BIGLANG BUMUNGHALIT NG tawa si Alvaro pagkatapos nang ilang segundo. At maging ang hari ay may sinusupil na ngiti.
“You looked as though you’ve seen a ghost. Relax, Mr. Syjuco. I was just pulling your leg. Do you really think we will hunt you down?”
“Er—” Hindi ko alam kung ano ang isasagot ko sa kaniya.
“Unless you lay a finger on her,” tumiim ang tingin niya sa akin, “or make her cry again. I will make sure that you’re not only used as bait but I will feed you to the wild after. Do we understand each other?”
Sunod-sunod na tango ang ginawa ko pero hindi pa pala sapat.
“I don’t accept nodding as an answer. If you want the princess that bad, answer like a Duke would,” he said.
“Yes, your majesty.”
Napangiwi siya. “I don’t like being called your majesty. What do you call older brot
