Chapter 23

Diana Collins Queen Robin spent the whole week giving me a crash course on being a royal. It was only kind of sort of a nightmare. She was nice enough to do it subtly. When it came to my posture and social graces, she told me she didn't need to do much work. Much of what she had me do was learn about packs, greet visiting wolves, and familiarize myself with royal law and protocol. She introduced me to the courtiers, who were all too eager to befriend me. I was wary of them though; a lot of them seemed fake. I saw the glint in their eyes when they saw my Gold bracelet. I wanted to hide it all the time, but whenever I found myself not wanting to be bothered I'd put it on full display. Most of them would stay away, too intimidated. Caroline, the maid assigned to me, was a big help. She was friendly enough, always chatting me up€I welcomed it, I missed the noise of my friends after all. She was a complete chatterbox: she had dirt on possibly every courtier in the palace. It w