The Shadow Army
He took her hands and placed them across his bare chest. It was cold to the touch.
"Princess, my heart beats for you, so this is nothing."
His expressions suddenly changed, as if he realized he had either said something wrong or something that he shouldn't have said in the first place. Using a dry cough to hide his awkwardness, he pulled her hands down towards his pants instead.
She ran to heat up the bathwater, blushing.
As they waited for the water to boil, he suddenly pressed her against the side of the wall, motioning to kiss her.
"The Minister of Treasure's wife had a message for you." Daphne interrupted the somewhat erotic moment. She had more important matters to bring up. "I think she might be on our side. She said that her brother was the leader of your private army."
He raised an eyebrow and took the letter into his hands.
Opening it in front of Daphne, he made no attempts to hide the letter's contents from her.