The Masked prince
Chapter 38: The Cute Evelyn

Chapter 38: The Cute Evelyn

In the end, Elias didn’t need to leave the chambers because Evelyn soon appeared at the entrance with the breakfast.

Evelyn sighed in relief when she saw that even Rex was there. Fortunately, she had brought an extra meal today keeping in mind what happened last night.

She was surprised when Elias suddenly took the tray from her hand and said

"Girl, where were you? His Highness is feeling hungry."

Evelyn felt guilty when she heard this and followed Elias inside the room.

"I apologize, Your Highness."

She said when she was a few steps away from him.

Regan, who was not actually hungry, coughed when he heard the apology and said awkwardly

"It’s alright. Come and have breakfast."

Saying this, Regan moved towards the table. However, Rex who had already walked and sat on his seat looked at Regan and said

"Is it? Regan, I seem to remember how you had fed a man to Lavo because he didn’t bring your meal on time?"

Elias seemed to remember those moments and shivered in fright.

Evelyn’s face went pale when she heard this.

She immediately lowered her head again and said

"Your Highness, I will be careful in the future. Your Highness is merciful to me."

Regan looked at her lowered head coldly and then at Rex. He silently warned Rex that it was enough for today and then said to Evelyn calmly.

"He was poisoning my food. That’s why I punished him, Evelyn. Come and have breakfast."

"Yes...that b****d"

Elias whispered coldly as he remembered the man more clearly now.

Evelyn was shocked when she heard his words.

The next moment, she felt her heart fill with anger. Someone tried to poison her master. He was so generous and caring.

How could someone try to poison him!

However, she had to calm down and walk to the table to have breakfast as she was ordered to do.

But inside her heart, Evelyn was now more determined to learn whatever she could while practicing with those men.

She really wanted to protect her master in the future against such people!

Hence, after having breakfast when they reached the grounds to practice, Evelyn was very enthusiastic and determined.

Regan was actually amused to see her all wrinkled forehead as she tried to imitate the soldier’s moves.

He glanced down at the attendance sheet in Elias’ hands. Just as he had thought, five men had not come today for practice.

He had known that some of them would find it very hard and would not come again so for him it was not surprising.

However, Elias felt as if he had failed to complete his duty and promised his master that he would have more men and this time they would be hard working!

After all this, Regan finally walked to Evelyn. He helped her in correcting her position but Evelyn was still facing difficulty.

"The problem is in your dress."

Evelyn’s dress reached just above her feet and it didn’t allow her to lift her leg too much.

She had also realized this by now. She frowned as she looked down at her dress. Would she not be able to learn then?

Regan chuckled when he saw a small pout on her lips. Perhaps she herself didn’t know that she was pouting.

But she looked cute.

A little startled at his thought, Regan shook his head and looked away from Evelyn. No one noticed how red his ears were at that moment.

It took him only a moment to calm down and he looked at Evelyn again.

"Don’t worry. We will find some solution."

Evelyn was confused by these words. She wondered what could be the solution to this problem.

But somewhere she felt less despair inside her heart on hearing his assurance.

That day, she practiced in the same clothes. Though it was difficult, Evelyn tried to remember the moves as much as she could.

At night, she could practice these moves inside her room. The clothes she wore t night were loose so she would not face difficulty in them.

By the time, they stopped practicing the sun was high in the sky and everyone’s face was covered with sweat.

"That’s enough for now."

Rex stopped everyone and continued after a moment.

"Regan, I think we should gather after lunch. What do you think?"

Regan nodded his head in agreement so it was decided that the training would continue after lunch.

Looking at the tired men, Rex decided that the lunch for the men would be made in the castle itself.

Hence, Evelyn went and informed Martha about this.

Martha looked troubled when she heard this. Since the prince just returned a few days ago, the castle didn’t have many maids to work inside the kitchen.

She was still in the process of looking for some good maids.

However, the prince had already given his orders. It would be embarrassing for the castle to return the hungry men to their homes again.

Martha soon calmed down and asked Ami to go and gather anyone who could help them in cutting vegetables or cook food.

Evelyn understood Martha’s worries.

She with Miri and Hannah started to make preparation for lunch. Martha also helped them.

As she cut the veggies, Evelyn opened her mouth to say what had been going on inside her mind.

"Madam, I know a few dishes that can be cooked easily and it would fill the stomach as well."

Martha looked at Evelyn. She also remembered the dish Evelyn had cooked last time.

After a thought, she nodded her head and asked Evelyn to tell her the process of making the dishes and also told her to tell whatever she needed to make them.

Ami was able to gather four more people.

Apparently, these four people were actually guarding the castle but when they heard that help was needed in the kitchen, they stepped forward to help.

Hannah looked in a daze at the man who was standing amongst the guards.

Miri who noticed her foolish gaze understood who the man was and glanced at Ami. The two girls understood and looked at the man again.

Evelyn was already aware that one of the guards was henry.

Martha was slightly embarrassed to see that even the head of guards had come forward to help but since she really needed a lot of help, she didn’t refuse them and assigned their work.

As nine to ten people were busy with their own work, Hannah would secretly glance at Henry from time to time.

She would have to lower her gaze when Miri or Ami would nudge her shoulder and indicate her focus unless she would cut her finger with the knife.

’The girl was lovestruck.’

Miri and Ami sighed inside their hearts while Evelyn watched all this amusingly.

She felt all of it was very sweet and peaceful. Her days were still busy but she felt as if she was living...not surviving.