"This kind of action from the both of you is what I can not tolerate! Not any more!"
Mother Guinevere's voice echoed in the grand hall of the Starlight Castle with an intensity that shook the walls, her sharp tone filling every corner as she scolded Rosette and Misty, who stood before her with lowered heads.
"It was his first day in the Institution and you were supposed to be looking after him. How could you leave him — your own brother — out there?" Her voice trembled with fear and anger. "Do you have any idea what dangers lurk beyond our borders? He is the only son of Eros and already hated by half of this Realm. And you… you abandoned him!"
Rosette, angered eyes cast down, dared to whisper. "It wasn't our fault, Mother. He got himself injured during the game, so we thought—"