"I would add the word 'chaotic' to that description. Wonderful would be the other," Katie's calm demeanour lasted only a moment, "I mean… being attacked by seven rogues was no normal thing back in Brigadia."
"Yeah, that's true," the man chuckled shortly before his expression fell again.
Katie noticed. "Hey, Cole. Is there something you're not telling me? You've been oddly anxious this whole time. Is everything alright?"
"You noticed, huh? And here I thought I was doing a good job of hiding it," the man replied with a nervous chuckle. After a short pause, "No, there is nothing wrong. There is something I want to tell you though. Would you walk with me, Katie?"
Katie started feeling anxious as well. She had no idea what was going on in the man's mind and it was driving her borderline crazy. She stood up and walked beside the king. The gardens provided a calm mood for the two of them, "I've been doing a lot of thinking on the matter and remembering quite a lot."
"What is it?"
