Rylen walked with purpose down the hallway as he made his way to the crown prince's study. They had barely had any conversations recently; things between them were still strained.
Rylen wasn't eager to change this. He found that he still held resentment against Caius for his treatment of Caira, but at the same time, a small part of him was grateful for his neglect—a small part that he was selfishly allowing to grow.
Rylen knew exactly what he was doing. At first, there hadn't been any intention behind his actions toward the princess, but now he would be lying if he said that hadn't changed.
He didn't need to go see her in the library and he could easily put distance between them as she was handling the crown prince's rejection fairly well.
At first, he had thought his cousin was the only thing she cared about and that his acceptance of her was quite important. However, he was quick to discover that wasn't completely the case.
