CHAPTER 33The next night, the general and his unit insisted on escorting Lumina into the palace. She showed them the secret tunnels, as she had Ishton when she was younger. They said their goodbyes and the general left her in the safety of her room.
Lothaire greeted her and promptly fell asleep in the secret room. Perhaps he was exhausted from all the court intrigue that was going on. Her rebels had informed her that some nobles had begun fawning over the Avadierish prince in anticipation that he would soon have a great deal more power in the court than she would ever allow him.
Stomping down on the fire that burst within her stomach at this, Lumina took in a steadying breath. She knew that the courtiers were trying to guess whom the balance of power would favour in the future. Now that
