XENUS “ I think it’s time I tried to find a mate outside the Kingdom,’’ I told my brother, who had granted me an audience in his office. It was rare that I sought him out, but I needed his permission and for him to extend a courtesy call to our neighboring kingdom and inform them of my arrival. With him being the King, I needed to inform him of such decisions. In another sitting, that would have been me. “ I thought you and Princess Ryanora were an item?’’ he asked. Like everyone else, they assumed there was something between us and we were taking our time to mate which wasn't the case. Most salivated at the thought of our family being in control of not one but two kingdoms but they were in for a rude surprise. She had gently turned me down. “ No we aren’t," I replied, wanting to add