"I don't think Caius will be here any time soon anyway." Zolan said confidently and Gavriel, though quite unwilling, could only agree, knowing that he barely stopped himself from killing Lorcan just moments ago. And Zolan was right, Caius and his army were still in the forbidden lands right now and even if the presence of this invisible being is true and Caius had already heard about what had happened here, Caius would still take more than a day to return even if he travelled back at full speed.

The group then headed out and Gavriel immediately went to speak with the Dacrians who were now stationed by the wall. Their arrows now pointed out of the walls.

As Gavriel gave out commands on how to carry out their defense, Zolan approached Evie who was waiting in the watchtower with Elias. He leaned over to Evie and whispered into her ears with a smile. "Princess, please make sure that His Highness do take some rest. He didn't rest for a second since he left you so I'm pretty sure he's really tired out now. I mean, he should be fine despite having no rest but, he was incredibly tensed with worry the entire time. I worry it might have taken quite a toll on him since this is the first time he went through something like this. I mean he had always gone through much deadlier battles, but I think this might be the hardest journey he has gone through yet. He used to be quite reckless but always incredibly calm. However, looking at him in the past two days until just moments ago was the worse sight of him I have ever witnessed so far. He was so worried to the point that he looked as though he was almost drowning. It's like he never really took a breath until he saw you safe. So, all of us would truly appreciate it if you made sure he rests. Even if it was just for a little while, okay?"

Evie felt her heart squeezed at what Zolan reported to her, and she nodded at him. "I will make sure he gets enough rest." She said and Zolan leaned away, smiling.

"Well then, I will be leaving His Highness' care into your capable hands from now. Please don't listen to him if he says he doesn't need any rest. That's all hogwash, and you know it." Zolan winked at her.

"Yes. Thank you for telling me this." Evie flashed a gentle smile before she looked at him with concern. "H-how about you and the others? I'm sure you guys need some rest too."

"We are fine, Your Highness. Do not worry. We are used to this and unlike His Highness, we actually took some rest when we were in the dungeons. Well then, I'm going to excuse myself now to deal with the bloody emperor." He said and after bowing, he leapt away.

Evie then slowly turned her gaze towards Gavriel and her eyes teared up from being overly emotional. He looked so cool as he stood there commanding his people like a king. He looked like he had no weakness at all, as if nothing could ever make him fall.

"Where are you looking at? Huh? My wife?" suddenly, the king from afar was suddenly right before her and his expression was already starting to be filled with mischief.

Evie stared at his glorious face, and she nearly tiptoed to kiss him. Instead, she quickly grabbed Gavriel's hand and dragged him towards the stairs. "Follow me." She said in a firm voice that cause Gavriel's brow to rise in surprise. His wife had such a commanding side to her, and it totally intrigued him to no end.

His lips curved up into a smirk when he realized she was dragging him back to their quarters. He did not bother to speak but he was biting his lips to hide his smirk from her.

When Evie closed the door behind him and started removing his cloak, Gavriel just froze on the spot with his eyes gleaming in excitement. He was anticipating to see what his little wife would do.

Once she helped him removed his jacket, he went on to kick off his own boots. Evie then proceeded to pull him into bed.

Gavriel almost pushed her and pinned her down as he could no longer contain his excitement. Who would have thought that this little wife of his would actually initiate their fun time like this? She was truly surprising him big time right then! Since when had she grown so bold? But whenever it happened, he was loving it!

Evie let go of his hand and faced him with serious looking eyes. "Lie down," she said and Gavriel raised a brow again. He bit down on his lower lip and released it very slowly. "Now, Gavriel." She added, this time firmer with a cute frown between her brows and Gavriel could only obey. Damn, this was getting so interesting and exciting. He thought. And she was so cute!

He laid down on the bed, looking at her in utter anticipation. His heartbeat was already racing and struggled not to pull at her so she would fall on top of him. He could barely wait!

When Evie climbed onto the bed as well, Gavriel swallowed hard. What will she do? Could it be that she is going to…

Gavriel's body started to get hot. Evie gazed down into his eyes and Gavriel nearly choked on his own breath when she slowly held his head up.

Gavriel anticipated a kiss but to his stunned surprise, that long awaited kiss did not come and the next thing he knew, his head was cradled in her lap. He blinked as though he was lost for a moment. Wait. What had just happened?

He looked up at her with a curious gaze when Evie started to run her fingers delicately through his hair and smiled down so gently at him. The feeling of her warm fingers and that breath taking look in her eyes as she gazed down at him made him forget that he needed to breathe.

"Sleep now, my love." She whispered as she planted a kiss on his forehead, causing his eyes to widen.

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