When night finally fell, and Regina had departed for the evening, having finished her shift, I secretly summoned both Arges and Sienna to my private quarters.
"Have you successfully obtained what you left the capital for, Your Majesty?" Arges asked first;
As expected, he doubted that I had merely left on a frivolous honeymoon with Eleanor just to maintain the facade of a useless, self-indulgent King. He knew me well enough by now to realize I would never waste precious days on such a charade without a hidden motive.
I smiled and nodded as I took my seat on the plush couch. "I did, thankfully," I replied. Reaching for the decanter, I poured a generous measure of rich wine into my glass and took a sip.
