FINNIAN
I fired back, saying, "Nothing."
He looked at me for a while as if he could see through me, the air was thick, even the elders kept their mouths shut... Then he looked away.
“That will be all for today! You’re dismissed!”
He commanded immediately and the elders bowed their heads, their robes brushing the floor as they filed out.
Felda’s father stepped forward slowly, his boots echoing against the ground. “Well done, Your Highness.” He bowed low, the lines of his aged face sinking deeper as he forced a smile. “May I have the honor of seeing Her Highness?”
Rowan’s deep blue eyes slid to Felda, who sat rigid at his side. She didn’t answer, but I saw the way her hand tightened on the dark green silk of his royal cloak. She clung to him like a frightened child, though her face rem
