Crown Prince Alaric sat down on the sill of one of the larger windows in his father's study and stared out into the distance while slowly swirling the wine glass in his grasp.
"Cousin Adam has gone missing." He spoke up, addressing his younger siblings that had gathered in that corner of the large room with him. They were holding one of their usual meetings to discuss the various affairs that directly concerned them, and the disappearance of their cousin was one such matter. It had already been a week since the messenger bird to the Belmun pack had been sent out. It never came back.
"Father is not happy." One of the other princes present spoke up. His name was Silveros, a name gotten because of his sparkling silvery eyes, and he possessed the signature blond hair of the Henshaw bloodline. He was the second child of King Fredrick Henshaw, preceded by his older brother, the Crown Prince.
