Over the next month, Arawn and Evanna stayed at the palace to celebrate the winter solstice. Once the celebrations were over, though, they began preparing to leave. After Eleanor's execution, the royal family celebrated the unity of the Flori through Evanna and Arawn's engagement. They were to marry in the elven lands, which Evanna preferred anyway, especially now that her mother was well enough to travel.
During this time, William and George were quiet, their food was barely touched, and presents were looked upon with forced small smiles. Their mother was not coming back, and they wouldn't learn the reasoning behind Eleanor's death until they were older.
