The others—namely the king—frightened me. I would be nothing but a ball of nerves in front of him.
Oh no. This is going to be a disaster…
“You don’t need to worry, Maeve,” the queen said, trying to comfort me. “It’ll only be the family you’ve already met.”
The family I already met. I couldn’t help but wonder if that really meant everyone.
“Will… Eric be there?” I asked.
The queen seemed stunned by my question but quickly maintained her stately composure. “If he feels well enough to attend, then I see no reason why he would not,” she replied, though I detected some hesitation. “Although, it entirely depends on him in the end. I hadn’t realized you two had become acquainted already, my dear.”
So… Eric hadn’t told his mother. I was not sure if that was a testament to any potential lack
