"How much more time do they need?" Nathan screams angrily while standing in the balcony.

"Sire, I know, you are worried for Princess Marina. But, trust me, they are trying their best and I am sure she will be fine," Lucca says while putting his hand on Nathan's shoulder to comfort him.

"I hope so..." Nathan murmurs to himself.

"I am sorry to disturb you, Your Majesty, but, I want to tell you that Princess is better now. Her fever has gone down, it is almost nonexistent."

"Why did this happen?" Nathan asked Lord Viterbo, coming inside.

"Princess Marina was drugged, the herb that was used to drug her, was given more than prescribed dose resulting in the  side effects. As a result she had fever, which she has no more now. But, she's still drugged, so, she may not be in her senses right now. We have given her the antidote, but, it will take time before it's effective. The drug had been brought from an apothecary, seeing its strength and effect, because of which it took us time to prepare the antidote," Lord Viterbo answers Nathan, who was sitting beside Marina observing her carefully.

"Now, with your permission, may I take leave?"

"Yes."

"Lucca, where are Ally?"

"*KNOCK, KNOCK*"

"Come in."

"Your...Majesty...how is Marines?" Ally asked in unison while panting. The two had ran at the speed of light as soon as they were conscious from their room.

"She was drugged, but, she will be alright by tomorrow. By the way, who tied you two?" Nathan asks Ally.

"We were following a maid named Charlotte. Anne had confirmed from Princess Catherine that she had not sent any dish for us or Mari-I mean Princess Marina," Belle replied, correcting herself.

"We had followed her to the basement and were about to catch her, when somebody hit us on our heads and after that we don't remember anything," Anne completed Belle's answer.

"But..."

"But?" Nathan asked the twins.

"We think it was Queen Rosalind's doing. Charlotte was her personal maid and now she's missing. When we were crossing her room, even Brialle became ferocious. Though Brialle is a really friendly and loyal dog, Your Majesty," Belle answered, staring at the floor.

"I know, I trust you both," Nathan replied, smiling at Ally.

"You two should rest and treat your wounds," Nathan said while eyeing their red wrists (due to the tied rope) and remembering their head injury.

"Lucca, please escort Ally to their rooms and make sure their injuries are not left uncured," Nathan requested Lucca.

"Yes sire," Lucca answers while leaving with Ally.

Sighing Nathan goes and lays down beside Marina. But, then decides against it and gets up and sits while eyeing a sleeping Marina.

"Queen Rosalind will have to pay for every bit of it," Nathan says angrily through gritted teeth.

Marina stirs and slowly her eyes open. Her vision was blurred, but, she knew that the person holding her hand was Nathan. She sits up with the support of the bed, her head seemed very light and for some reason she couldn't think straight. Nathan was lost in his thought, but, Marina's giggles brought him back to reality.

"Marina, you are awake. How are you feeling and why are you laughing?" Nathan asks while frowning.

"You had such a weird expression."

"Weird-"

"But, it was cute and my head, no whole body seems sooo light," Marina said while giggling.

"You really are high," Nathan replied, laughing.

"I am pretty sure a sane Marina would rather kill me than call me cute," Nathan remarked while smirking.

"High? I am not high. But, now I am high," Marina giggled while standing on the bed and flapping her hands like a bird ready to fly.

"Marina, sit down or you will fall," Nathan scolded Marina while standing on the bed to catch a dancing Marina.

"Leave me," Marina shouted like a child, while frowning as she tried to wiggle out of Nathan's hold.

"We are sitting, now."

"No!!" Marina screamed while getting out of Nathan's grip.

In this process their legs got tangled and the two fell on the bed, in such a way that Nathan was on top of Marina, their lips pressed against each other. But, Nathan soon took hold of himself and the situation and hovered over Marina, his elbows supporting his weight. Marina smiled innocently while laying beneath him.

"You know your hair is so soft," Marina comments while playing with Nathan's soft brown hair.

Nathan smiled at Marina. He liked the way Marina's slender fingers were running in his hair, it was relaxing in a way. Then he remembered Marina was not in her senses, so he tried to get up. But, Marina had other plans because as soon as Nathan got up, she cuddled with him.

"You are so beautiful, I envy you," Marina said while frowning as Nathan pulled her onto his lap.

"Beautiful? I would prefer handsome, hot-"

"Sexy?" Marina questioned while looking at Nathan, who smirked in response.

"You find me sexy?"

"No, you are beyoutiful," Marina answered while dragging the word and getting off from Nathan's lap.

"You know what?"

"What?" Nathan asked, smiling.

"Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
So, Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't really fuzzy, was he?"

"Uh-I don't know," Nathan replied, scratching the back of his neck.

"You don't know?" Marina sniffed as shiny drops of pearls started dropping from her eyes.

"You are crying because I don't know if the bear Fuzzy Wuzzy was really Fuzzy?" Nathan asked, laughing at Marina's childish nature.

"Okay, okay, I am sorry. Now, don't cry," Nathan cooed Marina when he saw his laughter only sped her water works.

"I will give you-"

"An ice cream?" Marina asked with a twinkle in her eyes.

"Yes, yes, an ice cream."

"Chocolate ice cream?"

"Whatever you want Princess, just don't cry," Nathan replied, wiping her tears with his thumb.

"Dance with me," Marina ordered Nathan, who obliged, afraid to make her cry again.

The two danced silently in the moonlight holding each other's gaze, as the stars twinkled in the night sky.

"Princess? Are you tired?"

"No."

"You know they say, I am the chosen one and I will change the destiny."

"Who said?"

"What?" Marina asked innocently.

Nathan sighed, he knew Marina was not in her senses. So, maybe she said it randomly.

"You know I don't like her," Marina said out of the blue again.

"Who?"

"Queen Rosalind. She reminds me of those black, dark witches who drink blood to look young, but have a black soul and they use a stick to stand," Marina answered and started to walk with her imaginary stick while bending.

Nathan burst out in a fit of laughter.

"I am sure, she is like that, but, now it is time to go to bed," Nathan said while carrying a protesting Marina to the bed in bridal style.

"Your heart is beating so fast," Marina remarked while drawing a heart shape on Nathan's chest.

"Only for you, Princess," Nathan murmured to a yawning Marina as he laid her down on the bed.

"It's so cold," Marina shivered while cuddling next to Nathan.

Nathan stiffened at the sudden contact, but as the familiar lavender odour filled his nostrils, he wrapped his arm around Marina's waist pulling her further into himself.

"I am sure when you find us in this position tomorrow, you are going to beat the hell out of me. But, for now, I don't care," Nathan murmurs to himself before falling asleep.
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Firstly, did this chapter make up for last time's boredom?

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So, I want to know your answers for the above. Besides this, what did you think of Maran?

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