The gossip spread through Thornfield like wildfire, faster than any official announcement could have. By the time Lyanna and Azrael returned, everyone in the Thornfield seemed to know that the queen couldn't conceive.
Lyanna heard the whispers in the hallways and observed the pitiful and calculating stares. She noticed how few nobles changed their tone when they spoke to her. She was now the barren queen who had failed in her most basic duty.
But thanks to her lack of emotions, she couldn't feel much. She was only upset because she really wanted to have a child. She was upset because she thought she had failed Azrael. Azrael had been supportive of her throughout and tried to divert her attention to other things.
But ignoring it became impossible when Lord Cassius formally requested an emergency council meeting.
