Chapter 501. Long Live

Chantel Aeden Revia

His hold on me is extremely strong, so much so that I feel like I'm floating as if he actually pulled me up into the air. "We're safe. Healthy. Alive. You don't have to worry, okay?"

Laurence pulls back, nodding before he does something quite peculiar. He kneels for both Lexcis and me, "Long live the King and Queen." With a flourish, he rises, a grin spreading across his face.

"Hear hear!" Tariq shouts before he too kneels. "Long live the King and Queen!" He beams as he rises, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

The others quickly follow, discarding themselves of their weapons before doing so. Lexcis smiles at the sight while I have no idea how to react to it. Seeing my brother bow down to me, my best friends, my family, feels odd and weird.

I'm about to tell them to get up when Lexcis stops me, "It's a sign of respect, Chantel. It's love not surrendering,&qu