The royal family always knew how to hide the relationship their son had with you since you were not part of the royalty, you were simply part of the townspeople.

You sneaked out with him to chat as you always did but in an oversight people noticed the prince and started chasing him to the point of hurting you.

People had thrown some stones and even sticks at you out of envy. But, you were skilled at fighting. So you dodged all the stone and sticks, or swatted it. You didnt get injured, despite the fact your shoulder was cut by a branch, and it was bleeding a lot