The hour before midnight, the palace was already filled to the brim.
Having learned her lesson, Seraphira ensured the palace was crawling with guards even though it was a little too late for such caution. The damage had already been done.
In uncertain times like this, the overwhelming presence of the soldiers only made the common Fae uneasy. Yet none of them wanted to leave. They needed to see the execution with their own eyes.
The entire kingdom had been thrown into shock when the news broke that Baron had staged a rebellion. Not that the conflict itself was surprising. Baron and Seraphira had always been at each other's throats. It had only been a matter of time before one of them fell.
Most had assumed it would be the queen.
She was the one dependent on Baron's life force. What truly shocked them was that Seraphira survived, and the retaliation that followed.
