he laughed "i had better, i am second, it is my duty to oversee the horses" he looked at the other, boyish charm written across his face, "would you like the yearling? i would let you have her if you'd like"

"Y-You would give her to me?" Evan asked surprised. Truth be told, he fancied the horse greatly.
Walking carefully back to Auspicious, he reached out and ran his fingers soothingly through her mane.
She reached up and nudged his hand with her nose, and Evan laughed. "She's so friendly" he answered happily.

he nodded "they are mine and you are mine, therefore they are yours too" he stayed by his horse but looked towards even "she is young and well bred, if you treat her well she will treat you well, though...you do understand you cannot come here on your own, you are my wife, you are not my lover or my servant"

"Y-Yes Your Highness" Evan answered.
It would be hard for him to get used to the customs women must follow. He was quite used to going wherever he wished, whenever he wished.
His thoughts suddenly became of their approaching wedding.

his smile dropped a bit at the other's look "what?"

" I was thinking about the wedding " Evan admitted, hoping he wouldn't ruffle the Princes feathers.
" The dress will be quite hard to put on..." He began.

he laughed "i have never abducted a bride before, i would know nothing of those sorts of trappings, though i see where you would have an issue, we can bring one of your people yes? or do they not know either?"

" I believe my entire family knows... I'll send for one of them immediately" Evan answered, feeling relieved that the Prince had mentioned family.
Looking at the Prince Evan gave him a contemplative look. "Do you think that your family suspects anything?" he asked nervously.

he laughed again but this one lacked joy "which of those jackels would be displeased if they ever found out? i doubt anyone notices or else i would not be so heavily watched. have you not noticed all of the eyes since you have come?"

Evan recognized that he had touched a delicate subject. "I'm terribly sorry if I've brought up something that upsets you Your Highness" he apologized.
The truth was he HAD noticed all the prying eyes. He hadn't thought anything strange about it. After all, he was to be the Princes Bride, he just assumed he would be watched closely.
He had never suspected that it had anything to do with the Prince himself.
It seemed that from the few times he had spoken of his family, that the relationships between the Prince and the rest of the royal family was quite stressed.

he softened his face. "it is nothing to be concerned about, if you bear no children they will not care, i am of no use to anyone otherwise." all of a sudden his face lit up and he moved over to the other. he grabbed the boy's shoulder and peered at his neck, the prince's grin grew wide

Evan wondered why the Prince was staring at his neck so interestingly.
"Oh, do I have dirt on my neck?" he asked, moving to wipe whatever the Prince was staring at off.
When he wiped, he found that nothing came off.
Strange.

he grabbed the boy's hand and moved it back to his neck lowering it nearly to the collar

Which is exactly where the Prince had bit him earlier. " Your Highness... Is there something wrong with my neck?" he asked naively.

he said nothing and instead pushed down lightly

Evan felt the area react with a slightly tender tingle. His face flushed and he yelped slightly.
This was new.
Looking into a nearby trough of water, he could see his reflection very clearly.
And he saw what had caused the tenderness.
A vivid red mark.
His Mother had once talked to his sister about having one, she called it a love bite.
Evan gasped, and looked quite flustered.