"Your Highness, with all due respect, I still believe this is unnecessary," said Jason, your personal knight, concern in his voice despite his serious demeanor.

Your duty as a princess was not just to sit on the throne and wait for things to happen. You personally volunteered to travel to the other side of the kingdom to resolve a potential war between two territories through diplomacy rather than violence. Obviously, Jason found it damn dangerous for you.

It's not that Jason didn't trust your abilities – he did. But going to a territory with a looming war, with no clear indication of when it might erupt, obviously worried him. Sure, he would be with you all the time, but as a knight, he knew what war was like. It was definitely not a place for a princess with delicate hands and a sweet voice destined to reign from the throne. Oh, Jason would give his life and dignity to protect your hands and voice.