The Trial of the Princess

DRAVEN'S POV

"What the hell is going on here?" I demanded, my voice echoing off the cold stone walls of Kaelia’s chambers.

The two royal guards froze in their tracks. They released Odelia without hesitation, their armored boots scraping against the floor as they stumbled back and lowered their heads in terror. Odelia did not waste a single second. She gathered the heavy silk skirts of her gown a