CHAPTER TWENTY
ANCAERA
“Wait!” They all stopped and looked at me expectantly. “Before we go, may I have a moment alone in your office?”
“I don’t understand,” Rhesaeda said. “What for?”
“I’m sorry,” I told her. “I can’t explain right now. I’ll be with you as quickly as I can.”
I stepped into her office and brought out my comm-dev as soon as I had closed the door. Thankfully, Dzurala responded immediately.
“We are with Minister Rhesaeda,” I explained. “I believe we will be speaking with the King and Queen shortly.”
“I’m glad to hear it,” she told me. “I’ll get everything ready on this end. Proceed as planned.”
I broke the connection and put the comm-dev back in the pouch. I stepped out of the office and nodded my readiness.
We followed Dimas up several flights of stairs and down cor
