I’m here now….
She had never trusted a person’s words so much. She had never felt more scared yet safer than she did at the moment; somehow, she knew that whatever happened, he wouldn’t let her get hurt, she knew he would protect her.
“I just want them to stop”. She cried quietly.
“I know”. He said. “Don’t cry”.
She dragged in a shuddering breath to calm herself. He was right, she had to stop herself from crying since they weren’t alone; what would everyone think if they saw the Queen so distraught? She forced herself to nod.
Alder released her from his embrace to look down at her face; flushed face, from her moist and puffy eyes to her quivering lips. He realized that in the short time he had been away, he had missed her. Or perhaps he hadn’t necessarily missed her, he had just been
