The first thought that struck me on seeing Queen Erinhunt was she's far too young. And the next was,
Why?
Why was she acting as though she knew me?
Queen Erinhunt and I had no connection to speak of. In a situation like this, the usual protocol was for the lower-ranked person to approach the higher-ranked one first, or to be introduced through a third party.
And yet Queen Erinhunt was approaching me, calling my name with unmistakable familiarity. What's more, she hadn't even exchanged greetings with Karman yet.
"I greet Your Majesty Queen Erinhunt. I am Diana Viola Irenber."
She'd already closed most of the distance between us, so I hurried through the greeting.
"I've heard so much about you. Times were difficult for you, I understand, and yet you built your house back up again — you've grown into someone truly admirable."
It was strange enough that Queen…
This chapter is locked
Unlock it for 8 Novaras. Sign in or create a free account to keep reading.
Read the whole novel free with tickets. Sign up and get 3 free tickets right away, plus a new ticket for this novel every 37 hours (you can save up to 2). Use each ticket before the next one arrives 7 times in a row, and we add a gift ticket. Every ticket unlocks a chapter for good. Sign up free · Log in
The complete story, yours to keep. Get all 206 remaining chapters for 660 Novaras (≈ $66). You pay for 83, and the other 123 are our gift to you. They stay yours for good. Log in to get it
laluna
Comments
Sign in to comment