[Kelson, having been brought up knowing he'd be king one day, had learned how to disassociate himself early, most likely through experience, necessity and watching his father do it himself. It was a skill he probably still needed to work on, disassociating some areas of his life were harder than others. The mask, however? That was easy. He knew his role and how he was expected to play it.]

No one is, and no one should be.

[If they had asked, it might have been a different story. But that hadn't asked. There had been no diplomatic overtures, just immediate need.]

Not yet, not entirely. But there are some who, perhaps, I might be able to in the future. You have to start somewhere my lady, or you will be very tired indeed.

[She was far too cynical for one so young.But both their worlds had stripped the naiveté out of them, and now they knew there were things far crueler.]

I don't know much about flowers, but aren't weeds just plants which someone has deemed unwanted? It sounds to me like perhaps yours weren't weeds at all.