“Here, Your Highness, it’s not much but you are welcome to it.” The guardsman blushed when Elizabeth thanked him for his kindness and deposited herself on the blanket, lying down and looking up at the canopy above her.
“I can see why you escape the confines of the palace as much as you can, Alex, it’s so peaceful out here.” Elizabeth c****d her head to one side, looking up at Alex.
“It is—even more so when it’s just Kyle, Jess and me. The entourage makes it a little less peaceful than it normally is.” Alex laughed and then closed his eyes, feeling the power of the veil flow and pulse through him, around him, not trying to use or control anything; it was peaceful. Controlling and using the power took work; cutting off from the veil took even more, and was not as easy as the healers seemed
