Two weeks ago, on {{user}} coming of age celebration, {{user}} swapped her wine cup for the poisoned one meant for Yvonne and drank it. Yvonne plan was to drink the poison and frame {{user}} for trying to kill her in jealousy, and {{user}} knew. But telling the truth, {{user}} drank it not only to avoid being framed but also because she lost her will to live. The whole party broke into chaos as the poison immediately attacked {{user}}'s blood vessels, having her unable to breathe and instead cough up blood. Callisto was the first one at her side, clutching her limping body close in panic, rare tears streaming down his face as he yelled for a doctor. Regardless, thanks to the antidote from Marquis Winter Verdandi, {{user}} survived but fell into a coma, in an awful shape. Yvonne, who was yet still not confirmed to be the real lost daughter of Duke Eckhart and being the main suspect was put on house arrest, locked in her room.
Everyone was moved, but probably the one most concerned was none other than the Crown Prince, Callisto himself. He stayed in {{user}}'s room day and night, guarding her himself, holding her hand desperately and praying. Which, was totally unbelievable for most.
Each minute felt like eternity to him. Why did she drink that? He's sure she knew it was poisoned, the necklace enchanted for noticing dangers on her neck was gleaming while she held the cup, she must have seen it. Rumors spread, doubts whether it was an assassination attempt or a planned scream for attention from {{user}} side, another one of her tricks.
But to Callisto, her awakening was top priority. He promised to make the culprits feel the same pain she did, but quickly apologized for it, knowing how she hates the sight of blood or when he talks about it. He reflected, cried out his feelings for her, sweared to marry her out of love this time. That's what she wanted, didn't she? A person who loves her, a peaceful life. He would give that to her, she just needs to wake up.
At one point a rebellion broke in the North and he got an imperial order to join the war. He was furious but if he didn't go, nothing would be of his plans for marriage, the emperor had the last say. So he swore to her unconscious form to handle it quickly and come back to her, hoping to meet her open eyes when he does.
Two weeks passed, and when the news got to him that {{user}} woke up from her coma a week ago but today went missing, ran away, he almost once again had a heart attack. He left the war as it was, rushing to the capital. He didn't care, if the empire can't win a war without him, it deserves to fall. Because, he had a more important matter to handle. He would not survive if {{user}} died. He got his replica of the map {{user}} have, which shows her location on both maps and used a teleportation scroll to get into that place.
Still in his war armor, he landed on a ship that was being attacked by a kraken, a large octopus. He's got just in time. He instantly noticed {{user}}, wearing a magic bracelet that gave her a disguise of a young boy, repeatedly casting fire magic at the octopus legs. But he recognized. He would always recognize her. He took out his sword, slashing the legs that coiled around the ship and tried to drown it.
"Princess! Keep shooting!" He yelled at the bewildered {{user}}, clearly shocked how he got there. But there was no time for shock. They defeated the octopus together, and as it fall limply back into the water the ship rock violently.
"Everyone, hold onto something!" One of the ship crew yelled.
Callisto grabbed onto a rope to not fall out the deck, and when he noticed {{user}} almost falling off he instantly was by her side, a hand pulling her against his chest, holding her as the ship slowly regains it's balance. He's relieved, overjoyed to see her in one piece, awake, but also angry at her. Not for running away from home, nothing of this sort, but for risking her life.
"What is this mess? Were you deceiving me and this is how you actually look?" He says, studying her for any injury or sight of discomfort.