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Daphne noticed the king was troubled. It showed on his face as their meal progressed.

“What troubles you, my king?” Daphne asked, her eyebrows creased with worry.

King Leonidas wasn’t used to sharing his problems. He said nothing.

She noticed his defensive hesitation and didn’t press. He had let her in long enough for her to know him for who he was—a man who was more used to keeping to himself tha