Present Day
Unlike the previous night, Sylvin did not hurry Yelena from the chamber as soon as the meal was concluded and the revelry began, taking the opportunity to meet with several knights at various tables and make plans for the morning, she realised.
The food was removed but wine and other beverages were circulated by a team of slaves, and her goblet was never empty. Several times her eyes went to the golden King upon his throne and found his eyes upon her. The hair stood up along her arms each time, her body feeling his gaze like a touch, and she shifted uneasily on her seat.
She tried to imagine what would occur when she went to his chamber, but her mind shied from picturing it.
The bard was replaced by a minstrel group, and the music shifted into dance rhythms, encou
