Chapter 28 "Would That I"

• —Fiona—
• Elijah's beauty is surface calm. The man himself is demure. But if I look at him for too long, I find myself drawn into his presence as he makes my heart tremble from just staring.
• Honestly, I used to think the criteria for choosing kings was their looks because of how handsome they all were. During their re-coronation four years ago, the whole servants quarters had been in a frenzy with horrible fan girl screams that almost made me deaf.