Chapter 72
"Why were you coming to visit my bedroom?" Amelia asked the moment she closed her bedroom door. "We are engaged but we are far from being close."
"I was merely checking if you were safe. I had no plans to step inside of your bedroom. I planned to leave after I landed on the balcony and everything seemed to be alright," Killian truthfully replied.
"If you are afraid of your men harming me, have them leave the castle."
"It is not my people I am protecting you from," Killian stated as none of the men he traveled with would be foolish enough to lay a hand on someone he called his woman. "You have many enemies here in the castle. I am making sure my wife does not die before we make it to the north."
"Did you hear something? Who is trying to kill me? Who would be so bold when I am marrying the king of the north?" Amelia asked.
"It is not about being bold. It is who is foolish to harm you. You have a lot of bad blood with your cousin and the mistress but there are also the men in court who disliked your presence in the throne room. I’ve accepted the fact you trust the man outside your door but his skills are lacking in my eyes therefore I will check on your surroundings myself," Killian explained his reasoning for being there last night.
Taking in her appearance, Killian added, "I apologize if anything I said last night caused you any discomfort and you weren’t able to sleep."
"Do not apologize for telling me the truth. I prefer the truth rather than being kept in the dark but I will admit it’s a lot to process. Then there’s the fact I saw you flying. Do you have some sort of large wings?" Amelia circled Killian as she asked this question. She was curious to know how he was hiding them.
"Might I know what you are searching for? If it is my wings, they are not just under my clothes. You humans would call it magic with how they can suddenly appear. I suppose that answers the question of me having large wings," he answered her question. "Unless he lost them as a punishment or in a fight, your guard should have small wings to fly around."