It was morning and Wellesley woke up before me. The first thing after opening her eyes she realizes that Christopher isn't awake yet and his hair was all messed up so she starts combing it with her fingers.
As Wellesley's fingers ran through his hair, Christopher's eyes open. His eyes landed on the unfamiliar ceilings, not being used to it his eyelids trembled
startled he starts looking around sweat dripping down his face, once again realising the harsh reality his hands clutching his head made him seem like a helpless person.
When Wellesley saw Christopher's behavior, she thought that it might be a side effect of some medicine and she too rising herself in hurry asked,
"Your Highness are you fine? Are you having any problems, headache or anything else? should I call the doctor? "
When Christopher listens to her words, he is reminded once again that whatever he saw before sleeping was not a dream but reality
As soon as Christopher understood this he fell back and started thinking about his future, completely forgetting Wellesley's question.
When Wellesley saw Christopher not answering her question, she turned to him and cupping his face and making him look at her asked again,
"Your highness, are you okay?"
When Christopher saw Wellesley eyes, he could clearly see the love, care and concern she had for him.
He made her sleep beside him and reassured her, "I am fine"
Wellesley agreed with Christopher and asked him another question. "Your Highness I noticed that you are behaving a little different since yesterday. How did you suddenly start caring for me?"
Christopher looked into the eyes of Wellesley and said while caressing her cheeks lovingly, "when one goes to the jaws of death and comes back, then he learns to appreciate his people, it's as simple as that".
After listening to Christopher, Wellesley's grip on his shirt tightened, she wasn't pleased to hear him talk about his death so casually but, there wasn't anything she could object or correct them, his words held an undeniable truth their inability to protect him. They could only stay still for a while, not opening their mouths.
After a while she said, "Your highness, We should wake up now".
Christopher did not listen to Wellesley, he hugged her more tightly and closed his eyes refusing to open them
"Your Highness, we must get up now. We also have to go to our work." She once again said, trying to remind him the huge pile of work waiting for them
"Wellesley you have started working a lot these days. You are the head of your department, you are a minister. If you get late, no one will do anything. You should sleep now."
"Your Highness, you and I have not changed our clothes. We are both sleeping in our uniforms. Are you not feeling uncomfortable?"
Christopher opened his eyes at once and looking at Wellesley sleeping in her uniform said, "you were uncomfortable. Sorry I didn't know."
Wellesley got up herself and started asking Christopher to get up too."Your Highness I was not that uncomfortable. You too please get up and both of us should go out."
Christopher did not understand why he should go out? When he was practically the boss, Wellesley saw the confusion on Christopher's face and started speaking herself. "Your highness, after your health deteriorated, many nobles and ministers who are on our side, have not seen you for days, their morale is on the verge of breaking I know we can just pass on words of your good health but seeing his highness in person will boost their morale and If you do not meet them now, then some of those people might use this as an opportunity and try to change sides and you do know that the First Prince is not one let go if such a situation arises"
A smile appeared on Christopher's face which he did not even try to hide and he started saying. "You have said the right thing but the question is that even if they change sides, what's the problem? We can just kill them can't we?"
If someone else had been in Wellesley's place, they would probably have been surprised or scared by Christopher's words, but Wellesley just laughed after hearing this and said, "I thought you changed but now I understand that you are the same as before and I was practically worried for nothing...."
She continued her talk after a brief pause,
"Your Highness, I know that you can kill them all and you have the power to do so. The problem here is that if you kill them all, where will we get people to run this Empire?"
"Your words make sense, but I need a small bribe to meet them." Christopher said while looking at Wellesley.
She could not say anything after hearing this. She did not know who could give anyhting to the Prince? Thinking this she just shook her head before saying, "you have everything Your highness, what else could you even need?"
Christopher switched their positions in a second and pinning Wellesley under him said, "You and only you..."