ga/rlet was wary of the king's reaction to what she had said. She didn't know the man at all, so she had no idea how he would react. She mentally braced herself for the worst reaction he might throw at her, her green gaze locked on his face. She was not expecting his expression to soften as he looked at the two of them. She was surprised to find that he had caught onto her lie. Scarlet liked to have thought she was a rather excellent liar when need be, but the king had easily seen through it. "I apologize for lying to you, your majesty. I was only seeking to protect my husband, your son." She shook her head at his apology for lying to her, not bothered by it. At first, she had been quite miffed but by now she had come to accept it. The princess was tempted to tell the king that she would be trying to see if she could find a cure for his son, but she didn't want to get his hopes up in case she wasn't able to come through.<br/><br/>The less people who knew about her goal of curing her husband's illness, the better. However, Scarlet wasn't the type to easily give up once she had set her mind to something. She had every intention of doing everything in her power and ability to find a cure for her husband, if one was out there. She really hoped that there was one out there, waiting for her to discover it. It would also be nice to rub it in the faces of the supposedly best doctors in the kingdom. She could imagine their horror and humiliation at being bested by a mere woman. That thought almost made her smile.<br/><br/>However, she was torn from her thoughts at her husband's outburst. Her green eyes darted between father and son, her expression unreadable as she watched them interact. She knew that their relationship was rocky, but she didn't think it was this bad. It was worse than her relationship with her own parents. She turned to the king once she was alone with him, bowing her head and rising from the table. "Fret not. I planned to go after him the moment he walked out of the room. Please excuse me, your majesty." She fell into a curtsy before straightening and hurried out of the chambers to pursue her husband.<br/><br/>It didn't take her long to find him, collapsed against the wall and looking like he had just coughed up a lung. He was pale and she couldn't help but frown. She quietly approached him before bending down in front of him and offered him a hand. "Are you all right?" She asked, her voice soft and filled with concern as she looked at him with steady green eyes. She was ready to support her husband in however way he needed.