The Next Prince, Chapter 31 pg1
The Next Prince, Chapter 31 pg1
Chapter 31: Agreement.
Clouds above the Royal Palace gathered ominously. The morning weather forecast on the main television channel predicted scattered thunderstorms today, causing the morning horse-riding lesson for Khanin to be canceled. It was because the butler feared that the Young Prince might be in a foul mood due to the stormy weather.
Though the competition schedule was approaching steadily, the Young Prince Khanin still had much to learn , and the young prince's timetable was quite packed, especially on Saturday afternoons like this.
Chakri stated that Emmaly did not travel by horse, and that is indeed true. However, horseback riding is an activity that a royal-descendant must learn in order to be prepared for the time when he needs to participate in the activity known as ‘playing together’ for the royal family.
Charan arrived here since morning, the most recent addition to the royal guard responsible for protecting individuals of noble lineage. They had hardly had time to talk until the Young Prince's break came.
When the afternoon schedule was changed, Khanin had time to stand at the window, hugging his chest and expressing his lingering thoughts before making a decision.
“I think he looks genuinely sad.” A voice from the person who had been standing quietly for a long time called Charan's attention back.
Nobody else is here besides them. Charan sat casually on the large creamcolored sofa. His worried eyes glanced at the conversing pair, waiting, eagerly anticipating the other person's response.
“Jae-Jirat.”
“He's an actor.” Charan commented before taking a breath once, but it was only one time that made the person standing forward toboggan to the ground and sit on the same sofa.
“Well, yeah, but it's interesting enough.”
“We don't know which side he is on. He might be a spy for another family.” Charan looked at the young man with pale pink lips who sometimes looked thoughtful, with a small, pensive gesture, indicating that he agreed with what the older man had warned about staying conscious of everything.
“He speaks the truth again; his skills are extraordinary. When we were competing he moved quickly, and his eyes and ears were sharp.” Khanin leaned closer to the young man, tall and slim, extending his slender hand to pick up the iPad placed on the table in front of his intimate friend. This caused Charan to unintentionally hold his breath due to the closeness, a closeness he couldn't keep up with.
The scent of pink conditioner wafted in, disturbing his sense of touch. Charan frowned and hinted at something that seemed to align with Jirat's opinion.
“Unreliable.”
Only the speaker himself knows that it is unrelated. Charan fully understood that the words spoken just now weren't solely directed at the third person, but included himself as well...
“Who is unreliable, Khun Jae?” Both beautiful eyes narrowed as he tilted his head slightly to ask. Those charming gestures were in line with their nature. They became closer to each other, and that made the young nobleman lower the walls of distance.
Especially when facing the person in their team. Charan analyzed everything Khanin did. He didn't want anyone to know about his true abilities, even though he had tried to play a drama to hide secrets from others.
Khanin caused others to understand that the two of them had a relationship as reported in the news, which was good for keeping prying questions at bay, but it didn't bode well for Charan's heart.
“Oops...”
“Unreliable, but interesting.” The person who was immersed in pressing the iPad took a deep breath and looked up at the tall figure. Khanin handed the device, a rectangle in his hand, towards Jae-Jirat, provoking a smile that seemed to have many thoughts in his mind. However, he still refused to reveal anything.
“...”
“Keep friends close, but keep enemies closer.”
“What if he's the worm in the apple?” Khanin's words were intriguing, but Charan's noble spirit also rose. He slightly moved away from the Young Prince, trying to maintain a stable distance. However, the other person did not cooperate, and he even stepped closer until his face was almost touching Charan, waiting silently.
“Then we'll sign a confidentiality agreement and keep a close eye. We don't have to reveal much at this point. Let's test each other's hearts and if something leaks, we'll let others know who the worm is. By that time, we can file a legal complaint and let the truth be revealed. Better to have the monkey look at the chicken than to keep it far away.”
“...”
“If we're lucky, we'll get someone who is ready to join our team, but if we're unlucky, we'll lose just one worm. At least we'll know the movements of our opponents.”
“...”
“His background isn't hard to investigate. After yesterday's competition, I asked Chakri to help find some background information. We can try to give a general idea... but what Chakri found. After we separated yesterday, he immediately returned to his hometown in another province. Look, his home is a homestay.” Khanin spoke while stuffing an iPad into the hands of the older man, as if praising and analyzing the actions of the young nobleman from the Phitakthewa family.
“...” Charan accepted the iPad and looked at Jae-Jirat's brief history, which Chakri, the butler, had collected, and he pondered.
Chakri has performed well in terms of providing information, and the Young Prince's trusted butler, he narrates the detailed biography of the young actor in a structured order to make it easily understandable for the audience. However, Jirat's biography doesn't seem to have anything remarkable. Besides his acting achievements, there's nothing outstanding, and his swordsmanship history is just ordinary.
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