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She raised an eyebrow. "You're telling me that after everything we've been through, you still want

more excitement?"

There was playful glint in her eyes. I couldn't help but lean closer.

"I never said I wanted more troubling excitement. Just the fun kind. The kind where you and I can run off somewhere, explore a part of the realm untouched by most, somewhere peaceful with just a few hidden gems that don't have massive importance to the realm." "... You want to go hunting for seashells."

"What?"

"It's something my father used to say," she said. "Apparently, Adele was from near the coast. he take her seashell hunting sometimes. It's harmless, like a treasure hunt."

I flinched at that.

"What?"

"Treasure hunting is dangerous," I said. "You have a good chance of encountering dragons who have lost themselves to their baser nature."

She sighed. "Not literal treasure. Just seashells."

"Some seashells are made out of pure diamonds. Treasure."

Her jaw dropped. "You have got to be kidding!"

"Afraid not."

"Fine. No seashells... Grasshoppers."

"A prized commodity for their music."

"Goldfish?"

"Never," I said, almost horrified. "They're blessed by the water fairies."

She narrowed her eyes. "Why does it seem like everything that would be normally just

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fun seemed

treasure is on this side and

no trouble at all

"Trouble's

join her. Our laughter mixed with the gentle rustling of the trees. We lay out beneath the trees, watching the clouds pass over her,

settled over me. Morgan let out a soft sigh of contentment. Her hand was still resting in mine, her thumb absentmindedly tracing circles against my skin. I could feel her warmth, and the

forever," she murmured, her voice almost

hand. "Tempting as it is, I'm afraid our duties won't wait that long. I'm pretty sure

out a mock groan. "Don't remind me, but

curling into her to

laughed. "We can't

longer," I whispered. "Never in the history of the entire royal family has two newlyweds been separated for so long, so frequently, and for

describe, but then she turned to me, wrapping her arms

a

now and then, I would wake as she shifted a little. I'd look up at her, taking in the way the fading sunlight kissed her skin, how her hair glimmered in the golden light. She looked peaceful

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have serised my

escaping a little longer," she said, not opening her

can

replied. "I'm always thinking about

opened then and met my gaze.

romantic

"Definitely romantic," I said, leaning in closer. "But also a little

groaned in protest until she stood and

"Come on."

"Where are we going?"

voice light. "The gardens are too

falling into step with her as we strolled down the garden path. The scent of flowers mingled with

their colors

them, and I gave her as much information

you as a flower

was a doctor, so I learned to make a lot of remedies from herbs and flowers. Not

you plan to be a doctor? If you didn't have to

knew there was never going to be any other

your parents could have had another

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