George looked at Samsul and smiled. He bowed to the man, "I'm sorry. I just couldn't keep my distance," He smirked at the man, "She and this country need a royal, not a guard with a title."

Anastasia returned slightly after, "Gerald says he thinks it would be a good idea... I haven't seen much of Greenspring, after all. He also said that taking a break would be a good idea," she bit her lip and looked at Samsul, "I can't help anyone if I don't know how they are living..." She looked at George and took Samsul's hand before pulling him away from the King. She looked up at him, "I know you are against this... And I know... That I shouldn't leave Greenspring because we are still at war and someone might jump on the chance to attack... But I'm tired," She confessed, "I've been working nonstop to become this Queen that I think everyone wants me to be... I have to keep being strong about what happened to my mother because everyone here is watching me... If I leave for a little bit... There won't be so many eyes on me and I can finally stop having to pretend like I'm okay..." She bit her lip, "But I want Greenspring to be safe while I'm gone and Gerald would do a wonderful job with taxes and trades but I need someone to protect Greenspring," She squeezed his hand that she still held, "Could you do that?"