Almost everyone had disappeared to their own rooms, Rosette had taken Caspian to get him settled into a spare chamber, considering that he needed to rest before they were all to return back to Elyandria to take the throne.
Emyr and Bacilius left to make necessary arrangements for their journey. Priamos left to inform Niko of the changes in the plan and to give him the good news that their queen was, in fact, not leaving them.
The last one to leave was Asteria, who had hugged Seraphina closely and had told her how happy she was that she was safe.
Seraphina and Drystan were the only ones left in the lounging area and it was evident that as the court left them alone one by one, there was a growing tension which became more prominent between them.
For the first few moments, neither of t
