Chapter 13

Elizabeth's POV Lunch with Garrett and Violet ended uneventfully. Even while they ate, their sharp eyes vigilantly scanned the place for any suspicious activity or sign of danger. When lunch ended, I called my parents. I wouldn't be going back home for another few days because there was a conference I had to attend. I would be officially presented to the world as Ashton's betrothed and the announcement of our engagement would happen a few months after that. Garrett went to map out the layout of the palace grounds while Violet and I practiced my ancient Crysauralian. At first, I thought I'd just have to learn to speak it, but apparently, I had to learn how to read and write it too. After we were finished, I still had an hour before the meeting with the royals. I was considering heading back to the library to read another one of the books when a message alert chimed on my phone. I was pleased to see that it was from Micah, who was in the middle of c