Of course, Aria was heartbroken when Alder told her he would be heading back to the palace today. That was after he had helped her bathed and ensures that she was indeed alright.
"Are you leaving because of what happened?". She asked him.
They hadn't spoken about it since she told him to forget about the matter. But she needed to know, she needed to know if her stupidity had finally pushed him away.
He shook his head.
"I am king". He said. "And I've been away for three days. That is too long".
"Is that it?". She asked him quietly.
He was back to being himself, that meant he was back to being detached, blank, he was back to being someone she couldn't read. She couldn't tell what was going on in his mind, she couldn't read the look in his eyes; she had to depend on him to tell her ever
