"Tata Andres," she softly called and glanced at everyone after they all bowed to her. It was clear on their faces that they didn't plan to see her. It was only Tata José who was enthusiastic about it.
"I knew you'd be here!" he repeated. "I heard you helped my friends to get up here! Right! They are my friends and family. These are—"
"We're all well acquainted, José," Tata Andres replied before she looked straight at Princess Loaisa. "He had been waiting for you here to thank you personally. I told him the children are still not truly free. I was told you went to Mercia with the King. We're not in the position to ask, but we're hoping it's about the Treaty."
"You can rest assured you're truly safe now here, Tata Andres," she sincerely told them. "The King will not compromise everyone's
