"What on earth is going on, Queen Valerie?" The Baroness asked as Aella stepped outside the hall with Banelion.
The Queen of North Grenol, dressed in a remarkable dress looked scared, which made Aella unsettled. Such a strong woman like the Queen fidgeting meant something was very, very amiss. The King and Vladter were next to her with a few maids who Aella recognized to be her sister's attendants in the Palace.
"I believe I should be asking you that, Baroness." The Queen spat at her mother, and Aella was two seconds away from lashing out at her. No one talked to her mother that way, no matter who they were. "What did you say to your daughter?"
"What do you mean by that, Your Majesty?" Baroness Meleena asked in a fearful tone. Aella could already see her mother's head reeling with possibilities of what could have happened.
