An Embarrassing Situation
Chapter 7
It didn't take long for the news of Prince Dastan's affair with the maid, Aisha, to circulate the palace and effectively remove any belief in the previous rumour about Dastan and Tamina. Admittedly, it had been a challenge to ensure that Garsiv kept his mouth shut, but Tus had been determined to ensure that the alliance with Alamut went smoothly and was not going to let his little brother ruin it.
And with that normality was restored to the Holy City of Alamut. The hero of our nearly complete story contemplates the ups and downs of the embarrassing situation as he packs away the few things he'd brought for the campaign. On the bright side, Dastan had managed to spend a few precious days with the infuriating princess he had grown fond of, he had scored another notch on his bedpost (this one being the fake relationship with Aisha) and had irritated Garsiv to the point that his elder brother had chased him waving a large stick whilst screaming "GET BACK HERE YOU EVIL GIT!".
Whilst the good points would serve as treasured memories (with the small exception of the large lump on his head bestowed on him by the irate Garsiv; thanks Bro), Dastan was certain that the Princess would not agree to his marriage proposal now that he'd thoroughly embarrassed her. A shame, to say the least, but how could Dastan have predicted Garsiv's early arrival?
Soft knocking on the door interrupted Dastan's thoughts, without waiting for an answer; Tamina slipped in and closed the door behind her quietly.
"Hello, I came to ask-" catching sight of his half full pack, she frowned and abruptly changed what she was going to say. "Why are you packing?"
"It's over isn't it? We've sorted out the Nizam issue, sealed a peace treaty, and spent as much time here as is formally required. All that's left is to go home." He answered nonchalantly, carefully avoiding her gaze.
"So that's it?" she shouted angrily, "Do you do this kind of thing all the time? Invade a city, give up, propose to the ruler and then run away before the aforementioned ruler can reply?" She paused, to allow her words to sink into the shell shocked prince before continuing her angry tirade.
"You are an insufferable, disgusting, vile, pathetic excuse of a man! I don't know why I even considered saying yes!"
"Excuse me-" Dastan retorted and abruptly stopped. "Y-you were going to say yes?"
AN: Dun dun duuuuuuuun! Hehe… Bit on the short side, oh well. Sorry for the wait, been very busy: exams, coursework deadline… parents evening… you know, school stuff.
General thanks to: BellaCullen1789, EverCharmed, 5T0PH4T1N, Jtoasn, AreYouSirius-questionmark, bellathedisenchanted and Anthro79.
Answers to:
Shani8: Just one more chapter after this. I have it ready and it will be posted next week hopefully.
S.S.N.A.P.: Yup two. This one and next chapter WHICH I HAVE TYPED! Woop!