He bursts into her chambers startling her a little. "Why did you not tell me?" He asks angrily.
"What do you mean?" Asks Mia.
"About your job. Why?" He asks again.
"It is not my duty to do so. I presume your father has told you. Now that you know, I must tell you this." She says setting down her needle and thread and sitting down. "The night of the ball that you will become king, I will be released to live my own life and a new maid will be put in my place to cater for the next king. It is why I did not want us to continue this relationship." She says.
He feels angry. Angry that he did not know. Angry that she gave her life to this cause and angry that he would lose her to it in the end. He looks at her angry and confused and storms out of the chambers.
Halfway to his chambers, he remembers his father's words. "It was my love that destroyed her life." And right there and then, he realises his mistake.
Mentally slapping himself, he turns around and walks back to her chambers. He finds her polishing her daggers and knocks softly.
She looks up to find him leaning against the door. "May I help you?" She asks.
He notices that her expression has changed. "Listen Amelia. I am sorry for the way I acted." He starts. "I just do not want to lose you." He says sighing in frustration.
She softens her gaze and smiles at his sincerity. "You should know, I am good at surviving." She says.
He smiles at her knowing that she has understood him. Without wasting any time, he closes in on her and claims her lips hungrily, carressing her body as he loses himself in her lips. "Never. Leave. Me." He says in between kisses.
"Never." She says as he kisses her again. She had never imagined that this day would come. It had been a figment of her imagination. Now, now she could not even think.
He lowers his hands cupping her bossom and lifts her off the ground towards her bed and sets her down. She then breaks away and says, "I am not ready Edgar." She says.
He smiles at her and nods, going back to covering her body in kisses. He then hugs her tightly, stroking her back gently and breathing into her hair.
"This will not be easy you know." She says tracing a finger along his chest.
"Ssh! Not another word. We will figure out a way." He says. "Besides, I will make you mine and publicly at that." He says.
"No haste Edgar. No haste." She says and closes her eyes, wishing that all would be well.
They fall asleep in each others arms as the world becomes lost to them.