[Auspicious Happenings]

Evan recognized that he had touched a delicate subject. "I'm terribly sorry if I've brought up something that upsets you Your Highness" he apologized.
The truth was he HAD noticed all the prying eyes. He hadn't thought anything strange about it. After all, he was to be the Princes Bride, he just assumed he would be watched closely.
He had never suspected that it had anything to do with the Prince himself.
It seemed that from the few times he had spoken of his family, that the relationships between the Prince and the rest of the royal family was quite stressed.