Torian accepted Morwyn’s counsel instantly. He was king, but he was also a man who had watched the woman he loved channel world-saving magic while fighting brutal pain.
“Morwyn is right,” Torian said, his eyes softening as he looked at me. “I was a fool to think we could face the Council, and hunt a rogue agent in the same hour. The Nexus demands payment, and you paid it, My Queen.”
Morwyn bowed, taking the depleted royal scepter with her. “I will manage the security and the political theater for now. Rest, Majesties. You both need it.”
“I wish she would stop treating me like that,” he said once she’d left, but I saw the smile in his eyes. “It’s hard to believe the same woman who used to scold me as a child now bows to me.” He took my hand, his grip gentle but reassuring as he led me t
