"Aric has a good heart, if a prejudiced one," Cosmo murmured to me. "I don't condone his rudeness, of course. I only…" "I will have to earn his trust before he gives me any reason to build my own for him," I said, raising an eyebrow. Cosmo flashed a smile at me, his eyes flicking down to my mouth, and then the low collar of my gown before his head quickly lifted. "Just so, Your Highness. If it's any consolation, I've told him he's an idiot."
