Chapter 34 The Prince Returns

• The carriage was black and silver, pulled by four white horses with braided manes. It rolled to a stop outside the inn, and the driver jumped down to open the door. Prince Aldric stepped out, his fine boots sinking into the snow, his dark hair perfectly combed despite the wind.
• He looked at the inn with an expression somewhere between fondness and irritation. "I can't believe I came all this way for a bowl of noodles."
• Kaelen stood in the doorway, arms crossed. "You came because she asked. Don't pretend otherwise."