In the backyard of the manor, a dozen people were making frostberry jam from the frostberries they harvested from the forest behind the manor. The crowd immediately halted what they were doing when one of them noticed the presence of the king.
They all immediately stood up to bow respectfully to Ronan. Arielle, who was enjoying the Frostberry jam from her bowl, looked around in confusion. Then, her attention turned to the king who was walking towards her. Arielle stood up but did not bow like the others.
Instead, her attention focused on someone else.
"Hmm?" Arielle furrowed her brows when she saw a woman in a yellow dress standing not far from the manor door. Who was that girl?
Arielle's attention was again distracted when Ronan cupped her face.
"How much have you eaten?" asked Ronan as he reached for Arielle's bowl.
