"Shouldn't you be more affected?" Melaka lifted her chin. Her voice stopped Kanaru from leaving. "You're the one he promised to love, but he's giving the queen's crown to someone else. He's promising his kingdom to someone else, and you're helping him convince her. How could you be like this to yourself? Do you think you don't deserve more love?"
"…the Fenris I love is the man who keeps running away from his office." Kanaru turned to face Melaka. "He's the man who chose to work menial tasks to see if his people are happy. He's the man who ventures into the unknown and warns others about it.
"I only get to keep him outside these walls. Inside the palace, he belongs to everyone in the inner court."
Melaka and Rosamund grew quiet again. The plant princess stepped back from Kanaru's spot. She said, "I… I should go back to work."
