A week later, the coronation of the young Rylan as the King of the Western Kingdom is being held. The same priest at the wedding is the one that will put the crown on Rylan's head. The heat of last week's commotion has cooled down. Nobody seemed to be complaining because the crown is passed on, as intended, to the first-born son of Axton. Everybody thinks that it is just like Axton retired and let his son take his place. Veandra made the right choice—they all agree upon that. Then this prospered a solid alliance between the two kingdoms. She is there, standing near the priest as he puts the crown on Rylan's head. When he did, he turned around to face the applause from his people saying that they are glad to serve him from now on. It made him a little more confident as well as a mild worry
