Cassandra
The next day, I was on shift earlier than before. I was escorting the king through the halls of the palace on business. Around other people, he was silent and stoic. It was such a difference to the man he was in private. He had truly trusted me with such a thing. It made me question myself if only for a moment. As we walked towards the foreman's office there was a short shout. I turned to the sound.
"Cass!" Russ yelled to me as he ran over. He stopped for a moment as he saw the king at my side. I glanced at the man in question and he gave a short nod as a sign to allow me to speak to my friend. I looked back at Russ with a soft smile.
"Russel, did Gregory not tell you I got a promotion?" Russ frowned deeply at his full name. He hated it. He insisted that anybody close to him n
