Annalise
"Thank you again for such a nice evening." I said as we walked back to our rooms, still feeling partially guilty for yelling at Maddox earlier in the evening. It was clear his intentions were in the right place, but he needed a better way to carry things out.
"Of course, I look forward to doing this again." He said, rubbing his thumb over the top of my hand.
"Me too." I smiled.
He had been nothing but a perfect gentleman the entire night, and to my surprise, he was completely reasonable. I was almost completely turned off that he was attacking other kingdoms without having all the facts, but learning that Erik was behind it and seeing how receptive he was to making changes and asking for help, things turned around. I had never met anyone like that before, so willing to own
