CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
“Wait a moment!” the elf insisted as he scrambled after us and followed at Will’s side. “I have yet to introduce myself to your lovely new bride!”
“Then do so,” Will curtly replied.
The elf smiled and inclined his head at me. “It is a great pleasure to meet you, Lady Thorn. I am Kaius Luja, thirteenth Knight of Kivi and ambassador of King Arvo the Great to the lands beyond the forests.”
“Knight?” I repeated as I noticed Will quicken his pace.
Luja hurried to keep up with Will’s long stride. “Yes, Lady Thorn. I have that rare distinction given only to those whom the king most trusts.”
“And the Kivi?” I asked him.
He smiled at me as he struggled to keep pace. “The name for the old part of the city, My Lady. As a knight, I am bound to the palace and my king.”
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