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"All of the rooms? I am astounded," he was surprised at the knowledge. "I never thought her highness has exotic taste. I can see so many items that is not from London. Did you have them sent here or is it that you went to these countries yourself?" He was genuinely interested. A princess who arranges the guest rooms herself, that was never heard of.

"I am thinking that you had slipped past your guards quite a lot. I have a feeling that you are that kind of princess, one that loves to be free," Nicholas said.

Nicholas chuckled along.

"Her highness must have a been a difficult child to handle when you were little. I can tell that you have a high spirit and cannot be let down easily. Your royal parents must have had a lot of headaches from you," he chuckled still.

"Why don't we sit down. I feel like a chat would do us good at a clear night as this," Nicholas said as he pulled out a chair for her highness to sit on. She did so and Nicholas closed the door and took off his mask. Placing in on the table they were at, he sat down.

"Since you have seen my face, I might as well take it off when we talk," he said pleasantly.

"Truthfully, I was an energetic boy myself. Even with a frail body, I still manage to climb up an apple tree to pluck one and I had the guts to scream out loud of my achievement," Nicholas relayed his story. The memory brought a genuine smile to his face. "I still remember how red my mother was with anger at me. It was fun."

"Have you ever been to beaches? My father was in despair the moment he saw me swimming too far from the shore. He thought I could not swim but I had secretly took lessons from my caretaker. That was the only time I remember him crying and wailing my name. But then, I was only five at the time. My mother was the one who punished me," Nicholas's memory of the beach incident arisen.

"She actually locked in my room but I had a tree outside my window and climbed down. The moment My foot hit the ground, I ran like a maniac escaping prison," he was laughing. "Then I actually got myself lost."

"My father had the streets cleared in search of me. Actually, a child-slave seller was really close to grabbing me and run but my father magically appeared behind me, literally of course," he laughed.

"He held the shoulder of the man and nearly crushed it," he shivered slightly at the memory. "That was the first time I saw how strong my father was and if my mother was not there, he would have strangled the man to death. It was frightening, but exciting at the same time. It's not always that you get to see your own father use brute strength," he mused.

"Yes, even though most father do not show their affection publicly, they sometimes do," he was saddened too by the memory of his parents. "His last words to me were 'Stay strong, Nicholas. You are my son.' He said that right before I left our house that day," Nicholas said not what day but he knew Scarlet would know.