Escalation

“Oh, so he is going to meet my brother today, huh?” Anastasia raised her brows and nodded her head in slight amusement after hearing the message that Caspian had sent to her.

She set the teacup down on the table and got up on her feet. Slowly striding towards the mirror, she wondered out loud, “I wonder when Caspian got to know about this meeting. Maybe this morning? He got up and went out of the room very early.”

Anastasia looked at her reflection in the mirror and wondered if Caspian was taking her to the border as well.

She turned her head towards the wardrobe and asked Tilla who was pulling out a gown at the moment. “Tilla, at what time did you say that the meeting was again?”

“It’s tonight at 8, Your Majesty,” Tilla replied without turning her head and looking at the Queen.

“Ah!” Anastasia nodded and looked back at the mirror again. And she understood that she wasn’t going to participate in the meeting tonight.