CHAPTER 11
The week went by in a whirlwind. It was soon announced that yes, the King would be coming to the castle. Gani was beside herself when she was notified that he would be sending his personal chef to prepare his meals as well. The guards and knights were compelled to rehearse and prepare their drills in honor of their guests. In the meantime, Peytra was finishing the archways to the Ballroom during the day, carving the Duke’s mask in the evening, and rendezvousing some nights with him, yet they seemed to keep their contact deliberately chaste. There was a break in things when Peytra was invited by Una to get measured by the tailor. It seems the Duke planned to present her at the Ball as his artist-in-residence and was gifting her a gown. Una was also being fitted. It seemed that t
