Chapter Thirty-One
Ric
La Dame decided to stay in Bela for a few days… for some reason. Ric didn’t really know or care why. He only wanted her gone. But when she left, would he ever see Rapunzel again?
His mother was alive for now, but many in Bela were dead. The battles with Gaule took a toll on the kingdom. Hopefully, his father would put a stop to them for good.
Exhaustion weighed his every movement as he changed out of his filthy traveling clothes. He pulled a tunic over his head, not bothering with trousers. It reached to his knees, leaving the rest of him bare.
In the privacy of his own rooms, no one would care. His servants had seen him in less.
He lay back on his soft bed, realizing how much he’d missed it. He hadn’t felt his magic since returning home. Would he dream when he
