"No, you won't. I won't let you go through all of that. My father may be... Harsh, at times, his men wouldn't follow orders to torture someone who has done no wrong, not when their prince is arguing for them. Besides, it helps that he truly has no reason to torture you." He brought her hand up to his cheek and rubbed it against it, giving her another smile.

"So, I've been thinking about our wedding in the future. Do you want it to be a large event?" Marken was talking to her as if nothing was wrong. As if there wasn't a large set of iron bars separating them. It would make it that much harder to tear himself away when the day ended, and Marken had to go to bed without her. He really couldn't imagine it, being forced to go to sleep without her. He doubted it would be a sound sleep, though it wouldn't necessarily be a terrible one either. It just wouldn't be restful without Ella at his side.