A Calculated Pardon

**3rd Person POV**

Several minutes later, a knock disrupted the exchange of emotions between the sisters. Sylvia admitted the person in and the maid informed Sylvia that Elder Balthazar was waiting to see her. Sylvia thanked the maid and turned to her sister to say, "Take care."

Elder Balthazar was waiting for her in her private study. She had thought that he would summon her to her own throne roo