The crown prince burst into laughter the moment he saw me. Seriously, what was so funny? He laughed for a good while, only calming down after I'd polished off all of his snacks.
"There's quite a splendid heroic ballad making the rounds among the common folk, you know."
"That ridiculous ballad has been making my life miserable."
If it merely sang of my prowess in battle, I could have laughed it off. But the fourth part tied me to the princess of Bavaria, and that put me in an awkward spot. Rumors balloon in the blink of an eye.
Those damned street minstrels had embellished the story to suit the public's taste, and I never imagined it would twist into a tale of valor about rescuing a princess kidnapped by a black knight.
The crown prince's mischievous smile grated on my nerves.
I'm dying of embarrassment here, and you're enjoying this way too much, aren't you?
"Thanks to that, the tense atmosphere has loosened up considerably, and the city has regained its energy."
