I averted my gaze, sensing that I was making her even more nervous.
"Speak, what happened?"
commanded the queen to the trembling servant.
"I... I... am..."
She was still shaking, glancing furtively at Naiyah.
"What? Don't waste our time,"
said Alice.
"You have no idea how precious our time is,"
addressed Alline.
"Exactly,"
concluded Amory.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I... I was... I was carrying tea to Prince Aviel in order to wake him up for his morning training, but I heard a lion roaring inside and I... I found a... a lion surrounded by mist that was fighting Prince Aviel. He was fighting while his mate was unconscious,"
she explained without making eye contact with anyone. She was lying, I didn't know why.
"A lion covered and shrouded in mist??? Isn't that one of the guardia
