Loriel Is Slowly Falling

There was no denying that Loriel gave in to Elise's requests of having him spend a lot of time around her chambers. 

Of course, the king always made the excuse that he was sick and was in need of his wife's care. Even if it wasn't actually the truth.

Maybe Elise knew that Loriel was lying, or she could not tell at all, but the two of them continued on with this charade that six months later Loriel almost felt like the queen's chamber was his own second residence.

Loriel did not want to leave his clothes here in Elise's room though. The act of leaving articles of his clothing around might send the wrong message… 

However, now he was also making the effort to travel back and forth from the king's residence into the queen's.