It was well after midnight by the time everyone finally called it a night. Ristéard had ordered one of the guards at the door to escort Ricki and her parents to the living quarters where they would be staying. He assured them that those that remained in the palace were loyal only to him when her dad grumbled that he would prefer to return to Ajaska’s warship with her and her mom.
Ristéard had stubbornly refused her dad’s request. It wasn’t until he threatened to send her parents back alone that her dad reluctantly agreed to spend one night here. Ricki knew her dad was just trying to be protective of her and her mom, but he also understood the importance of helping to save an entire planet of people.
The guard had shown her to one set of rooms while her parents had been given the quarters
