"Fine," Austin nodded. "Let's begin the preparations."
Silence settled over the study. Alina sat frozen, her fingers tightly intertwined with Austin's while her pounded rapidly in her chest.
Arcasedia.
The kingdom that had abandoned her mother. And now she was supposed to walk into it as her forgotten daughter.
She felt a storm of emotions inside her at once. Fear and guilt for dragging everyone into this. But she was also curious to finally see her mother's homeland.
"We must leave within the week if we want to reach the Arcasedia's capital Kaelara in time for the next court session," Laura explained. "I will prepare everything we need to know about the key players at court."
Dorian leaned back in his chair, calm and composed as always.
"I can help you," he said. "You all can travel with me as part of an official diplomatic delegation from Astoria. It will make border crossings easier and give us more protection."
