"How do I look?"
Vance glanced at the princess walking beside him and sighed inwardly. This was the fifth time she had asked him this question since they'd begun their approach to the gathering. But as her personal knight and only friend, he could only give her a thumbs up, indicating it was amazing.
Princess Aurelia smoothed down her reddish silk gown one more time before nodding, seemingly satisfied with his reassurance.
They continued walking in comfortable silence through the castle corridors, the distant sounds of the celebration growing louder with each step. The quiet gave Vance more time to ponder the recent events.
They had arrived just yesterday, and without any incidents. They hadn't encountered any more assassins either, which was both a relief and a source of lingering unease.
The memory of that harrowing night at the Luthaire barony still haunted his thoughts.
