~Mass Release ended.
The guard's blood sprayed across the floor and the Chancellor's face as he continued, relentless in his fury.
Finally, he stopped, breathing heavily, his voice as cold as the air around a corpse. "Come in."
He barked at the guard by the door. "Take this useless rat and throw him into the ocean. And bring Princess Araben to the garden."
~*~
Aunt Even was immersed in preparations for the banquet when Rebedina entered the gallery, flanked by a group of noblewomen. Aunt Even scoffed under her breath. Some things never changed, Rebedina, always dragging a small army behind her like a mama duck with her brood in tow.
"Princess Eve! Are you going to design everything without consulting me?"
