King Raithen saw to it that Morielle was safely back in her home as soon as they arrived in Zilny, before he went back to the fortress.
“Where have you been, my liege? You were gone for more than a couple of weeks!” Adrae met him on his way to the main castle, right after he jumped off his leith. As usual, her ladies-in-waiting were with her, now barring his way to the entrance.
“Rhyphas,” his only word and command.
Rhyphas signaled the saighs to make a barricade between the king and his tenth wife and ladies-in-waiting. The king knew well Adrae was acting like she had no idea where he was.
“My liege! How could you leave us all alone here without even telling us where you’d go?” his first wife Yzzith met him at the spacious lobby before he could reach the stairs to his room.
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