Chapter 285. Weapons

Chantel Aeden Revia

When Lexcis does not tell them they may get up, I look Laurence in the eyes. Laurence's stare is firm and concentrated as usual, but I know him well enough by now to detect a hint of fear in his eyes. So I attempted to help him. This is also hard for Laurence.

I slowly, almost imperceptibly, go closer to Lexcis. I lean into his side slightly, not too much, but enough for him to notice my unmistakable presence. His body reacts before his head does, and his hand presses against my lower back. He also moves, staring down at me, as if trying to figure out what the heck I am doing. Nonetheless, it made him look, and he now notices the guards.

"You can stand," he says in that royal, dictatorial tone of his. It is the same voice that can send shivers down my spine. It is serious and downright frightening. I sometimes forget that he is a monarch and a serious threat to civilization. Just because he was kind to me does not imply he is not