Spring 965 MC
Anna entered the room, Alric at her side, to see King Leofric already seated. He rose at her entrance as did his advisors.
"Greetings, Your Majesty," she said.
"Welcome to Weldwyn," said the king. "I trust your journey was pleasant."
"It was. The library at the Dome was most impressive."
"Yes," agreed Alric. "It took all my powers of persuasion to convince her to leave. Luckily, the marshal here backed me up."
The king chuckled. "Then we must count ourselves lucky to have him along. May we dispense with the formalities? I"m eager to get to work."
"By all means," Anna said, waiting as a servant pulled out the chair. She sat, watching as Alric and Gerald took their seats. As was her custom, Beverly stood behind the queen while Tempus took up his usual spot beneath the ta
