In the small area were they were safe from the crowds, Ree studied the boy. He realized the low brow food the was used too was not good for the royal. His stomach most likely could not handle it. He laughed. “It is nothing I can not save for later.” He said pulling the other once more in to the crowded fray. This time he let the silence stretch, he realized he could not expect the other to be a magical problem solver, nor to stay with him for the rest of his life. This time he would not detour. Once leaving the market place Ree began to tread towards the castle. .