Leaving Kit before the sun began to rise was one of the most difficult tasks Eli had ever been faced with, which was saying a lot considering what he’d seen in battle. She was still sound asleep and didn’t even stir when he’d kissed her goodbye. While he had a feeling Rona wasn’t going to end him that day, whatever she had in store was bound to be unpleasant. Defying the queen was never a good idea, but when your last name was Goedwig, it was the worst possible choice one could make. He might not disappear from Kit’s life altogether that day, but Eli knew his days with the princess were numbered, so long as the current queen sat on the throne.
The halls were deserted as he made his way to the queen’s chambers, dressed in the same gray and purple he wore as Commander of the Princess’s Guard, though it wasn’t his uniform. He was hoping to remind the queen that he’d done a great deal to serve her, but he had a feeling none of that would matter now.
