No. Your escape wasn't meant to end like this, with you in front of the bandits who had chased you down for days on end. The forest was complicated to navigate, and even hunters who roam around doing their jobs get lost sometimes. So how are you, the princess who ran away from home, supposed to find your way back ?

Just when the bandits approached, there was a fast gallop bolting through the forest. In a matter of moments, the arrows pierced through the bandits in different parts of their bodies...and you see Edmund.

"You have no idea how worried we all were."

There were no "your highness" or "princess" slipping past his arrogant persona, not especially when he was so angry at you for running away. And of course, him, being the kingdom's best marksman, was tasked to find you and bring you back.

Edmund sigh, feeling your frightened eyes looking at him. He gently placed a hand on your shoulder, pushing you towards and then up onto the horse as he got on himself.