Chapter 80: The spider strikes.
Silence enveloped the room, so much so that you could hear a tiny pin drop on the floor. Not a single fork or spoon was moving, every eye was looking at either the grand duke, Sigrid, the king or the crown prince.
The grand duke’s face paled in fright, he seemed to realize what he had just said, and how his words belittled the king and the crown prince. While he could look down on Sigrid’s family because they were less powerful than he was, the king was different.
Everybody knew, there was nothing king Raff hated more than being looked down on. They held their breath, waiting for him to explode as he usually did in such situations. To their surprise, the king wiped his hands with a towel and then cleaned his mouth and stood up.
"Dinner is over, you can all leave." he declared in a grave voice.
"Your highness..." Donald Silberuss, the grand dukes third son stood up and called out to the king desperately. He wanted to explain that his father’s words should not be blown out of context.
However, it was too late, the king did not turn back, he just continued on his way.
Prince Galen raised a wine glass and toasted at Sigrid, he nodded once and then laughed.
Roland meanwhile mimicked his father’s actions, cleaning his hands and mouth as he spoke slowly. "A lot of people seem to be under the impression that I cannot protect my wife, it seems like I must work harder as her husband and the crown prince of Eldoria to dispel such misgivings." He stood up and bowed his head to the queen. "We will be taking our leave now, mother."
The queen nodded and she gave Sigrid a once over before standing up and leaving as well.