"It was a shock to know you loved me all those years," she pulled him closer in the bath with her, the bubbles covering their bodies completely.
"Why didn't you tell me before?" she looked at him curiously. "We have been together forever," she blushed.
He looked her in the eyes, "I knew it will cause problems. I'm not of royal blood but a poor humble knight. Even you know the trouble we have to face when this has been found out. The council will never allow it, the queen not observing her vow before the moon goddess is tantamount to treason."