"How did it go?" Aleksander asked Elys.
The two of them have met as she was about to return to her chambers. Her new ladies in waiting were escorted by maidservants towards their own rooms, and Elys took her time alone to go around the palace before finally heading back to her room.
"Hmm?" she replied, a bit preoccupied and heady as well.
"I assume something good happened? Your whole face has brightened a lot," he told her.
"Oh, I didn't even notice," she said as she covered half of her face.
"Well?" her husband pressed further, "aren't you going to tell me about it?"
Elys stopped for a moment and then smirked.
"Four of the ladies I chose returned to pledge their loyalty," she told Aleksander, "it seemed like they really were enticed by my offer."
Aleksander's face beamed with pride at his wife's achievement. They were slowly getting the allies they needed for their plans to succeed.
