Chapter 417: A woman unlike any other (1)
Another day passed by in Lockwood and now it was time for Annalise to enter the court to discuss the truce. After spending a day with Rafael’s friends whom she now felt had become her own, Annalise entered the court not feeling worried about what would happen today.
She was not worried on the trip here to Lockwood and a day with supportive people helped her to be more relaxed.
Rafael was the only one at her side at the moment as the knights couldn’t enter. They were to travel with few people so should a fight break out, no one would be outnumbered by the knights. The only person to accompany them was the duke who was yet to arrive.
As Annalise walked into the court, she noticed how many people were looking their way. Her way.
It was no surprise that they would all be curious about someone from the border. None of them had ever seen one of her people unless they had been exposed for living in this kingdom and captured. Even then Annalise had a feeling that people were pointed out to be from the border when they were not but no one listened to them.
Annalise stared right back at those watching her because she was just as curious of what the people who ran to the king and complained about her coming here weeks ago looked like. She hoped to run into them today and have a word about that. They were not to stay at home today and hide from her after they pushed back her speaking with the king.
Annalise looked down at the hand Rafael was holding after he had given it a tiny squeeze. She thought the people in the court were still in great danger even though they said the knights or her guards could not come.
She was courting the commander of knights. The man who led the largest number of knights in the kingdom and her future father-in-law was the past commander. River still had his connections sprinkled through the palace. She was well protected without her guards.
"Sir Rafael," a man greeted Rafael as he walked to them before they could go further into the court.