"You know what, maybe we should just skip today," Rafael said. "I still don't feel comfortable putting you in the same room with Raziel without supervision. Maybe I should have Oliver stay back instead."
"Right after your father praised us for a job well done?" Soleia said with a laugh. She pinched Rafael's stomach, to which he yelped in surprise. "I don't think that's a good idea. We need your father to trust us, and trust that you can be a good heir to the throne. You, on the other hand, need as much help as you can get."
King Recaldo was starting to put his newly appointed heir to work. With the title of crown prince came the responsibilities of one, including being sent as the general to the northern borders to quell a rebellion that had started to rise.
