MILAN
The soldiers were tense. I could tell because they had been keeping their hands close to the hilt of their swords ever since Marietta and I got here and I knew it was because of Crista. Hells, even I was tense because of her.
Royalty and a witch… Who would have thought?
I hadn't expected father to drop the news on everyone like that and Marietta’s reaction to it told me that she had had no idea who Crista was, unlike I had thought. I had also not expected father to be that calm after finding out that she had magic and it seemed like it was just me and my father's wives that were shocked.
The man had basically ordered the witch that was found in the town to be burnt at a stake without a trial and even though I was glad that he didn't plan to do the same to Crista, something felt o
