A kingdom, or this?

I'm glad you're here,' said Laurent. 'I always thought that I'd have to face my uncle alone.' He turned to look at Damen, and their eyes met.'You're not alone,' said Damen.Laurent didn't answer, but he did give a smile, and reached out to touch Damen, wordlessly.

I would court you, with all the grace and courtesy that you deserve,

How can you trust me, after what your own brother did to you?’‘Because he was false,’ said Damen, ‘and you are true. I have never known a truer man.

Damen found himself alongside Jord. ‘If you want to live, ride fast.’ White-faced, Jord took one look at his expression and said, ‘He’s not coming.’‘We’re outnumbered,’ said Damen, ‘but if you run, you might still make it out.’‘If we’re outnumbered, what are you going to do?’Damen drove his horse onward, ready to take up his own place on the front line. He said, ‘Fight.

That is the man you face. He has more honour and integrity than any man I have ever met. He is dedicated to his people and his country. And I am proud to have been his lover.

There was a warmth in his chest whenever he looked at Laurent. He didn't look often for that reason.

I would court you, with all the grace and courtesy that you deserve. There’d be no lies between us. We’d have time to be together.

But he had asked himself the question in Ravenel, and now he knew the answer.A kingdom, or this