37. The Blue Ribbon

"No?" Valeria eyed him questioningly. "I am getting some very mixed signals here, Draven Frostbane."

"No mixed signals." The King leaned over his desk and folded his arms on his chest. "It's just that I am not letting the woman I love go and risk her life fighting while I sit here and wait."

"Aww, that's so sweet!" Vallie smiled and walked to him, wrapping her arms around his neck. "Then join the