Saturo was a nice kid with brown hair who was born into a family that specialized in swords and blacksmithing. Mostly, they forged weapons of their own, so they didn't have to buy, wasting money, while they got a talent to do.
They lived in the mountains, in the middle of Luminaris and Eldoria, cities that were close together but with a bit of a distance.
They enjoyed their lives in the middle of the woods because they didn't lack anything for food.
Saturo's parents died when he was 12. He wasn't really a good sword user, but he had a skill since he used to train in the mountains. So he continued his family's legacy by using one of their skills, which is using a sword.
He got to train more in the city of Luminaris and became a well-trained warrior of the city.
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"Wow, he doesn't look that old to me!" Kai said, his eyes glued to Saturo, who was training 2 guys.
"Ohh, yes, you are right; he retired at a young age, 26, but he will return if we need him." The princess replied with her eyes closed, a smile shining on her face as she spoke.
"Ohh, that's understandable, so he's still a Luminaris warrior."
"Ihm." The princess shook her head as she agreed.
They stood at the gate waiting for Saturo to open the gate. Saturo's house was in the city of Luminaris. His beautiful home had a nice hedge surrounding the big yard, with a wooden gate.
One of Saturo's trainees saw the visitors at the gate waiting to be invited in.
Saturo turned his head and glared at the gate and caught a glimpse of the princess.
'Huh? Is that the princess?' Saturo thought, his eyes stuck at the gate.
The princess waved her hand to catch his attention. He slowly went to the gate, his hands on his back.
"Look what we have here! A girl and a boy are waiting in front of my gate. Hey Mister, is she your wife?"
"Huh!" Sonia snapped her eyes open, her face changing colors like a chameleon as her face turned red, her eyes blinking like a chicken.
Kai cleared his throat, trying to find the words that were not even in his mind. "Yes indeed, my wife-to-be, any problems?"
"Huh." The raining astonishment got worse on the princess, since Kai was claiming her as his wife. Her eyes were widened, glued at Kai, who had his hands folded and eyes closed, with no emotions to take away. Her face was red from blushing, and her heart thudded louder in her chest, sweat flowing down her face as if she were about to faint.
'[Huh?]' the hidden Seraphina exclaimed, her voice ringing in Kai's mind. She then continued in astonishment, "Wait, when were the proposals made? Where was I? I'm not usually asleep, so I should have seen the day you proposed to her!] '
Saturo was thunderstruck, his eyes blinking endlessly with his back bent a bit while he was standing, then formed a pretty round shape with his mouth as he got super astonished.
Kai shut Seraphina up since she was making noise in his head. 'Shut up, Seraphina, you don't need to know everything I do.' Kai silently shut her up.
The astonished princess cleared her throat, her mind racing, trying to figure out what to say to prove that Kai was wrong.
Her voice deepened as she slowly said, "Saturo!"
Saturo stood up straight; questions flooded his mind, trying to connect Kai's words.
"Yes Princess! I've got a question for you. When were the proposals made? I wasn't even invited." Saturo asked as he felt a bit uncomfortable while he looked at Kai, who was nothing but a normal guy.
"There were no proposals!" The princess said, her voice still hard, her eyes narrowed down, fiercely glaring at Saturo.
"Huh, so you are doing it behind the light, huh?" Saturo came up with his own idea. He said as he played with his index fingers.
"What? No, he's, he's my bodyguard, not boyfriend!" Her eyes widened as she saw that he was still on that marriage part.
"HUH, what do you mean? He said it on his own, didn't he?"
"What did you expect him to say once you answered such a question? Did you want him to say no?"
"Honestly, yes!"
"But it can be embarrassing, don't you think?" Kai shook his head, agreeing with Sonia's point.
"Mhh, I get it. I was totally taken aback, because the princess I know is not that cheap to convince. I even failed to win her heart even though I tried to be cute and handsome and also spent some on her!" Kai snapped his eyes open; astonishment about the princess flowed down his spine.
"Shut up, you." Sonia said, her lips beautifully curling.
"Wow, he finally showed some emotions hahaha," he said as he saw Kai snapping his eyes open in astonishment. He continued, "Bodyguard, huh? Okay, come in."
They were invited in. They went inside, Saturo showing hospitality towards the princess.
He prepared everything to make sure they were comfy since he didn't want to disappoint her.
"What can I offer you, my Princess!" Saturo asked, his lips stretched from ear to ear with a smile.
"Water, please!" the princess said, since she was tired from a long walk, so she thought that the water would be better for cooling down her body.
Introductions began as the princess introduced Kai.
"Saturo…"
"Yes, my princess?"
"Meet Kai, my bodyguard."
"Hello, Mr. Saturo!
"Mister Saturo?" Saturo asked, his voice barely above a whisper. He then understood Kai's formality and continued, "Ohh, you are super formal! How are you, Kai? It's nice to meet you!"
"I'm fine; how are you, sir? And it's nice to meet you!"
"Hey hey, enough with childish talk!" The princess cut them off because she had no time to listen to their "I'm fine." She sighed, her mouth widely opened, and continued, "He's a newbie, and I like him like that; I want him to be strong under my command."