The whole crowd gasped at Lumina’s challenge. Everyone exchanged glances. This girl must be delusional if she thought she could beat the king and she was a servant no less. There was no way the king would accept the challenge.
“How dare you challenge the-” Mason started, only to be interrupted yet again.
“I accept your challenge.” The King declared loud enough for everyone to hear.
Whispers erupted around the room until they subsided as the King stood to take off his velvet cloak. He walked down from the platform and stood in front of Lumina; he wasn’t glaring at her but his face did not give any inclination of what he was thinking. Lumina stood her ground even when she realized King Warrick had also grown more in the last two years. He had put on another three inches at least and h
