Elena’s POV
After pinching my hand, I looked up at him solemnly and opened my lips only for a sigh to escape my lips instead of an answer.
“It’s okay. What is it?” he asked again, encouraging me to speak my mind.
Fidgeting with my fingers under the table, I calmed my emotions in turmoil and voiced out, “I was thinking… before we go back to the kingdom… I just…”
Taking a pause, I took a deep breath before continuing, “I’d like to visit my father and brother’s graves one last time.”
I thought he would give it a few minutes of thought first, as we were busy with everything on our hands right now, but to my surprise, he mirrored my solemn eyes and nodded without thinking twice. “Of course. We’ll leave tomorrow morning. You deserve that moment with them.”
A smile immediately formed on my
