Theora couldn't believe the last few seconds; it felt like a nightmare she should be able to wake up from. And yet, they were all standing there in confused, shocked silence as Queen Kathedra slowly rose from her seat, looking enraged.
"Lady De Winter!" she barked. "How dare you bring such a monstrous and dangerous being inside the Royal Palace, and how dare you accuse your Queen!"
"And don't you know better than anyone how dangerous those things are, Queen Kathedra?" Andromea retorted. "Why don't you explain to our audience here exactly what wendigos are?"
Theora had never seen the Queen go so mute, so still, or so pale. She glanced around, but the audience seemed just as confused about what was going on. Hyperius and Philipa looked at their sister with the same look of utter disbel
