#Chapter 169: Setting the Record Straight

“I don’t know if I can find the mood to fool around right now,” I said. “I guess I can see that,” he replied. “How about this? Give me five minutes to try, and we’ll see if we find the mood. If not, I’ll leave you alone while you shower and get ready. But I honestly think you could use to do something besides sit and think too hard about the possibilities.” I beckoned him over to the bed, fished my laptop out, and stashed it back in its permanent hiding spot so that we wouldn’t crush it under the pillows and forget about it and leave it where our guards could see. While I was getting more and more comfortable with them, I still didn’t trust them with those pieces of myself. I still couldn’t be sure that they wouldn’t run and tattle to the palace or the Palace Press Panel. At this point, I was relatively sure that they were not to sabotage us. But I didn’t know where their loyalties lay and how far they would stretch in our favor. Charles drew me onto the bed and lay down on his bac