C13

“Yes.” He’s quiet as he finishes the pie and although he looks like he could eat all the food I brought, he doesn’t touch anything else. “You should go back to your palace, princess.”

I sigh. His guard is back up, all prickly, but can I ask for more after all he’s told me today? How can I press him when he’s already tearing his walls down, stone by stone? It’s not easy. It can’t be