Chapter 22
It had been just over two months since the wedding, and most, but not all of the guests, had returned to their estates scattered throughout the Kingdom. A few remained to try to gain favor with the new Queen. Gifts for the couple continued to arrive and included some exotic fabrics from the Free Cities, which Rozlynn recognized as Elven silk. The trade between her people and the Free Cities continued, even while both denied the existence of the other.
"You can delay no longer.” Drianna sat with the Queen in the sorceress' parlor off the garden. The morning sun streamed through the windows, brightening the room, if not the mood. "There is no reason to delay and every reason for you to more forward, Princess."
"You must stop calling me that, Drianna," Rozlynn said, sipping t
