Swallow smiled at the queen.
She was the woman he adored most in the world. After his mother caused all the trouble in Suindara's family, he avoided women at all costs. He didn't want, in any way, to be conned by any woman. He saw how much his father suffered. Then how his mothercame back to harm her own children. In his mind, women were poison.
However, as soon as he laid eyes on Maise, he knew things could be different. His heart beat faster and harder, even though she hadn't given him any sign of reciprocating his feelings. Everytime that woman smiled, even if not at him, he would feel the warmth inside his chest, spreading to his whole body. If she was happy, he was happy.
