~~~~~Lilly~~~~~
Time passed quickly, and she stood in an Audience Chamber within the Royal Palace of Rel before the King and his family. Aaron was at her side, bowing as his father and mother looked on. Two more gathered there, Lilly assumed, were Rebecca’s parents; looked on in a mixture of anger and fear. Lilly could understand that, since there was talk of punishing them for lying to the throne. After they left Littoral, they set a course for Rel, ignoring the other kingdoms near there in favor of working the job the King of Littoral presented her with. The air in the room was tense as everyone watched Lilly and Aaron.
“So, she left of her own choosing and is now married to Sebastian, then? Hm. Your decision concerning the dowry was a superb choice, son. I knew the
