- The Prouds 238
Jarvis frowned as that could never happen after the
king and his son did what they did to them.
“And how did my brother reply?” he asked.
“He asked for some time to decide whether it is
going to be him or you who will marry her,” Reynold
replied.
He paused for a while then said with amazement,
“There is something strange. You sound like you knew
nothing about it. Hasn’t Hammond told you?”
“That is right, he hasn’t told me,” replied Jarvis.
“You need to know, Jarvis, that Princess Florrie is
the most beautiful woman in the whole of Widea,” Reynold
said. “There are even stories saying that she is the most
beautiful woman in the world, and no matter how much
beauty you think you have seen, Princess Florrie is even
more beautiful. In addition, do not forget that she combines
beauty with great descent.
“But, you also need to know that she has a bad
reputation. They say that she invites men both from within
and outside the palace to her room to chat all night, and
only God knows what goes on between them.”
“This does not concern me,” Jarvis said carelessly.
“Whether she is the most beautiful or ugliest, purest or
vilest woman, I will never marry the sister and daughter of
the men who killed my father and brother.”
As Jarvis was sitting on the long huge bed in his room with
his back to the door, he heard footsteps approaching him
slowly. He turned around slowly and saw a beauty that he