I took a deep breath and squeezed Aunt Maddie's small hand in mine.
We were currently waiting in front of the council room I had been in yesterday. Today, though, we'd only be speaking with the royal family.
Everything she had confessed to me last night was still reeling in my head and I wasn't sure how much more I could take. Judging by Aunt Maddie's silence this morning at breakfast, she had a lot more to tell. I glanced over at her and saw that her eyes were already on me. She bore a worried look on her face.
"Indigo, please try to understand the things I tell you in there. They won't all be easy to hear, and it will be a lot to take in. I want to apologize to you now for not telling you sooner. You've been ready a long time, it was me who was scared."
She grasped my hand tighter as
