CHAPTER SIXTEEN
My heart felt about ready to explode. The color drained from my face and a shiver ran down my spine. “A-are you sure?”
She solemnly nodded. “I am sure.”
I slumped a little lower down the wall and stared ahead with large eyes. “Is. . .is that a good or bad thing?”
“I do not know, but we might ask my father about what we saw.”
I c****d my head to one side and lifted an eyebrow. “Won’t he mind that we were eavesdropping on the conversation?”
She bit her lower lip again. A depression had started to form there. “I am not sure-”
“Arian! Bring your friend out here!”
The command came from the king himself. We had to obey, although we rather reluctantly climbed to our feet. Arian slipped in front of me, bravely bearing the brunt of the attention as she walked out f
