King Harvey runs his hand through my hair soothingly. “Do you feel better, Elena?”
King Harvey has returned from a brief phone call to buy this cottage we are in. It was nothing more than a two-minute talk, but he still took it outside, and I think that was to give me a moment to regain myself.
“I am sorry I cried, King Harvey. I have never had a home…”
King Harvey smiles. “The kingdom is yours as much as mine, Elena. Yet, I suppose this cottage is less daunting?”
“Yes, homier, King Harvey.”
King Harvey nods in deep thought. “Perhaps we can have a small home near the castle as well, if it brings you comfort. I care not where we live, as long as we live together.”
“That would be very kind, yet rather excessive?”
“Excessive? You are mate to a king, Elena.”
“Yes, but how many live wi
