Chapter 20: Warm (2)

"Aren't you busy, Your Majesty? Harris said that he doesn't know when you will return to the palace. And I heard that the tradition of the Barlows is that after the coronation the king visits all his territories."

They had been walking for a long time in silence, until finally Adam spoke up first. Adam didn't know where King Jacob would take him, but now they were outside the palace, just the two of them, without any escort and guards. Or maybe it was Adam who was becoming his current bodyguard, maybe this was one of his first tasks after setting foot in the Barlow.