Immediately after the king and Harold left, Prince Ivan, who was still very angry, stood up and left along with the Queen, since he didn't want to spend a minute more in Alicia's presence. The lady was very annoying and didn't know her place.
"Do not take whatever she said to heart," the queen admonished, but Ivan wasn't in the mood to be lectured to either, so he bowed to her before walking in the opposite direction from her.
Seeing how Princess Amber had so actively defended the course, he had a feeling that she was probably the culprit. He would like to prove that she was the one. Maybe when she gets into trouble and is punished by the court, Harold won't look so nonchalant anymore or wear that stupid smirk on his face.
