"What was that?" Seraphina asked Drystan as she came back to sit down beside him after Giselle and Nikolai left to take a round through the throne room to ensure that everything was alright.
"What was what?" Drystan questioned.
By now, only Priamos and Bacilius were standing in their position as the royal soldiers of the king whereas Emyr, Rosette, and Ilaria had decided to check up on the rest of the court one by one.
"Why did you go silent when Giselle reveal her pregnancy to us?" Seraphina asked more clearly in a voice that was only audible to him.
"I froze." He whispered. "I just...I just remembered the number of lives that this war puts at risk and I know that I shouldn't be thinking like this at the moment but this is all I can think of."
Seraphina's eyes softened as she sta
