Caius was seated in the drawing room with Lord Nicholas, Lord Charles, the Marquis of Haiyes, Edwin, and two other members of the council. They were the first to arrive and the only ones who could do so on such short notice.
With seven of them, including Caius and Rylen, they were enough to make a major decision without the rest of the members of the council about the next steps to be taken in preparation for the late king's burial.
There were too many things that needed to be done and numerous nobles had to be reached out to but the decision itself didn't take too long.
The king's burial would begin in two days, giving the physicians enough time to prepare the body and place the king on the throne. No one else would be allowed to see the king again until then.
Rylen had already sent word out to even the towns at the outskirts of Velmount, giving them enough time to receive the letter and make it to Velmount by the time the burial commenced.
