#Chapter 116: Making Requests

“Absolutely not,” I say.

Roman seems taken aback, his brow raising at first, before lowering dangerously. “You would deny your king?”

“I’m not comfortable with that. I don’t want something like that, that could kill someone so easily, not even to defend myself.”

“You carry a blade,” Roman points out.

“That’s different.”

“How?” Roman asks.

Okay, maybe he has a point. Maybe a blade can be just as le