“Please, be careful on this journey," Lorraine said to Richard as he and the others saddled their horses just as the sun was rising for the beginning of the day. "I don't think I'll be able to take it if anything happened to you."
As agreed by the group, Richard had decided that Lorraine should stay behind in the Capital and act as regent of Cyrian in his stead; the princess’ presence wasn’t all that crucial to the success of the quest to begin with.
But Richard took Lorraine’s advice to heart anyway. "I'm always careful, sister," he replied her, stroking her hair in a very affectionate manner. "You just take care of yourself too. And do try not to get into trouble this time around." The siblings both laughed at the remark.
The king’s word was actually because the last time that Lorrain
