While Rania was trapped in the Forbidden Chamber, and Zeid was still recuperating from his major injury, the candidates for queen were now also entering a new stage of their lives. It all started a few weeks after Rania's disappearance.
All the house leaders were gathered by Servus, the king's aid, in a meeting room. Once ready, they all sat down across a big round table and started discussing.
"House Leaders," he started. "By this time, I believe you're all done training and preparing your candidates."
"Yes, we are," the house leaders chorused.
"Then, it is time for the real competition to begin."
The house leaders nodded.
"As we have announced to you all on the night of their capture, we only need one queen since the king is not that pleased with the selections. That being said, we could still keep the remaining top ten as a consort in case our king gets bored with the queen."
"Ohh~, so we're keeping...eleven in total?" Malum asked.
