Who travels alone and decides to spend the night at a rundown inn? During his journey to the duchy capital, Kaiden told himself repeatedly that he wouldn't bother about Ariel she had chosen her fate.
Still, he knew word must have already reached the king one way or another. The king didn't trust his two remaining sons and suspected one of them might plan a coup to usurp power. That was why he had spies watching them.
Kaiden knew the people who worked for the king but didn't pay them much attention.
He had offered Ariel an olive branch his protection under his shield but she chose to run away.
Upon arriving at the duchy capital, Kaiden, unable to stop thinking about Ariel, began investigating her whereabouts. It wasn't hard to find someone with her striking features, and he was glad he decided to look for her.
It was good he found her before it was too late.
