Bira sobbed even louder. The atmosphere in the hall was even more gloomy. The remaining maids were relieved, the traitor had been found, their necks would be spared.
The doors of the hall caved in. Roland, marched in like a knight that had come to conquer the territory of another rule. His movements were quick, portraying the urgency that he was feeling.
He pulled Sigrid out of the chair and embraced her tightly. "What happened? I heard that you were poisoned."
News traveled very fast in the castle. Knights posted outside of the door to the ballroom had been whispering about the matters inside when another red knight overheard them.
He shared the news with a maid, that shared it with another. Eventually, after passing through many channels, the news reached Roland's ears. He was in the middle of a meeting with his advisors and he abandoned it immediately. His wife was the most important thing.
