Epilogue
Returning to school was a bit messy to start for the family, and no one knew how to treat them.
When Alex and Gemma were present, the staff and students were confused over protocol; some bowed, others stared, and some girls fainted. It took a whole month for the staff to stop bowing when they were nearby, but it settled, and school continued.
The ten of them were looked at differently, and it took a while for both sides—the students and the school at large—to start treating them like normal people again. Even in the sporting competitions, when announcing the team members as they came onto the field, they had to boast of the king being on the field, and other royals, who had previously gone almost unnoticed.
It was also a time of change. The school had a new principal, other
