A pin-drop silence ensued after Zinigrid's words. Both Saritsa and the queen looked at the second prince, and yet he was full of rage and anger that he didn't even bother to hide. Xolani glared at the emperor as if he would jump at the other and rip the demon's throat out. He even looked like smoke was coming out of his head.
In the end, Xolani reeled in his emotions and retracted his glare. He then looked at Saritsa and made a mental evaluation of her physical appearance. Actually, when the two royal houses first spoke of it, Xolani made a rather strong disagreement. Since Zinigrid favored this second prince, House Flaura didn't force it and just apologized to House Volen. Saritsa even received a beating of words from this man before.
