Diane leaned forward, her lips brushing his ear. "All I want is to travel, see the world," she said. "I want the freedom to read what I wish and not be restricted to silly poems." Taking a chance, she kissed him softly underneath his ear before sitting back. "I can be whoever you want me to be in public. As your wife, I can be as meek as you desire, as long as I can see the world."<br/><br/>She smiled, running a finger down her neck and the little exposed flesh at her throat. "My requests aren't so demanding. As your wife, I would gather that I'd be traveling with you anyway. I just ask that I'm not locked in my room all the time."<br/><br/>***************<br/><br/>Ritter Hasglow frowned. He was one of the ones assigned to help protect the king, and he was not liking what was going on. They should be protecting the king from wizards, not inviting them to fiddle with the sick monarch. The only spells they knew existed were battle ones, but that didn't mean that the Loidites couldn't have more of an arsenal.<br/><br/>"Sir," he said, stepping forward to Eloran, "is this wise? We know nothing of what is wrong with the king. What if a mixture of magics harms him further?"