First thing in the morning after introducing Silvia to the palace staff, Daniel resigned himself to publicizing the fact that he was officially announcing his engagement. If it had to be done, it would be best to get it done as soon as possible. He didn’t want another visit from the archbishop threatening to withdraw the bishop militia if he procrastinated further. Since his attempt to use the public gathering limitation to avoid committing himself to the new saint had failed, he decided to have a written notice prepared which he would send to the town criers to proclaim to the citizens.
His one consolation was that if he was able to find a way to circumvent the forced marriage, it would be less of an impact than if he made the betrothal announcement with all the usual pomp and cir
