December 25th.
It was Ligeia's birthday and also David's.
But clearly, they were in no mood to celebrate.
For just a few days after Queen Sofia had fallen into a coma, calls from the Hall of Silver and Tin went out to all the ministers.
"At 7:15 p.m., the dragon arrived at Lake Island."
It was a code.
Designed to prevent deliberate spreading of royal family member's deaths, in an era where it was inconvenient to refute rumors, causing chaos by spreading false news. The death of a royal family member was substituted with the word "dragon." And the closer the dragon was to the center of Glass Island, the more significant the deceased.
And Lake Island was the little island where the Hall of Silver and Tin was located.
In fact, many had guessed it even before receiving the message—
