Chapter 103: The Princes’ Father
“Maybe not as the king but I can’t say the same about my role as a father...” the king replied with a dismissive way of his hand.
Darius followed his father out of the room before they made their way toward the main meeting hall where he knew that the young maid would be waiting for them.
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To say that the meeting hall was large would be an understatement. Something like gigantic, absurdly enormous, or something that meant super big would be most suitable. After being led to what was the main building on the palace grounds, I was stunned at how grand and luxurious everything was. Unlike the other palaces that I’ve been to before, this place had a stifling air of formality and business.
Madame Cassandra and the man who called himself Callum did the perfect job of giving me a short rundown of the significance of the main building where I now stood and the importance and honor of getting an audience directly with the king. Callum turned out to be one of the king’s senior advisors. According to them, official business was held here in this building, and it was considered more of a workplace rather than part of the living quarters like the other palaces.
The more they described the endless list of examples of official business that were held here, the more I wondered what the king could want from me. Clearly, I had no official business, or any business for that matter to discuss with the king.
After arriving at our destination, the two quickly wished me luck and told me to be polite. Then without further ado, Callum pushed open the large double doors in front of us, and then Madame Cassandra shoved me into the room that awaited beyond.
Just like many times before when I get dragged into a room, the door quickly closed behind me. I doubted that the door to the large hall was locked from the outside but that didn’t give me much confidence or comfort. The air inside felt cold and very still. My eyes immediately took in my new surroundings from the carpet that led the way to the front of the hall to the various flags that hung from the side of the walls. My body froze when I stared up ahead at the two large thrones at the end of the pathway. A lump formed in my throat, and I suddenly found it hard to swallow. I could tell that the thrones were for the king and his queen.