26 Reine We broke apart like teenagers who had been caught snogging behind a parent's couch, and my cheeks burned, but in anger, not shame. Troubadour stood a few feet away, his arms crossed, and a smug grin on his face. "I don't mean to interrupt you, Princess, but I have something to discuss with you, and I appreciate that we may not have any more opportunities for undisturbed discourse." I bit my lip over calling his bullshit about not meaning to interrupt us and confronting him for making 'undisturbed discourse' sound like something dirty. But he did have a point. We'd be heading into Lorien the next day, and I still needed to talk to Ellerin and the others about how we'd approach it—directly or with stealth. Either way, I wouldn't have time alone with anyone where we could discuss

