"Benjamin!" Peter's voice boomed as we entered the castle. I had to admit I was a little nervous. I had never seen Peter like this before.
Benjamin entered the Great Hall, where Peter and I were; he was quickly followed by Susan, Lucy, and Edmund. I could instantly feel a sense of tension fill the room.
"Yes, Peter?" Benjamin said somewhat smugly as he walked over to where we were standing. Peter stepped forward.
"What are you doing giving orders to Colt and Chippy to go looking for Rose and myself?" Peter asked bluntly. The rest of Peter's family and I stood in silence as we watched the two prideful men stand their ground.
"Well it was almost time to turn in for the night and I figured that a King should be here to wish his guests a good night," Benjamin said with no emotion, "plus, none of us knew were Rose went off to. She could have been in some sort of danger for all we knew," Benjamin looked over Peter's shoulder so he could get a glance at me. I couldn't help but shiver as his cold eyes tore into me.
"I can assure you, if Rose were in any danger I would be the first to know," Peter said sternly as he moved closer to Benjamin. Benjamin immediately returned his focus to Peter.
"I would hope so," Benjamin smirked. Peter was about to open his mouth again but was quickly interrupted.
"Peter, that's enough," Susan butted in, "Benjamin was just worried about the two of you. Now can we all please just go to bed?" The two men didn't budge.
"Come on, Benjamin," Susan said softly as she touched his arm, "walk me to my room?" she questioned with a smile as he turned towards her. He obliged and politely offered his arm to her.
"Hey," I said quietly as I tapped Peter on the shoulder, "you ok?" I asked cautiously.
"Yeah," he sighed, "sometimes that guy just makes me so angry," he vented as he ran a hand through his hair. I nodded.
"Yeah, I noticed," I laughed lightly, causing Peter to break into a smile.
"Would you like me to escort you to your room?" Peter asked as his two other siblings left the hall to head to their bedrooms. I had to fight the urge not to giggle. All this chivalry would still take some getting used to, but that doesn't mean that I didn't like it.
"Um, yes please," I said before Peter took my arm.
"You know," I started quietly as we made our way up to our rooms, "you shouldn't let him get to you. I mean after all, you're a King, and he's just a Prince," I said with a roll of my eyes then a soft laugh. Thankfully I caused Peter to laugh as well.
"Thank you," Peter said as we approached both of our doors.
"For what?" I asked; truly not knowing what I had done.
"Making me forget why I was angry in the first place," he smiled softly. I couldn't help but return his smile.
"I'm glad I could help, your highness," I playfully said before curtsying.
"Don't do that," Peter said with a chuckle. My stomach did a flip at the sound of his laugh. For some reason I started to feel nervous once again. I could feel my hands becoming clammy and my knees weakening.
"I hope you sleep well," I told Peter as I moved towards my door.
"You too, Rose. Remember, if you need anything I'm right across the hall," Peter reminded me kindly. I nodded. I was too panicky to think or do anything else.
"Good night, Peter," I said with a nervous smile as I slipped into my room.
I immediately got ready to go to sleep and crawled into the nice warm comforting bed. Colt and Chippy were already in their places at the foot of my bed and fast asleep. I closed my eyes and tried to relax, which wasn't easy right after my encounter with Peter, but soon I managed to slip into dream world.