Bab 270: Fireflies... and Tea

The memorial ended later rather than sooner and the royal family was driven back to the palace where Katie was ecstatic to drop onto the bed, having gone through the numerous greetings and short conversations that were demanded of her.

Cole took off his coat with a chuckle at the girl's attitude, "It was so long. Did we have to stand for all that time? My legs were killing me," she groaned.

"Are your muscles still hurting?" Cole asked her.

"No, not as much as before… but I'm not as strong as I normally am," the girl replied, rolling onto her back so she might see her mate, "You were definitely happier today."

"Oh? I wasn't so sure you noticed," Cole replied sarcastically, walking into the bathroom.

"Well, of course, I noticed. I might not be able to detect emotions clearly through our bond, but I can tell when your smile is ten times brighter than before," she replied with a chuckle.