[ The King ]
Despite the light chatter the room still felt heavy. Noémie was most likely destroying her room while we ate. I had absolutely no idea how to deal with my Daughter in a constructive manner. Thinking about it made my head ache, along with my heart. Not for the first time I wished her Mother were still here.
Plenty of little details were catching my eye as we enjoyed the food. Joseph was very quiet. Not their usual mindful observational quiet but a distracted quiet, almost sad. I was very thankful for their use of magic earlier to hide the spectacle my children were making of themselves. Not that it would do much overall. The gossip would traverse the castle in no time.
Healer Asperonin was a little edgy. I felt there was something he wanted to get back to but considering
