Boom!
The doors to the main hall were slammed open, startling Asher, who was looking at the new mural.
In the mural was the image of Ariel sitting on a throne with her son, Atticus Ashbourne, standing behind her with his hands on her shoulders.
Beside him was Sapphira. They had spent time touring the castle together, discovering new things that he, the castle lord, had not seen before.
One example was the mural.
"What about the father of her son?" Sapphira just asked that question when the door was slammed open and Kelvin approached them with hurried steps.
"My Lord, Baron Flameheart's son has been killed and his domain taken."
"What?!" Asher and Sapphira exclaimed with their eyes narrowed.
"I just heard of it, Your Lordship."
Asher frowned deeply. "Is it Count William?"
