230 Unexpected

"So what happened in both the villa, the cathedral, and then in Ashgraufelsen is that Lady Saskia, now Princess Alexa, had a sacred relic with her?"

Prior Reuben Van der Velt rubbed his palms with his fingers, probably alleviating the symptoms of sweaty hands. His eyebrows furrowed as Alexander finished the long story, showing his astonishment at what he was hearing.

The night had come so quickly, and as agreed, the Prince Regent received the Prior for a private dinner. Narses and Blue Eyes were with them, in the same room in which Alexa was once exposed to ridicule in front of a small court.

The Princess could not help being dumbstruck by the twists and turns of life, but the situation was not yet comfortable.