The next morning, every royal member was gathered in the throne room, together with the advisers, city officials, Yet’hoda high-ranking officials, the priests and the high priest. The royal secretary and historians were on the sidelines, recording the historic event.
Morielle’s eyes were still puffy from crying too much. Her gaze went to each of the faces of everyone in the room, including the ladies-in-waiting, Seliz and palace servants. The saighs were in their designated posts and were alert just in case there was going to be chaos on her coronation day.
Rhyphas, in his gray uniform, held the king’s royal edict in a cobalt-colored parchment that had the king’s seal that proclaimed Morielle’s child as the heir to the throne. To keep someone on the throne, Morielle was crowned the new q
