Hey, did you hear that rumor? The second prince of the Kingdom of Ingrone was brought here as a hostage.

Of course. His skin is so fair and pretty, I thought he was a princess. And his hair. I thought it was spun from gold thread.

But apparently his temper is as foul as a bull’s, despite how he looks.

Really?

He drove out all the maidservants attending him. His face is so fine and lovely that some of the maids were apparently angling for a chance to serve him at night, if you know what I mean.

Maybe he just has no experience with women?

It’s not that he’s shy. He apparently flew into a rage, saying how could a woman enter an unmarried man’s bedchamber without permission. There were even girls who cried their eyes out in shame.

Are all Ingrone men really that stiff and dull?

Ingrone men are generally rigid about laws and codes and all that, but that prince is particularly bad.

There’s also a rumor that he’s a eunuch, isn’t there?

He might genuinely be one.

What do you think, Lady Freya?

Is Prince Aslan, brought here as a hostage, a eunuch, or is he as delicious as he looks?

If anyone could find out, surely it would be the lovely Lady Freya?