ROYALTY: The Lord of the Glorious Water Element
CHAPTER NINETEEN: EDWARD & ANTHONY

Prince Henry and Roni have arrived at the palace. When they passed the path in the backyard of the palace, they accidentally met with Prince William who had somehow come from which direction. It seemed that the prince was looking for something.

"Prince Henry, Royalty, where have you been? Why didn't you come with the palace family over lunch?" ask Prince William.

At the Andora Palace, only Prince Henry knew Roni's name, while some other royal families knew Roni as Royalty. Roni deliberately did not introduce his small nickname to the palace family, other than to Prince Henry.

Roni who stood beside Henry did not dare to answer. Then Henry replied, "So early in the morning, I trained Royalty to study witchcraft in the river palace. We're so engrossed that we've lost track of time, and just returned to the palace this afternoon."

Prince William frowned, but then his face lifted with curiosity. "Oh, very interesting! I seem to have missed a lot of things. Would you like to share a story about the training?"

Prince Henry smiled, "Sure, Prince William. Royalty managed to master several new tricks of water element magic. While training, we also took the time to exchange ideas."

Prince William is getting interested, "Witch of the water element? It turns out that my guess is correct, Royalty has the power of the water element. That must be very interesting. Can you show me some of the tricks Royalty has learned?"

"of course. Royalty, please show Prince William the magic trick you learned." Henry asks Roni to show him the water element magic tricks he has been taught.

"All right." Roni smile. His eyes seemed to catch the existence of a small fountain located in the palace garden. It just so happened that the fountain was quite close from where Roni was standing.

Roni focused her mind. He closed his eyes for a while and then reopened them. Directing her forefinger towards the fountain, Roni gently moved her hand upwards. Without touching, the fountain responds to Roni's magic and begins to form stunning patterns in the air for thirty seconds, then the fountain returns to normal after Roni stops her magic.

Prince William looked in amazement. "really amazing! I've never seen water element magic as beautiful as this before."

Roni smiled proudly, "Thank you, Prince William. This is just one of many tricks that can be learned from water element magic."

Prince William replied, "Excellent, Royalty! I'm so amazed to see you controlling the water element and it can be so mesmerizing. How can you do that?"

"This was the result of a joint exercise with Prince Henry. I learned not only to control the elements, but also to understand their beauty" Roni replied with a smile.

"So is that you don't need to practice anymore?" Prince William wants to make sure.

Prince Henry immediately replied, "It is still necessary, Royalty will continue to practice until she can completely control the water element. Is that right, Royalty?"

"True Prince Henry. I don't feel that I have fully mastered it yet, so I will continue to train diligently" Roni replied as she looked at Prince William's handsome face under the sunset.

"You're great, Royalty. Your spirit to keep practicing must be thumbs up," praised Prince William as he raised both thumbs addressed to Roni.

"Thank you Prince William, I'm flattered." Roni slightly bowed then stood up straight again.

"Alright, because the day will change the night. We'd better get to the palace, "Prince William said, then continued his words, "Let's, Prince Henry, Royalty."

Prince William led the walk ahead. Henry and Roni walked behind him. Unknowingly, the three had now reached the hallway of the palace, then they returned to chatting.

"You'd better go straight to the bathroom and take a shower" Prince Henry told Roni as they reached Roni's room.

"Yes of course, I'm already very sultry" said Roni while smelling her own wry body odor. "Oh very bad." Further.

Prince William was a little surprised, reflexively saying, "What's so bad?"

Prince Henry smiled and replied, "Royalty feels bad about her own body odor after a long day of wandering."

Roni laughed a little. "Sorry, I forgot myself. I'll be right back after the shower and get changed."

Prince William is nodding. "Sure, we wait in the middle room of the palace after that. There's a lot to talk about."

Roni rushed into his room. Prince William and Henry continued on their way to their private rooms.

Inside the room, Roni took off her luxurious clothes. Of course the clothes he got from Prince Henry. It is likely that the old clothes belonging to Prince Henry who had been unused were then given to Roni. No problem, although used clothes but already very luxurious for Roni. He was grateful, at least there were clothes to cover his body.

After taking off his clothes and leaving only his pants, Roni who was now bare-chested stepped into the bathroom to immediately clean herself.

Not long ago, now Roni is fresh and fragrant. His entire body was already wet with water. There was a funny incident when Roni was bathing, he accidentally controlled the water in the bathtub, making the water in the tub splashed in all directions. Roni was panicked, but then he was able to overcome it, and smiled with relief.

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It's getting night in the Andoran Kingdom. Illuminated by the glittering light of antique lamps that create a charming shadow in the marble corridor. The air was filled with a mysterious silence and was only broken down by the subtle steps of the palace warriors who were keeping the kingdom safe. The atmosphere of the night was so peaceful, it was as if time itself slowed its pace below the horizon of stars and moon shining in the sky.

Right now, after dinner, Roni was gathering with some of the palace families in the palace's living room. Some of them do not know Roni. Understand that Roni only stayed a day at the Andora Palace. The palace family did not know him fully.

"What's your name, young man?" ask Princess Victoria's husband, Andrew, the royal son-in-law and get the title of duke in the Kingdom of Andora. We call him Prince Andrew.

"My name is Royalty, sir," replied the Royalty, smiling and nodding.

"Your name is very nice and unique. I've never heard of Royalty before" Prince Andrew said. Not forgetting her charming smile.

Roni replied to Prince Andrew humbly, "Thank you, Sir. The name is special, and I feel grateful for this honor."

"Where did you come from?" ask Prince Andrew.

"I am from Eldoria City, Sir," Roni replied and nodded.

"Well, Eldoria Town?" parrot Prince Andrew.

"Truly Sir. The city of Eldoria where I was born," Roni replied, then continued, "Have you ever visited the City of Eldoria, Sir?" roni asked with sincere curiosity.

Prince Andrew smiled, "Unfortunately. But I heard a lot of stories about beauty and wonder there. Maybe someday I'll have a chance to visit him."

As the conversation progressed, the atmosphere in the room became increasingly warm, and Roni began to feel more comfortable gathering in the middle of the palace family.

Suddenly, a young boy is seen running towards Prince Andrew. "Ayaahh." he shouted and made Roni look at the child in confusion.

"Who is that boy, sir?" ask Roni who is curious.

Prince Andrew held the boy up while stroking his hair. "This boy is my son, his name is Anthony," replied Prince Andrew with a proud smile, "He is always full of vigor and likes to run everywhere." Further.

"How old is Mister?"

"Five years old. Anthony is my youngest son" replied Prince Andrew.

Five-year-old Anthony glanced cheerfully at Roni, then asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is Royalty, Anthony. We just got acquainted," Roni said with a friendly smile.

"Edward, come! I'd like to introduce you to Royalty." Prince Andrew called his eldest son or his thirteen-year-old first child who had just entered the palace's living room. It seemed like the boy was going to head to another room and had no interest in gathering with his family.

Prince Andrew's eldest son stepped closer to his family with a slightly lazy facial expression.

Prince Andrew introduced, "Royalty, this is my eldest son, Edward."

Edward nodded briefly without much talk. Roni tried to say hello, "It's nice to meet you, Edward."

"Sama" replied Edward briefly and curtly. However, there was a faint desire to get to know further behind his serious eye gaze.

"Edward, don't be like that. Greet your new friend well," Princess Victoria rebuked at Edward's unfriendly and unkind expression.

Roni tries to remain humble and patient. "It's okay, Princess Victoria. Maybe Edward needs time to get to know me."

Edward increasingly showed discomfort when he heard Roni's words. "I'm not interested in meeting him. He's not a palace family."

"Dward!!" Princess Victoria was furious and almost wanted to slap her son if Prince Henry did not stop her.

Prince Henry immediately calmed the situation down, "Anged is not the right way, Princess Victoria. Let time solve everything."

"Maybe we can give Edward a little time to get to know the Royalty. Sometimes, change requires adjustment" added Prince Andrew, who tried to ease tensions.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere felt tense in the middle room of the palace. Edward looked at Roni with skepticism, thus creating a previously neglected tension.

Princess Victoria, though still upset, but approves of her husband's remarks. "Edward, give Royalty a chance to prove herself. Who knows you could be good friends."

Edward answered his mother's words in annoyance, "I don't want to and won't be friends with her!" Then the boy passed away and headed to another room.

Princess Victoria's nipping her temple. He had a headache thinking about the attitude of his eldest son.

Prince Andrew tries to encourage Roni, "I'm sorry for Edward's behavior, Royalty. He's too young and needs time to adapt to the changes."

Roni smiled, trying to calm the palace family. "No need to apologize, sir. I understand, adaptation does take time, and I'm ready to give that time."

Princess Victoria took a breath. "Thank you for your understanding, Royalty. Hopefully one day Edward can see the goodness and uniqueness that exist in you."

Meanwhile, in another room of the palace, Edward sat alone, brooding about the presence of the Royalty. There was something stuck in his heart, and his complicated feelings needed to be unraveled. The night at the Andora Palace continues with the intrigue and dynamics of a secret family.

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Will Edward hate Royalty!? Perhaps, find the answer in the next chapters.