The Weight of War - Part 3

Queen Asabel had to hide her face away from him as he spoke. He got the sense that she was embarrassed from the praise, and it made him smile. For how hard that she had worked, she deserved more of it.

"Honestly, it has been a joy to watch," Oliver said. "I have worried about you, I must admit. I worried that you would not get the time to find rest during it all. For you have been strong for the longest time, and I had wondered whether there would be anywhere that you could find your respite. But today again, I was reminded of who you were, Asabel. I never had the fortune of meeting Arthur, but seeing you, when you have fire in you, I imagine he must have looked quite similar."

"Stop," Asabel told him, making Oliver's smile grow all the wider. It was a fun sort of game, to embarrass someone with praise. It only made him want to continue all the more.