The elders were no longer in the house when Princess Loaisa returned for lunch. But Dale and Faye were in the front yard with about two or three dozen men and a few women. Most of them were in a tight-fitting shirt displaying their broad shoulders. Stiff and straight. Their chin was up and their faces were vacant. Dale seemed to be commanding them about something but got interrupted by Princess Loaisa’s presence.
She was reluctant to approach but Dale and Faye looked as though they expected her to join. So she did. And when she finally reached their side, both jerked their heads the way they acknowledged Rydan. Then Dale faced the lane before them again.
“Everyone, our Luna!” he announced and all eyes turned to her and bowed their heads in unison. Princess Loaisa was not surprised at a
