I don’t want to feel reassured by Grey’s presence at my side today, but I am. Mother never wore a weapon in front of her people, because she said it implied she did not trust them. But Grey is fully armed, and he’s made no secret of it. His expression is locked down and closed off, as distant and cold as I’ve ever seen him. Princess Harper once called him Scary Grey, and she’s right. When he looks like this, he truly is frightening. Jake is here, too, along the wall with the guards. He should be out on the training fields, or spending time with Noah, or practicing swordplay with Tycho, but
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oh MY GOD grey and jake protecting lia mara is simply everything
