Why?
It had to be one prince after another.
At least Aurien had been…manageable. More than that, actually. After what Ezra had just witnessed, Aurien had become unexpectedly respectable.
But Kaelis?
Of all people.
'Of course it's him,' Ezra thought bitterly. 'Who else would make a point of appearing right now?'
Out of all the princes, Kaelis seemed to take a special kind of pleasure in provoking him. Again and again. The smirks. The little jabs. The constant testing.
And now?
In front of all three orders?
In front of the Sunward Sentinels?
"Hello? Ezra the Ice Knight. Did you hear me?"
'Ezra the Ice—what?'
Ezra felt his eye twitch.
He inhaled slowly, counting the breath in his head before turning around. His expression was blank. Controlled.
He bowed. "Your Highness."
Calm.
Measured.
It would have worked, if not for the way Kaelis was grinning.
The moment Ezra straightened, Kaelis exaggeratedly rubbed his arms as if shivering.
