Private It's Dangerous in the Lion's Den

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Lori lay on her back, tucking her arms under her pillows as she just stared up at the ceiling. It would probably be a weird thing for anyone to walk into and see; a newlywed couple separated by pillows in their bed. But it was what made them comfortable with eachother.

"Well, we're supposed to work together, right? And you're the heir. Whatever goes on that could affect the Empire, you'd need to know about it. Secrets wouldn't do us any good. And I don't plan on holding any."

It wasn't as though there was any reason for her to hold any secrets from Rex Valhoun . There was nothing that she knew that he couldn't know about. She didn't work for anyone but herself.

Whether or not he'd be the same way, she didn't know. But she hoped so.

 

[Rex Valhoun]

"Yeah, we gotta work together and avoid secrets."

They both knew that some secrets would need to be had, or at least Rex assumed Loreena would agree with such a notion. But he would do his best to avoid keeping things from her, especially when the time comes for him to be king. The working together part should be easy, Loreena seemed to have The Empire's interests at heart, just like Rex himself. Common goals meant an alliance by default. They likely wouldn't even need to try to work together. It should be natural. Hopefully this assumption was correct....