Adam's dark words stuck with Seraphina long after she had retreated back to their shared bedroom. Alios was still lounging on the bed, looking as though he hadn't moved an inch except to recline more easily on the long couch amongst the round goose-feather cushions. With the way he was behaving, you wouldn't think he was currently under unofficial house arrest. The man was acting as if he were on a luxurious holiday, which he kind of was now that Seraphina thought about it. In the palace he was often sequestered away in his office, surrounded by documents and other assorted petitions. Even his bedroom had looked more like a place of work than a room or respite. Here though, with no other option but to stay put and wait for some verdict to be announced, he was free to relax as much as he wa
