Arabelle pulled herself together in time to start her morning schedule, she walked out of the room looking exhausted but smiled anyways. "We have rebuilt the school in the south Your Majesty, the children will return there fairly soon." Arabelle smiled at the adviser who spoke to her. "Good, schedule a time for me to visit, I would love to see the children." Another Adviser came up beside her. "There have been a few attacks in the north your majesty, people are simply scared, it was nothing our men couldn't handle." Arabelle nodded. "I would like for you to send one of the lords from my council and ensure them I am doing everything in my power to keep everyone safe." Arabelle stopped dead in her tracks when someone mentioned Richmond. "The King has chosen not to stay, we will continue with things as I have ordered."
Arabelle sat in her throne signing a few things while the Lords round about her conversed about possible things they could do to ensure the safety of the people. "We will use all the spare men we can." Arabelle agreed. "King Richmond and Prince Damien Your Grace." Arabelle looked up from the papers she was holding, she smiled seeing Damien come running in, she knew that Richmond had taken him out for a ride.
"There's my handsome Prince." Arabelle smiled scooping him up his laugh filling the hall, she looked over at Richmond who looked as if he hadn't slept either. "Daddy said you didn't want him here anymore." Damien whispered gently in her ear, Arabelle's eyes met Richmond's and she looked more hurt then she had the previous night, she smiled reassuringly at Damien. "That's not true sweat heart." she smiled kissing the boys head, she looked over at the lady who stood by her throne. "Take him out to the gardens to play please." the girl nodded leading Damien out of the room. She looked at the Advisers who had gone silent as soon as Richmond entered the room. "Leave us, please." Arabelle smiled at them as they left closing the doors.
Arabelle sighed moving down the steps towards Richmond. "I should hate you, for everything you have done, for what you have done to Damien." Arabelle shook her head looking down. "I can't bring myself to hate you." Arabelle stepped closer to him, taking a breath looking at the ring that still adorned her wedding finger, she moved right up to him leaning up gently kissing him, tentative like their first kiss had been, the first kiss they shared in what seemed like forever. "How could you ever think Richmond, that I didn't want you here?" Arabelle looked at him tears rolling down her cheeks. "How did you think, I despised you, to the point I wanted you gone, when all I have wanted is you back?"