She watched him leave the room and closed the door behind him silently.
Selfish?
What wrong had she said? She told him because she was trying to protect him… and her sister in case something did happen to her.
What was going on in that head of his?
Sighing, she arranged her dress, wore her shawl and left the room as well.
The weight had been lifted off her chest only for an even heavier one to be placed there.
Why was he so complicated?
As she was ascending the staircase, Maurius was descending.
She saw the other burly one standing at her door and staring ahead like he had been trained to look at nothing else.
"My lady." Came Maurius' gruff voice.
She was surprised he was speaking to her. He never spoke to her.
None of his guards ever spoke to her.
Even her guard only started speaking to her because he realized that being mute all the time prevented communication between them now that the King was far away.
