As the afternoon sun started casting its long shadow on the ground, the tension inside the Exordium Chamber of the Valcrez Palace remained.
"This is something that we shouldn't take lightly," exclaimed Sage, the remaining Exordium in the Wagner Clan. "Yes, she came from that chosen union stated in the Valcrez Book of Chronicles, but we can't just turn a blind eye to the fact that she is cursed."
She shook her head as she continued, "Our King knew well enough the grave importance of this union for our Kingdom. And yet instead, he carelessly took a risk in accepting that cursed Princess!"
Rania, the Queen Dowager, remained quiet as she simply listened. She herself didn't see this coming, and she was honestly disappointed with the outcome. She balled her fists, knowing full well how this incident could potentially endanger his son's position.
She looked at the three women before her.
