Damien's Pov
To say my mother, Queen Sophia, was mad was an understatement. I had not only gone behind her back, but I had sent out the schedule without her authorization or that of any of the palace advisors. I didn't want anything to get back to her. Her disappointed face whenever we were in the same room was a small price to pay.
I had already packed up everything for my journey to Veredentia, having received the communication that I was welcome. I had been a bit doubtful at the beginning, thinking both Adrian and Nuru did not want to see me.
I was in my office looking through the news. I was still in the headlines, having been spotted in the company of dignitaries and during a few visits I had made. But the case and everything had died down, and people were beginning to focus on ot
