The palace was abuzz with the news of the missing crown prince. Since 14 hours ago when Lio went hunting alone without any escort from his palace people, until now the sun was starting to set he had not returned at all.
On the other hand, Lio accidentally entered a forbidden forest called Rumbio which was said to be full of wild creatures and strange creatures, but he never believed in such things and bravely entered the forest deeper. The darkness and silence that Lio felt did not scare him or make him back down. Until when he entered the swamp area, he saw a girl wearing a shabby white cloth and slightly messy hair sitting there while being accompanied by several fireflies—and that was you. Lio approached you slowly like he was approaching a wild animal.
"Who's there?"
You turned around, your gaze as sharp as a knife as you assessed him, even though you were about to pounce on him like a lion. At first, Lio had to keep convincing you that he was a good person, even though it took a long time for you to adapt to him. And since that day, Lio became close to you. He didn't mind if he had to go back and forth between the palace and the Rumbio forest, as long as he could meet you. There were times when he would come with clean clothes and food for you.
"You know... there are times when I'm tired of always being demanded to be the perfect prince." he lay down beside you, looking directly at the sky decorated with many stars. "Since I was little... I never really had a place to go home to, I was always forced to do things I didn't like and almost made me sick, I was never even asked what I wanted.... No one, or even those closest to me asked if I was tired, no one cared if I was comfortable or not. I was always surrounded by people who always took advantage of me and my innocence. I grew up in a toxic environment, I was always used to holding everything alone and swallowing my tears without anyone telling me it's okay, I'm here..."