That grin did not exactly reassure the Tidebreaker, but the decision was made and the best thing he could do now was support his Queen. "Indeed," he agreed dryly to her damn. But his expression softened a moment later, the reluctance in his eyes replaced with quiet pride in the young woman beside him. "You have earned my trust, Flora," he rumbled quietly, remembering, perhaps, the turbulent beginnings of their shared rulership. "Many times over. If this is the play you have chosen, I will back it."
As for her backup and her escape plan? Curiosity nibbled sharply at his mental fins but he firmly pushed it aside. With Vox's presence so near at hand and mind, some things were better off left unspoken and unknown.
It was because she was his friend, however, that he allowed her to see the relief that he would not need to write a false apology. Her cover story drew an inclination of his head in agreement as he knelt to scoop another armful of litter into the sack that was nearly full. "Mmh. And it will be truth," he agreed. Always an added benefit as far as the Tidebreaker was concerned. "Perhaps it would be more suspicious if one of Safrin's demigods was friendly to her." Something Flora could get away with still, while if Hadama attempted it the ruse would likely fall apart as fast as a three Fae in a trenchcoat trying to pass themselves off as the King.
He straightened and cracked his back, looking around at the much cleaner square around the Fountain with approval before giving Flora his full and solemn attention. "I will not," he promised. "If you promise not to die where your fathers cannot reach you."
As for her backup and her escape plan? Curiosity nibbled sharply at his mental fins but he firmly pushed it aside. With Vox's presence so near at hand and mind, some things were better off left unspoken and unknown.
It was because she was his friend, however, that he allowed her to see the relief that he would not need to write a false apology. Her cover story drew an inclination of his head in agreement as he knelt to scoop another armful of litter into the sack that was nearly full. "Mmh. And it will be truth," he agreed. Always an added benefit as far as the Tidebreaker was concerned. "Perhaps it would be more suspicious if one of Safrin's demigods was friendly to her." Something Flora could get away with still, while if Hadama attempted it the ruse would likely fall apart as fast as a three Fae in a trenchcoat trying to pass themselves off as the King.
He straightened and cracked his back, looking around at the much cleaner square around the Fountain with approval before giving Flora his full and solemn attention. "I will not," he promised. "If you promise not to die where your fathers cannot reach you."
