"What happened?" Asked Eli as soon as she saw Mona entering the room with the Grand Duke.
Almost everyone was waiting for them in that room. Mona nervously scanned the area trying to look for the young kid. When her eyes couldn't see him, she sighed in relief. She still didn't know how to face the boy after what happened.
Mona focused her gaze on the center and she couldn't help but shrink at the piercing gaze of Duke Wynzel who was sitting beside the high priest.
She lowered her head and bit her lips. She wondered how she going to explain herself to the man.
She blinked in surprise when she saw the state of her clothes. Her appearance was ragged as if she had been somewhere far and mucky. Not only did mud and particles of dry leaves decorate her trousers and boots, but her top sleeves were also torn.
