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"So I ask that you would save my servant Please, intervene! If you do, I will forever be in your debt," Lady Linnea said, tilting her head so Toril was treated to the le of her face
"No," Prince Toril said
Lady Linnea placed a hand over her heart "But why not? If you spoke to your father, I knoould release her"
"I don’t care I don’t care about you; I don’t care about your servant; I just don’t care Now leaveout at the lake
Lady Linnea blinked She had always been told Toril was a dieneral population lived for the day his father died, and he would take over What had him huffy?
"You cannot mean that, Prince We are your subjects," Lady Linnea persisted
"Yes? Well, I hurt too," Prince Toril said, standing up and running a frustrated hand through his hair "I have loved and lost the pinnacle of females: Princess Elise of Arcainia She will never havedown to the lake waters
The water was icy cold, so the prince didn’t dare walk in Instead, he settled fordown the shoreline
Lady Linnea watched hilas had heard about Prince Toril’s fancy for the Arcainian princess, but Lady Linnea had thought he would be over the worst of his heartache by now!
Lady Linnea chased after the Prince, picking up a fallen tree branch that had quite a bit of heft to it "Prince Toril," she called
The prince didn’t stop He continued his lanced over her shoulder when they rounded a bend in the shoreline that took the them behind trees As soon as it was safe, Lady Linnea ran the re distance to the prince and smacked the branch on top of his head
The branch broke, and Prince Toril fell like a sack of potatoes
"What was that for?" Toril groaned as he tried to pick himself up
"Listen, you irabbed the prince by the collar of his shirt "I don’t care about your failed ro you mope like a spineless swineherd, it’s no wonder she rejected you! What I care about isto be killed by your bloodthirsty father I will not let that happen!"
"W-what?" Prince Toril stammered
"Are you addled? Do you not understand the words I a most plainly? Fine Then I will put it in terms you can understand: SAVE MY SERVANT OR ELSE!" Lady Linnea said, shaking the prince