“I’m sorry. I promise I’ll trust you from now on. Even if others say anything against you, I wouldn’t easily believe them, or get swayed. I won’t doubt you as long as you’re honest with me.” She managed to answer when he let her go.
The prince smiled at her answer. “That’s conditional, though. You don’t believe that I won’t do evil things? You don’t believe that I’ll only do things that are proper and correct? You believe that at any time in the future, I would do something that would make you lose your trust in me? That I’ll do something that would merit you to doubt me?”
Laura didn’t mean that and she was rattled. Only a little, since he doesn’t seem to be offended. He was still smiling. She took a deep breath, deciding that she should do better.
“Can I trust you unconditionally, t
