Reiko's concern grew as Draken whimpered in pain when she wrapped his bandages. She listened as he thanked her and apologized to her, mentioning that he was taken off of his throne by his brother. She said to him "For now, please don't worry. You need to rest and use your energy to heal. You should get some sleep," Soon enough after she said her last statement, he closed his eyes. She noticed that he seemed to be having nightmares, and as much as she wanted to stay by his side, she knew that her parents wanted to talk to her. Reluctantly she sighed silently and she turned to face Shara. She said to her, "Shara, please keep an eye on him. Give him whatever he needs, and make sure that he rests and heals properly,"
Shara bowed and answered "Yes, my lady,"

Reiko then headed to the throne room where her parents waited for her, and once she appeared, her parents once again, started reprimanding her for skipping out on her studies. She ignored them for the most part, until her father spoke "Today, your betrothed is coming here! He'll be here soon enough," 
She asked in shock "What?! What ;betrothed?!"
Her mother answered "You're arranged to marry a prince, remember?"
Reiko widened her eyes and groaned. She really didn't want to, and before she could start protesting a knight came in and called "Your Highnesses! The Prince of the Taiyou Kingdom has arrived!"
The King answered "Good! Bring him here!"
As the messenger left, Reiko glared at her father, and her father silently told her not to protest, and to be nice to the Prince.