At the South Palace
News had already reached Ava that Princess Riela was missing, and the West Palace had erupted into chaos as everyone searched for her. It wasn’t the first time this had happened. Ever since the Princess had lost her sanity, there had been episodes like this—sometimes violent, sometimes even deadly.
Still, they always managed to track Riela down before things went too far. That was why the Queen Mother never allowed anyone into the West Palace except those she trusted most. For this very reason, the palace was heavily guarded and kept under strict watch.
She smirked, setting aside the manuscript she had been reading.
Today, things had certainly turned messy, but what caught her off guard was Gavriel’s decisiveness. Not only had he dealt with the uproar, but he had ev
