They’d barely any time at all to enjoy the surprise, because Navaill was already on the way to lead the blessing. But even so, they shared secret glances and smiles as they left the Healer’s chambers and made their way to the entryway, where they would meet Navaill and the delegation from the Keeping of the Shrine of the Goddess.
“I knew it,” King Wallace whispered.
“You did not!” Lyria giggled. She swatted at his arm playfully, and he grabbed her hand out of midair, swinging it in his own with an exaggerated, but genuine, display of excitement.
“I knew something!”
“Liar,” she replied.
“Well I knew everything would be okay,” he finally conceded. “And I was right!”
She nodded. “Okay, I can give you that.” She pat his arm gently, beaming as they descended the large main staircase. It w
