"Thank you for your time today, my lords and ladies."
Cecilia greeted the assembly as they gathered once more in the courtyard.
It was due to tell them her own plans, after all. And whatever those plans were, the gathered lords understood their new role. Abide by her words, and do not, under any circumstance, side with the Delanivis or the Vasilievs.
There were still many other, more delicate questions swirling unspoken in their minds. Chief among them, of course, what, exactly, was the nature of the relationship between the Saintess, the Dragon Lord, and the Black Wolf King?
And now, with the clearly devastated Golden Prince also in the picture… just how complicated was this new alliance going to get?
"I assume everyone here already understands the consequences of betrayal," Cecilia said, her voice not loud, but carrying the weight of the two formidable presences flanking her.
