“Thank you for coming,” Isabelle said, her eyes quickly going through each and every person in the hall. The king was resting in the chair on the head of the table, his face looking frighteningly pale and tired, but his eyes observed her carefully as if he knew what she was about to say. Queen Lillian sat on a comfortable-looking stool close by, a few cushions surrounding her. Although she had tried very hard not to look completely frustrated by the fact that she was summoned into her own domain, her expression barely hid it. “I have an announcement to make.”
The company ended with Jaden and Tamara, both standing awkwardly by their parents. Isabelle wasn’t planning to invite Tamara to this improvised assembly, but then she decided that excluding her might sour their unsteady relationship
