**Sanctuary—Elephant Music**
"Mother." Ember greeted respectfully on reaching the Queen's outdoor drawing room.
Except the Queen was no longer alone. She had visitors. Two in fact. One Ember recognized as the Chancellor of Food. And the other was surprisingly, the Queen's cousin and Ember's uncle to speak of.
The same man she had met when she was on her journey to Vaskor. Young as he was, he was Lady Ismerae Velandris' son and Aunt Nyra's brother.
"Chancellor. Uncle Aeron." She greeted the two men respectively.
Aeron smiled broadly, true to his cheery personality as Ember witnessed for herself back on the Velandris' mainland, whereas the Chancellor of Food merely appraised her.