Between tears and pleasure, Kira reconciled with Nichol and returned to his bed - this time, almost definitely. She would only go to her own room to get dressed. She even received her sister and her friends in Nichol's quarters, which could be considered a scandal at court. The freedom and influence that Kira had were viewed with terrible eyes by the royal advisers and most of the nobles. What King Eron thought was that he could pressure and frighten her into leaving the court and giving up on the wedding but instead he created an obstinate monster in the skin of a young blonde girl. Nichol said he didn't have time for gossip, but she did; and she whispered her own narrative through the halls of the palace, so people would know who she was. She told how she and Nichol fell in love in the m
