#Chapter 181: A Bad Taste

I managed to choke down a respectable quantity of dinner, and I was a bit sorry that I missed out on enjoying it. The roast was delicious, perfectly herbed, and juicy. We’d been served succulent vegetables and delectable desserts, all of which dried to ash on my tongue. I was eating with a monster. I was positive of it, and I was furious with him that my conviction of that was waffling. Once dinner was over, I gratefully retreated back to my bedroom. I hadn’t once seen Theo since the mousey man had taken him away, and he still wasn’t waiting for me when I got back. I collapsed to the bed, nearly ready to cry myself to sleep, when someone knocked on the door. I pulled myself together as best I could and went and answered, shocked to find the Dowager Luna Queen standing outside my door. I quickly found my manners and invited the king’s mother into my room. “I’m sorry,” I stammered. “I’ve never hosted royalty in my rooms before. I have no idea what sort of hospitality I should be offer