Eltanin couldn't believe that this girl was ready to put herself in danger's way so easily. What about self-preservation? What kind of a spy was she? Such a novitiate. He pursed his lips at his guileless mate as his heart filled with warmth and fierce protection for her. He said, "First of all, those servants are not being whipped because of you. They are being beaten because of the inflated egos of those women. Secondly, I'm commanding you not to go anywhere."
Tania shrank in her spot listening to his commands. The king was ordering her a lot but then that's what the kings did, right? They loved to show their authority.
