"Are you hoping your general will stop you?" Cornelius mocks as we walk away from both Eliana and Calais. "That guy is in love with Lady Eliana, but his love is more of a martyrdom. Are those your types?"
I ignore his taunts. Rather, I make my way back to the library, to that special place where I can read with fewer distractions.
"By offering you marriage, he is trying to remove you as Lady Eliana's rival for the crown. Ha! He's even willing to sell himself to you as a sex slave."
I sharply turn towards him. "Shut up," I warn.
"I wonder if Lady Eliana asks him for that. What do you think?" he asks, ignoring the rise in my voice.
"I don't want to hear it."
