Royal Hearts Page #4

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Look, I'm sorry

for your trouble, I am,

but you got the wrong guy.

My daddy was a ranchman,

and so was his daddy.

That's all we've ever been

is cattlemen and horseshoers.

So we'll be leaving

first thing in the morning.

Dad? Dad, stop.

I know how you love your books

and your stories.

Well, that's all you got here,

just another story.

Don't you get it?

Your roots, my roots,

they're here.

These people need you now.

You don't know anything

about these people.

I know that they want

their independence.

Well, so do I.

Oh, she's a feisty one, sir.

Can I get you anything, sir?

Fresh air.

I'm going for a walk.

- Excellent idea.

- Alone, Bosworth.

Oh, as you wish, sir.

I hope it's to your liking,

Your Grace.

I don't like it.

I love it.

But I don't know

how long I'll be staying.

Is your father really leaving?

I don't know.

That's what he says.

If I can speak plainly,

it's so very important

to all of us here

to get him to change his mind.

I'm gonna try.

Well, let me know

if you need anything.

Thanks.

Uh, Cece.

Yes?

I want to do research on

Merania and the people here.

Is there a library in town?

Of course, but I think

you'll find the palace library

more to your liking.

[gasps]

[slow country]

[cow moos]

Well!

Hello, girls!

Ha!

[regal]

- [shrieks]

- Careful!

Thank you.

Hey, I know you.

You're the shepherd guy.

Also the cow guy,

the horse guy,

and the all-around

royal stable guy.

I even have a name.

I'm Alex.

I'm Kelly.

Yeah, Princess Kelly.

I heard.

Kelly is fine.

So what brings

a shepherd guy, cow guy,

and all-around

royal stable guy to a library?

Well, I was just

returning these.

Before King Viktor

died last year,

he allowed me to borrow

anything I wanted.

Since then, I wasn't sure

I would still be allowed.

I'm sure it's okay.

So you're not gonna

send me to the dungeon?

Not today.

So, looks like you're

reading some poetry.

"Words, like nature,

half reveal and half conceal

the soul within."

Tennyson. Okay.

It's not what I would expect

from a stable boy.

I can also quote a fair amount

of Dr. Seuss, though, sadly,

it doesn't impress anyone

over the age of six.

I'm more of

a Jane Austen fan myself.

Austen. That's not

what I would've expected

from a Montana ranch hand.

I am not a ranch hand.

- Whatever you say.

- [scoffs]

I don't need you

to carry my books.

But you're a royal princess,

not a common stable boy

like me.

I didn't mean

horsemen were common,

just a little rough

around the edges.

Ah, and you don't like

rough edges?

Yeah, I think I will

carry my own books,

thank you very much.

So what are you planning

on doing with these?

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