Ethan quickly looked at Kal, sensing the shift in him. "I meant training field. Only the training field K. Our queen will never be in the field of battle, never." The small growl that started in Kal's chest stopped as his arms held me closer. I wrapped my arm around Kal's neck and looked him in the eye. "You know you're a buzz kill, right?" I smiled at him as he relaxed fully and smiled back. He went back to serious pretty quickly though. "I worry you will be, little one. That one of these attacks is right where we are. Or that the palace is attacked, and you are in the middle where I can't protect you." "But Angel can, and I can with my new magic. I know you worry about it and are horrified about the idea, but I am concerned about you being in the middle of it too. I don't care about

