Putting the wards on Queen Journee’s Kiviä was his penance for what he did to her. It felt good to help her in some way. It was the salve to soothe the itchy sensations that crawled on his skin whenever he looked at her, at Chaz. The queen graciously gave him the gift of a second chance, though he knew it was a very shaky second chance.
I can’t f**k this up.
Because even if she was giving him the time of day, Chaz still barely acknowledged him. And that was the relationship Rían was desperate to mend. Even if the queen was talking to him about their trip, as well as prattling with Jenaveve about how they were to first stop at the faerie kingdom of Hiðfalda to thank the king and queen for their help, and then journey on to Armendari, Chaz still would only join in when Journee would enti
