The King and The Princess

"No!" King Solomon blurted out instinctively as his daughter's face flashed in his mind. Eve was the only thing left to her by Esmeralda.

"You said that this was a risky mission. Why would you bring my daughter with you? What if something bad happens to her?" King Solomon expressed his concern for his daughter.

Alaric was silent for a moment, observing the king.

'If he is worried about her, then why did he allow Eve to be bullied by the queen? I thought he didn't care about Eve at all?' Alaric pondered to himself.

"After our marriage, I was separated from my wife for a year. Now that I returned, I have to leave her again for this mission. Your Majesty, I want to be a good husband to your daughter. But I can't do that if I am always leaving her side."