Opposite Reaction

Martha felt a dangerous aura lingering around the young man. She shook her head. "I don't mean it like that, Your Majesty. We had to hide her the way we did because I am not that powerful, but it's not the same with you, Your Majesty. I can see that you are capable of protecting her just by being by her side. Your Majesty holds the power to suppress the essence of her powers, to the point that even I cannot sense it. Without that essence to guide them, those people will not be able to find her," she explained. 

"So I need to be around her always," Drayce concluded.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Drayce studied the old woman for a while. "Why do you think I will protect her?"