Preparing For The Worst

Once Seren stopped, everyone clapped and showered her with praise. Lady Tyra could not help but be curious, "Your Majesty, this melody…"

"Isn't it good?" Seren asked her, her eyes curved with pride. 

"Ah, yes. It is beautiful, Your Majesty," Lady Tyra said as she swallowed the words she was about to say. 

The next several days passed by peacefully with Seren busy learning the zither without Drayce's knowledge. On the other hand, Drayce was occupied as well with the potential problems that would occur at the border between Megaris and Thevailes and was in a meeting day in and day out, discussing military arrangements with his generals. 

The day before leaving for Abetha, Drayce and Slayer disappeared from the palace, only to appear at the westernmost territory of the kingdom, at the fortress on the first line of defence against Thevailes, by using his power of teleportation.