Chapter 128: Plots and Announcements

She was nervous, pacing the little parlor of his rooms. While he had her things moved into the queen’s rooms, she hadn’t spent much time in them. She held the drafts of the birth announcements that Raven had the royal calligrapher create for them. They wouldn’t be going out until the baby had arrived, but it was the best way to tell Adolph.

“Laurel?” She stopped and turned as Adolph entered the room with a surprised expression. “What are you doing here? It’s almost dinnertime.”

She smiled, “I thought… we could have dinner together in private.”

Adolph smiled, coming closer, “Private, hm?”

His tone set a flush in her cheeks and lowered her gaze, “Yes… Though I have something to tell you…”

Adolph frowned, flinching as he eyed her, “What is it?”

Laurel startled, shaking her head and drawing closer, “Nothing bad. I promise. Sit down.”

Adolph sunk onto the couch and she sat beside him. She set the drafts in front of him, but his eyes widened at the first one she placed in front of him. He