2 days after the explosion - The royal palace

When he returned to the palace he found the servant waiting for him at the door.

Should I make a run for it?

The prince consider to run away before this guy make him do something annoying again, but since it would provably get worst if he avoid it.....

"Follow me please"(servant)

"Yeah yeah,can you at least tell me why this time"(prince)

" Knight Aria and the general Rawson wants to speak with you"(servant)

Great,they are going to either apologise for yesterday or demand again for her to be my bodyguard,or both

Waiting in the courtyard he found the general and Aria sitting on a chair

"Here is prince Julian"(servant)

"Where?" (Aria)

"Here"said prince with an annoying look

"Oh,I didn't recognise you with out your blue face"(Aria)

You and everybody else (prince)

It was kind of depressing for the prince that he was more famous for his blue face that for being a prince

"Aria,apologise to the prince"(general)

"Sorry for not recognise you"(Aria)

Is it sad that you are the first person to apologise for that?(the prince wondered)

"That's nice, but that is not what I meant"(general)

"Fine,sorry for punching you in the stomach"(Aria)

"And?"(general)

"And using my mana"(Aria)

"And?" (General)

"And please allow me to be your bodyguard"(aria)

the prince shrug at that

"Doesn't look like you mean it ya know"(prince)

That actually made Aria a little angry

"i am trying to apologise here, you don't need to be such a d-ck about it"

"See, no sincerity, i have no interest in empty words"(prince)

"What do you expect? you cheated in an honorable duel, there is no way i can lose to someone like you"(Aria)

"what do you mean someone like me!!!!!"(prince)

"a slob that leaches from the royal family money and status"(Aria)

He smiled at that, since he really has been a leach this last few years and he really was trying his hardest to return to his leach state.

"Like it or not, you lost to this leach twice even when you cheated the second time"(prince)

"It doesn't count as a lost if you cheat and since you were cheating of course I wouldn't hold back"(Aria)

"I didn't cheat, it's not my fault that you suck without your mana or that you are so easy to trick"(prince)

The blond girl went red with rage and was about to try to send the prince head to the moon again but his father, knowing her personality, manage to made an elbow lock before she rampage.

"Stop it Aria, if you keep trying to kill the prince even i can't stop the guards for punishing you. That little rampage yerterday cause me enough problems already!!"(General)

If he wanted, the prince could lock her up or even send her for execution, but he knew that it would cause problems with the military if he did that, and the possibility of a coup(specially in the state the kingdom was) wasn't worth the problem for a little revenge against a muscle head. Besides he was use to be look down and have dead treats from young women's

"you really are a muscle head, you should think more or people are going to take advantage of you"(Prince)

You could see vapor coming out of her body from the anger and the general could barely hold her back even with the arm lock and being a full growth out soldier with years of training

"please stop making her more angry prince, i cant barely hold her and i don't think you can survive 5 seconds if she breaks free"(General)

"fine"(prince)

the prince took some of the green powder he always carried around in case of emergency and throw it to her face, making her instantly fall sleep.

"So that's how you beat her the first time?i must say that sleeping powder is quite effective"(general)

"I know right?i discover it by accident and fell in a coma for a week. They really thought I wouldn't wake up that time, good times"(prince)

"Sleeping for a weak is good times?"(general)

"Of course, best week ever, i was in a beach full of beautifully women's that did whatever i wanted, i think i hold out 2 extra days in dream world because of that"(prince)

"I remember now, the queen almost put you for eternal sleep because of that"(general)

"Really? good thing I woke up when i did then"(prince)

"right, well coming back to the subject of your protection, i still want knight Aria as your body guard"(general)

"Are you serious? she tried to kill me twice already, if she wasn't your daughter she would be in a dungeon by now, even if it was me she was trying to kill"(Prince)

"I know, that's why i want her to be your body guard, I am worry that if she doesn't learn to control herself, one of this days she will do something i can't save her from"(general)

"You have it thought for the looks of it"(prince)

"yeah, so can you please take it as your bodyguard? if she learn not to kill you i wont have to worry about her temper anymore"(general)

"The way you put it wasn't really pleasant you know, it puts my life in danger, and i really want to keep my head attached to my body. Besides did you think i wouldn't notice the honey trap you tried to pull?"(prince)

"I wont deny that I really hoped for you and my daughter to get along, but you really need a body guard since your life is in danger right now. And even if she keeps trying to kill you, her motives are quite simple, unlike whatever was behind the explosion"(General)

"I understand that, but I prefer a body guard that I know his intentions AND doesn't try to kill me"(prince)

He enjoyed making her angry, but it wasn't worth it if it meant putting his life in constant danger

"Even so I insist, I would worry about her future if I don't find a solution to her anger problems and you are my best bet. Besides, I am sure that me owing you a favor or two can be quite beneficial in the future"(general)

The general owing the prince was quite tempting, but he really was afraid for his life with her as his escort. Thinking a way to keep her as a body guard without risking his life seems quite difficult,or it was until he came with a great idea that not only gave him absolute safety, it also work as revenge for his a temp on his life

"mmm, it's possible for her to become my body guard under one condition, but you are not going to like it"(prince)

"Go ahead, as long as its reasonable I wont oppose"(general)

"Slave collar would be perfect for this situation right? she can't hurt me since the receive a shock every time she tries, its a perfect punishment for her attempt in my life and when my life its no longer in danger, we can easily remove it"(prince)

The general was shocked by the idea. The idea actually made sense, since the only way to train a mad dog would be with a training collar, but making her daughter a slave, even if it was for her own benefit, wasn't something he wanted to do as a father. He knew it was the only way the prince would accept and after every thing she tried to do she did deserve a punishment, even if it meant the humiliation of being a slave.

"Fine, lets do it fast before i change my mind or she wakes up"(general looking 10 years older)

There were diferent kinds of slaves collars according to the slavers needs. In this case they use a collar that fed on the users magic and acted every time its disobeyed an order or tried to do something against the user of the slave ring.

The prince was quite pleased with himself, not only did he got revenge from the knight for trying to kill him, the general nows own him a favor. Well at least he was until his fiance found out later......

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