Morning broke at nakatanggap naman ako ng mensahe mula kay Raven saying that he'll be coming home today. Nakangiti akong bumangon sa kama at agad na narinig sina Azrael at Bryen sa sala na nag-uusap.
Bigla naman silang tumahimik nang makababa ako.
"What is it?" tanong ko sa kanilang dalawa. Kita ko ang galit sa mga mata ni Bryen at tumayo ito't naglakad papunta sa veranda.
Napatingin naman ako kay Azrael. He looked at me before he said, "The three queens demanded they see the high lord. They wanted to talk to him. They don't want to submit to the Alvaros clan."
I gritted my teeth. After all those insults they threw. After all those things they said to me, to Raven, and to his court--
"And what makes them think the High Lord would talk to them? We stand by our words. Aliana said tha
