Gavin nodded. "A token of my word? Of course. What would you desire? I am already having a copy of my signet ring made for Lord Martinez to seal the engagement with my sister. What would you desire of me? I give you my word that I will never deny that you are my wife."<br/><br/>He would give her anything she asked. As his wife, she would have access to most of what was his anyway. Not really legally, but he knew his mother could enter areas that the king had access to because she was the queen. Honore would be allowed in his private library and study, and he would happily allow her.<br/><br/>**********<br/><br/>Diane took Nicole down with her when she entered the gardens to wait for her lunch date. She hoped that the possible assassin plot against her father. On the way to the gardens, she heard the servants whispering. At first, she took no notice, until she heard her name.<br/><br/>Looking around, she listened in on what they were saying. Her heart clenched when she heard them saying her father had died by an assassin. And that her brother was injured. Trying to stop her tears, she ran back to her room.