Although it was late in the evening, in every corner of the palace, news had spread about what Princess Amber had done, and everyone was whispering about what had just happened between the members of the royal family. They all had to whisper since the king had said he didn't want to hear about it until after the banquet. The Queen, who had left with her husband, was fuming as she walked into his chamber with him.
"You will let the servant and Harold's wife be after doing that to our son? A Prince? You are taking Harold's side, aren't you?" She asked with displeasure. She wasn't usually one to openly express her displeasure with her husband, but this was her son they were talking about, and she hated that, like before when Harold had killed her first son, the king was going to do nothing.
"There are no sides in this. And like I said, I don't want to hear of this," the king reminded her.
