"Someone said that you, William, and..." Arielle tried to remember another person's name. "And... Admiral Lazarus are close friends of the king. He always spends time with you all. And I'm pretty sure His Majesty is thinking the same thing, that you are all his best friends."
Kael suddenly blushed when Arielle smiled slightly at him. He looked down because he felt it was rude to pay too much attention to Arielle. For some reason, he felt warm when Arielle said that King Ronan considered him a friend.
Himself, His Majesty the King, William, and Lazarus had been declared the four pillars of Northendell. They were important to the king.
He assumed that the king had trusted him simply because they had been together since childhood and had attended the same school.
