous to deal with as they would carefully plan how to assuage their anger. But she had no feelings of regret since this was the path she had chosen for herself, she had already put her life in the hands of another person.....

"There is no need to feel that way." A deep masculine voice suddenly spoke to her, making her raise her head. The eunuch kept his eyes on her which only added to the thick intense pressure in the air but she kept her focus on the voice of her master. "Just make sure you don't offend her again and avoid these kind of situations in the future."

"Yes, Your Highness. Yrsa will do as you say." Yrsa couldn't hold back the deflating feeling of relief that coursed through her body. She was a bit perplexed about his reaction since she had heard rumours of his infatuation with Princess Selene. She suppressed the feeling of curiosity she had and walked away quietly. 

Meanwhile, Gudmund was currently in a mediative state trying to control the dark negative aura that he was feeling due to the Goddess of War's heart. It was triggered by his earlier meeting with Princess Selene and now the bloodlust and rage that he was experiencing was getting harder to repress. 

With his eyes closed, he could now see the golden red energy in his chest colliding back and forth with the walls of the heart like a prisoner in a cage. This was probably the reason why he had been acting irrational recently because he was unable to disperse the energy. Since he had failed in his attempt to disperse the energy, he decided to guide it out of his heart and polish his meridians instead. 

The molten golden red energy slowly flowed out in gentle waves out of his chest to his head, causing him to release a very loud gasp of pain. His eunuch immediately took several steps near the door out of concern but did not lift the curtain as per his orders. "Your Highness, is everything alright?"

"Don't come into the room!" Gudmund dished out those orders through his gritted teeth as he looked at his horrifying appearance through the bronze mirror facing him. His whole body was translucent with red veins glowing underneath and his eyes were blazing in dark red colour. He could feel his vision getting sharper and clearer as the energy flowed through his face so he endured the pain and willed his mind to direct the energy towards his arms and limps, letting the overwhelming power run through him.

The young eunuch immediately halted his steps and dropped his hand behind his back when he heard his master's orders. He was also aware of the Crown Prince's strange behaviors so it was nothing new to him. He returned to his post and stood guard for his master. 

An hour later, the Crown Prince finally came out of the room and told his eunuch. "Let's go to the training grounds. "

"Yes, Your Highness." The young eunuch couldn't even lift his head at all due to the immense pressure he was suddenly experiencing. He wiped his sweat from his forehead from the dark dominant aura that came from his master. He gestured for his master to lead the way while he obediently trailed him from behind, thinking to himself that he must be very careful about his actions and behavior from now on if he wants to keep his head intact on his body. 

Princess Selene on the other hand, was getting more agitated and angry with every passing minute as she paced back and forth in the messy room she had just created a few seconds ago. She was very angry about the fact that three days had already passed, yet the Crown Prince of Krudak had not come to see her since their argument in the hallway. She had purposely stayed in her chambers so he could easily locate her and deliver his apology yet she had not even seen his shadow!

She dug her fingernails into her scalp in frustration thinking about the rumours she had heard from the servants this morning about his frequent visits to the training grounds and his godly fighting abilities. She was sure that he had forgotten all about her prescence already!

Her servant who had been quietly staying in the room finally gathered the courage to say what was on her mind, hoping to alleviate some of her anger. "Princess, if I may say something....I think it's best you go and visit him first. Words about your estrangement must not leave the palace walls so we have to find a way to fix this immediately."

"So what? You want me to discard my dignity as a princess and say sorry?!" Princess Selene snapped at the maid, making her jerk back in fear. The words her servant had just spoken had actually been on her mind but she was too unwilling to suffer such grievances. 

The more she though about it, the more she was now convinced that the Crown Prince was no longer the same person she knew in the past. If that was the case, she would have to change her methods accordingly in order to steal the underground map....