Solomon and Bert were not with me today and I did not think much about it. The first person I saw when I was walking to the chambers of the king was Nokul, who must have sense my presence because once again his eyes moved to my feet and he bowed.
"Your Highness," he acknowledged, "how may I be helpful to you?"
I glanced at the door. "Is he inside?"
Nokul nodded and stepped aside before opening the door for me. Just as I stepped inside the door closed and Tristen walked out of one of the rooms.
"Genevieve?" He appeared to be mildly surprised but concealed it again. "Is it something important?"
He was dismissing me and I also noticed that Tristan had not smiled once. All the gentle expressions that he always had while talking to me did not appear on his face.
"I heard about Aron." I informed and he nodded at the information. He stood straight with his eyes unyielding and his hands behind his back.
