CHAPTER TWENTYThe Avadierish appeared to realise they were suspected of treason; plans had been put in place to limit their power in the Land of the Phoenix. It would have been hard for them not to feel suspicious, since all of the people suspected to be on their payroll were swiftly replaced by new recruits.
The Avadierish became extra attentive to the king the week after this change in advisers, which made Lumina nervous—especially when the king started smiling at the Avadierish and inviting them to more and more strategy meetings. Lumina made it her mission to spy on as many meetings as possible to find out what was going on.
One night, she hid in the tunnels outside the strategy room while King Arro brought the grand prince into the room, along with his remaining loyal advisers. It w
