"Advise?" Caius asked in clear disbelief.
For a moment, the crown prince looked as though he might strike him, and Thomas instinctively braced for impact. Thomas was not scared of the crown prince's reaction; he expected as much. He had spoken out of turn, but he needed something that would get the crown prince's attention.
Thomas didn't know a lot, just that the crown prince had to go along with this marriage charade on the King's orders, but there was something else he knew: the crown prince didn't want to lose Rose.
"I didn't mean it in that manner, Your Highness. Please pardon me. I apologize for going against your orders but please consider, Your Highness, one night would not hurt."
"No," Caius stated, his mind unchanged. "Get out. Get the carriage ready."
