It took them less than an hour to come back out. All the wolves in the palace can feel it when Aris moves around the palace, so I have gotten pretty good at reading their body language to anticipate it too. In a way I could feel it as well sometimes, but only if we have been apart for too long or if either of us is very emotional. The guards always straightened their backs when he approached, my handmaidens always made sure not to block the line of sight from the door to me.
So, when the guards straightened their backs, I got up from my spot on the stairs. I had spent most of the past hour trying to coax Eleanor into saying her first word, but she still just babbled back to me or gave me the ‘Mom, are you crazy?’ look. The door opened not long after, but judging by the looks on everyone’
