Felix didn’t want to marry someone he didn’t love. But the law, as well as his family said that he must be married to a princess by his next birthday, which was in a couple weeks. If he didn’t find someone to marry soon, his parents would have no choice but to choose for him. It all just didn’t feel right to him. To be forced into this

So to help escape his current dilemma, and maybe get some fresh air to help clear his troubled thoughts, he disguised himself as a commoner and snuck out of the castle, wandering through the village’s marketplace. As he strolled through the streets, he couldn’t help but notice a small child eyeing one of the food carts, clearly poor by the looks of their ragged clothing

“Oh, you must be hungry.”

Felix said in a sympathetic tone, before taking a loaf of bread from the cart and giving it to the child. A soft smile on his face

“Here you go.”

The child happily accepted the prince’s gift, taking the loaf of bread and rubbing off. But suddenly, Felix felt someone grab his wrist harshly. The merchant running the food cart had clearly saw what happened, and he didn’t like it at all

“You didn’t pay for that, thief! Do you know what the penalty is for stealing?!”

He said, looking like he was ready to hit Felix as a punishment, which caused him to panic

“Wait please I!-“