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"So, are you home now, David?" I asked "Since everyone knows about you?"

"For a few days, yes We just got word that Drake received our letter, offering war, and fled the country"

"What! Why?"

"We don’t know All we know is that he packed up his entire aro?"

"Paris"

I frowned "Do you think he’s scared?"

Everyone laughed

"No," Mike said "He’s up to so"

"But, at least, for now, he’s not at Elysiuo there in a feeeks and free the prisoners"

"Free Pepper?"

He cleared his throat and nodded

"Can I come?"

"No"

"Why?"

"Because you don’t need to be there"

I folded my arms and huffed

"Oh, how I’veback at Arthur

"Yes, she can be quite endearing at times, can’t she?" he said rhetorically and wandered over to sit on a chair by the balcony door

"So, do we crown you king, now?" I asked David

He nodded "As soon as you’re well"

I set back froo"

Jason’s head slowly turned to look at Arthur then, his eyes changing Whatever thought Arthur just had, Jason was clueless to it before He sat back, his head dropping, and stared at the floor

"King David?" Morgaine popped her head in the door

"Morgaine," David said in a very authoritative, kingly voice

"Walter asked that I--" She stopped dead and stared at me "She’s awake"

"Yes" David smiled atpast Jason, and sat on the bed, taking ?" David insisted

"He, uh…oh, Amara!" Her arri it away from my mouth "I’ve been so worried about you, Your Majesty"

"I’ her cheeks "You were just so broken I didn’t really knohat to do I was so scared you weren’t going to--"

"Morg?" David said "Message froain, her eyes averted, back straight "Sorry, Your Majesty Walt asked if I could let you know that he’s calling the Housefor the weekend"

"Right" David nodded "What ti?"

"Um" She shuffled her feet and looked at me "I’ What time?"

"It’s now"

David stood and kissed my hand "I’ll be back"

I nodded

"One of you stay with her while I’one, please?" He looked at Jason and his uncle

"I will" Arthur sat beside ently in his

"Thank you, Uncle" David gave a slight nod and turned on his heel, closing the bedrooaine

"Did he just bow to you?" I looked at Arthur

"Yes" Arthur chuckled "Force of habit"

"Wow I don’t think I’ve ever seen David bow"

Jason laughed "He probably alill"

"So, as up with Morgaine?" I tried not to laugh "She looked like she was afraid of getting a lashing fro"

"He co, that hasinto his new role well then?"

"Perfectly" Arthur nodded once

"It’s so good to have hie shift in Jason’s sround

"You okay?"

He studied his hand, running the tip of his thury I’ll be back in a while"

"Oh, okay" I angled entle kiss there

"Take care, okay, Ara"

"Okay I’ll see you in a bit"

He nodded and backed away, disappearing out il," I said, s at Arthur

"It’s been that way for days Poor David has not had a moment alone with you"

"Really?"

"Yes" He patted htened for you these past days"

"Why?"

He sighed, looking at my quilt "Do you truly have no recollection of the events of that night?"

I shookhall?"

I looked into ain and tensed all over "Did we…?"

"No"

"What happened, then? I rehthouse?"

He ran a fir back at me with tears in his eyes "Amara, tell me honestly, my dear…"

"Arthur?" I touched ?"