The King's Hunt

DRAVEN'S POV

My boots hit the cold stone floor with heavy, exhausted thuds. I had spent two grueling days buried under a mountain of state affairs. Trade disputes, border patrols, endless petitions from minor lords—it had all drained the life out of me. When I finally dragged myself into my bedchambers late last night, my bones ached with a deep, heavy exhaustion. I had noticed that annoying prin