Janina was gone, and with her, the only person who could explain what had happened.
Ryan walked toward the castle doors with the dignity of a king who definitely hadn't just had his ear bitten by a dragon. His ear, by the way, was still there. Intact. Slightly wet, but intact. He preferred not to think about that part.
Two figures awaited him at the entrance. Eva and Alicia. Standing, stiff, wearing the expressions of someone about to hear a sentence.
Great.
"Your Majesty, what... what was all that?"
Alicia's brow was barely furrowed. Barely. With her, that was the equivalent of another person screaming and breaking furniture. It was evident that she had seen everything from the courtyard. Absolutely everything.
"If the others were awake..." she murmured, leaving the sentence hanging.
There was no need to finish it. Ryan could complete it all by himself, and no version ended well for the castle's furniture.
