“I’ve been looking for a reason to put Adams on a short leash ever since he had a maid executed for refusing his bed.” Dale looked at her oddly. “Wait, people can refuse orders? The way they looked at me when I told them ‘no’ made me think that orders were unconditional.” “Only legal orders. Submitting to arrest or bowing when you have broken a law, even if it is a stupid law, is different. Rape is illegal no matter what Kingdom you reside in, and trying to use your position to force another into bed can be nothing else.”
