The note was confusing, at least to Soraya. The azurite necklace was from Prince Killian, who probably did not know what it meant to witches. He might or might not be offering marriage because of the binding. It was understandable if it was the former. Royals had always been primed to grab power, especially the men. Killian seemed to like her enough. In those days, liking each other was more than any other arrangement that you could get into.
But what the princess could not understand and accept was her mother’s perceived threat. How could Adrian mean her harm? He would have already done so during the many times she had been there alone? Didn’t he say he was trying something – a warding spell to protect her family from harm?
It confused the princess that it was easy for her to forgive t
