Arielle knew the king was very tired. He must have sat for hours with his council and listened to various complaints and requests from many people. More so, he then needed to solve their problems quickly was not something easy.
"Come here," called Ronan.
Arielle walked closer.
"Closer," added the king.
Arielle then climbed the stairs.
"Closer. I can't hear anything from that far away."
Arielle chuckled and knew that the man was lying to her. There was no way these people had been given permission to go this far to get close to a king. And the great hall must have produced even greater echoes of sound.
No matter how far they stood, their words would still be heard by the king. Even so, she still stepped forward which made Ronan grin behind his mask.
When the girl was near him. Ronan didn't wait any longer and took the girl to sit on his lap.
"Did the people who lined up earlier also talk this close to you?" asked Arielle in surprise.
"Only you," he replied.
