#Chapter 51 Forest Walk

The next morning after breakfast, King Harvey glances at me from above the notepad he is still studying. “I certainly would enjoy it if we had access to some items used to make practice shields, Elena. Yet, if we return to the kingdom now, it would be a mess. Rumors would fly that we cut our honeymoon short, as if we are not blissfully wed. Are we?” I laugh at his question. “I love you, King Harvey.” “Are you happy to be with me, Elena?” King Harvey asks gravely. “I must know.” “Do you believe I am not happy to be with you, King Harvey?” “As much as I love you, Elena, I cannot read your mind.” King Harvey replies sternly, yet the gentleness in his eyes proves he is worried under the surface. “You are being vulnerable with me, King Harvey.” “Are you?” King Harvey presses. “Yes, I am.” King Harvey breathes a deep sigh of relief, his chest concaving with the force of his breath. “Thank you, Elena. I did not believe so because of all the training.” “What are you talkin