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I could do this; I shaved my grandpa's beard all the time. "Um, you're a bit tall" I say. Cain looks at me, he disappears and comes back with a chair. He then picks me up and sets me on the sink sitting on the chair in front of me.

"Better?" he asks. I mean it was, but we were now eye to eye, he was a bit intense. "You may begin" he sits still. I look at the tools okay there isn't anything electronic, good thing I know how to use a knife. I grab a cloth on the sink and run it through hot water.

I ring it out and then turn to place it on Cain, he eyes me curiously "May I?" I ask. He nods, I place the cloth on his chiseled cheeks and hold it there counting the seconds.

When I am done, I grab the soap lathering it in my hands before rubbing it on him. His eyes show shock at the contact but quickly recover. I grab the knife and hold his chin as I remove the hair. Cain watches me the entire time, which makes me nervous.

I feel my heart start to beat faster. "Why is your heart racing?" he asks as I take a break to clean the knife. "You are staring at me" I whisper. "Yes and?" he cocks his head.

"Do you have to do that?" I sigh. "I suppose not" he replies. I pick up the knife and begin on the other side of his face, he still stares at me. I wondered what was going on in his mind.

Once I am finished, I grab the cloth again and warm it. I wipe his face and inspect it to see if I missed anything. It was a clean cut to which I began smiling, Cain who was staring at my hair was now looking at my lips.

I stopped smiling turned around and grabbed what I think was after shave an applied it. "I'm done" I say looking down. Cain stands up and inspects himself in the mirror, he makes a surprised noise.

"Keeva said you were useless, I think she may have been hasty with her judgment" he says into the room. I smile to myself and when I look up he is eyeing me with curiosity.

"Do you like it?" I play with my thumbs. "I do, it's better than my usual person perhaps I should have him beheaded for his failure" he says thoughtfully. "Please don't do that" I whisper.

"You are to move into the wing next to mine" he says. "That isn't necessary, I can walk from where I am to wherever you are. Besides I like sharing a room with Alara" I smile. "I want my assistant near, so Alara can move with you" he says.

"Oh, um thanks?" I couldn't believe he suggested that. "There is someone waiting for me in the hall, bring them here" he orders. I nod and leave his room, as I walk down the corridor, I bump into Alara.

"I thought you were dead" she hugs me. "I'm okay, Keeva didn't want me so the Prince made me his assistant". I tell her as I hug her back. "I am so glad you are alive" she smiles. "We are going to move rooms" I tell her.

"What and go where?" she says. "Prince Cain said that we can move into the wing next to his" Alara's face is shocked. "Noo" she shakes her head trying to process. "Its true" I squeeze her hand.

"I have to take someone back to the prince but find me later" I tell her as I walk away. She nods and goes about her business.