Anabelle revealed that she was a peasant who lived with her ailing parents on the other side of the woods from the prince’s castle. Because her parents were sick and she was an only child, Anabelle had to act as both daughter and son. She hunted for meat and gathered fruits, vegetables, and nuts with which to make meals for her family. Anabelle also had to sew and clean and do everything else that was expected from a woman in a household.
The prince felt compassion for Anabelle’s situation and wanted to reward her for saving his life. Calen insisted on giving Anabelle’s family one of the cottages that were on the grounds of his family’s castle. She accepted only because she knew her family needed help. Shortly after, Anabelle and her family moved into their new home. They were allowed to eat in the castle with the prince, his family, and his fiancé. Anabelle never had to worry about providing for her parents ever again.
As it became closer and closer to the day he was to be married to his betrothed, Calen came to the realization that he did not love his fiancé as much as he had come to love Anabelle. Although his parents loved Anabelle as a daughter, they did not find it appropriate at all for a future king to marry a peasant.
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