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The next few days go without incident. The further you get away from the city, the less people there are, and the more you allow the prince his freedom. On the first day, at the first available opportunity to stop, the prince burst forth from the carriage to run circles around and around until he was exhausted. The hound, who has come to be known as Bishop, would chase the prince and bark while attempting to herd him back without much success. When the prince finally collapsed, he did so in the tall grass. You have never seen him so happy. The prince must have truly been miserable wasting away at the palace.
For those first few days, he was very agreeable, Listened to what he was told and didn't make much trouble. But every season has its end. As the days of the journey pushed on, the prince would slowly revert to his usual bratty self. Your rules slowly started to have less meaning to him, and over time he would start to just casually wonder off when you were not looking. Not to run away in a sense, but more to just go explore a cave or climb up a tree. Talking to him about it is fruitless, at best you just get an eye roll from him.
You suggest perhaps fastening a long rope to the prince's leg when you make camp. The handmaidens wont have it unfortunately, they are shocked that you would even suggest such a thing. Of course, they don't offer any solutions themselves, nor will they 'do your job for you'. Luckily you have the dog, he is never far from the prince and often times its easier to keep tabs on the the boy by proxy.
Perhaps you are going about this all wrong. Maybe this is a good chance to do some bonding with the prince, a chance to talk with him and build up that relationship. Maybe if you find something fun for him to do it will help turn him back around to that good boy he was for a brief moment. Who knows, maybe he can learn something from you.
>What do?
- Ask the prince if he would like to go hunting, learn to catch game and skin/cook it.
- Ask the prince if he would like to go for a swim in a lake? Maybe catch a fish?
- Ask the prince if he would like to catch some insects? He seems to like such things…
- Just start to casually tell him about your life and see if he takes an interest in any of it.
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