#Chapter 114: Announcement

Evelyn The announcement came at midday. I had been surprised when it arrived. Admittedly, I had thought my father would hold off on such an event, but I’d also heard him insisting to other council members that the people needed a break, a relief. And I couldn’t exactly argue with that. It came delivered by heralds through the corridors of the palace in a crisp invitation sealed with the royal sigil my father had pressed into the wax. I had accepted it with a scoff, like I might have been able to reject it or not go. As the princess, my presence was practically a requirement. I felt as though even dismissing the letter itself would be ill-advised. So I opened it all the same and read its contents: There was going to be a ball to celebrate the end of the war. The word made me raise a brow. Celebrate? With Scott still lurking in the shadows, unpunished and dangerous, it seemed a little soon to be announcing that everything was over. There were still enemies to conquer. E