Rosaline did her best to contain her tears, but nothing she did seemed to work. She knew Lucian hadn't been kidnapped, she could tell just off the mere fact that Simon was not in the castle as well. That scheming squire had probably manipulated Lucian into running away from home, and Rosaline was not going to forgive him for that.
With tears in her eyes, she marched to the king's chambers, determined to tell him everything she thought she knew about Simon. There was no way she was going to sit still and watch a common squire destroy everything she had waited her whole life for. It was unforgivable, and she wouldn't allow it.
