Chapter 24

“Oh.” She stopped in her tracks, touching his arm. “Mine too. I’m sorry. It never hurts less.”

He nodded. “But they are still king and queen until we are of age, which we will be in a few years in magic terms. Technically, we don’t need to step in yet because the court runs itself when it comes to daily activities. It’s during wars, breaches, and huge political decisions that we have to exercise our command.”

“So, there are trusted advisors?”

“Bronco runs the castle in general and his sister, Jyss, plans the events. There’s another magic who runs interior domestic stuff and more who run individual things like the outside activities, the island security, the castle security, and trading—not that we do trading often. The Winter Court is known for being able to sustain itself.”

“And being formidable pricks,” she said lightly. “Your court is one that no one wants to get entangled with.”

He smirked. “Then we are doing a good job of maintaining our security. Anyway, any shift in the routine