First Prince Halen smiled sheepishly and waved his hand. "Forget it, forget it. I misspoke."
Verinia's expression relaxed a little and she decided to let it go. Anyway, children would speak out of turn all the time. It wasn't a big deal.
General Elai watched the tacit interaction between the siblings and bit back a smile. He knew his limits, and he knew when not to push too much, so with his sword in hand, he went off to spar with someone else.
Seeing that the annoying person had wisely left, the First Princess felt a little better and restored some of her peace.
At least he didn't keep asking.
She called her little brother over and went to a far corner to speak with him. "Kaelbi is leaving tomorrow. Come with me to send him off when he goes."
Halen frowned in confusion. "Leaving? Why?"
"Some presumptuous people have opened illicit mines to usurp wealth. He has been sent to deal with the matter in person."
