~{LAUREN'S POV}~
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"How has the queen been faring with her training?" I curiously asked the spy I had hired to keep an eye on her.
"Well, but she is still in need of a swordsman because none of them in that circle can yield a sword." He dutifully informed me and I smiled in satisfaction.
"What else?"
"Nothing more for now, my lord." He answered.
"Since that is all, you may leave. Keep up the work and ensure to report with immediate effect if anything odd happens." I firmly instructed him and he nodded in understanding before taking his leave. Leaving me with Thomas.
"Is it really necessary to have her watched, Lauren?" He firmly asked, dropping all honorifics and it was then I knew he was speaking to me as a friend and not as an advisor.
He was actually my best friend but when we were in public, we chose to keep it formal but in secret, we were informal.
"It is, especially with the way she has been acting lately." I answered.
