Mirenelle sat all alone at the round table as she listened to the master of ceremonies list out the order of service. Even though she was the only one alone at the table, she didn't feel the loneliness it brought. Instead, he mind drifted far away to her children and her husband. She worried less about her husband because he was a strong and powerful man. The main cause of her worry was her second son, Damien.
Some days ago, before dawn, she had found stains of blood on his dirty laundry. Mira hadn't been able to sleep and so decided to watch her kids sleep instead to while away time. After that day, the amount of blood stains only increased so much so that she had to personally instruct the laundry maids to bring his dirty clothes to her chambers every day.
