The guards grabbed me by the arms and yanked me to my feet. Once I was standing, they continued to

grip, as if I might try to run away.

I’m not surprised,” Lena said, turning up her nose at me. “It was only a matter of time before this one

started some trouble.”

I struggled to maintain my calm. “She wished harm onto my daughter.”

Kirsten rolled her eyes. “Please. No one believes that. I am of the highest breeding. My word carries so

much more weight than yours, or that of your spawn.”

“But-

off

“Save your excuses for the head of the royal guard.” Lena cut me off. “He’ll be the one deciding a

punishment that will fit this show of disrespect.”

The head of the royal guard? Not the King or Queen or the princes?

seen the confusion on my

the royal family about. These matters can be handled by the palace

began forming in my stomach. What punishment could the head of

likely to be ejected from the competition without

flat before the

ΠΕ

smaller, windowless room. Or take away some of my freedom of movement through the grounds. Perhaps, they

I could handle. None of them were

deepest fear was that they would

me silent and complacent, as Kirsten

would save you again? You should know by now,

deserve to breathe the same air as the

whom he can speak to,”

that Nicholas would not speak to anyone common was a

me had been regarding our shared

smile tightened. Her eyebrow twitched, revealing the truth of her barely–hidden

you because he is a good person and he feels bad

actually have a chance

about my place here. I knew I was allowed to stay

of the royal family among the

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