Joanna glared at the guards who tried to protest her entry into the council room.
“You forget yourself. Stand aside or the king will hear of your behaviour.” Joanna fumed as she pushed the doors open herself.
This day was beginning to feel as if she had been dropped into someone else’s life. Pushing her way into the council chambers, she straightened her shoulders as heads turned to look at her, the animated conversation coming to a halt.
Joanna felt a moment of confusion as she glanced at the gathered lords and ladies in the council chamber, not recognising any of them. It gave her pause to wonder what was being discussed with what must be minor lords. The guards who’d followed her had stopped on the threshold of the room.
“Mother. Can I help you with something?”
Her back stiffened a
