Valerian did not leave the palace and stayed hidden inside Morgana's room. The princess had just returned from putting up a facade in front of the ministers and was the only left Princess. They did not converse and spent their time in silence, holding each other. They might be young but they knew that at this point, all they could do to win this hand was to pull a bluff. All the cards have been turned over.
If Morgana did not manage to ascend the throne, then Valerian was going to kill all those who were next in line. He did not care about anything but how Morgana was going to get the throne. Morgana sensed his emotions but she did not say anything to him.
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Noor had just finished plotting his idea to deal with Morgana with Jamil and Kalam. The three princes were smart and they had been plotting and scheming for a long time now, despite being young.
