Ariana's lips parted as her throat felt dry, but she managed to maintain her expression. She was Queen. Stephanie, shocked by the news, raised her head, worry etched on her face. She had not expected that at all. How could a family member be this heartless? she wondered.
The seer's eyes cleared as she stood upright. She cursed herself inwardly, for she should not have checked. Now, the thing about seers was that they observed and made mental notes, and when they reached their place, they checked.
Because while they checked, another seer stayed close by with a book and pen to write it down. As they checked, they began to spill the words without control, and that was why they did not do it in front of people—only after they had checked.
That was why she had spilled it. She had not wanted to do this, but the shock had made her want to confirm. The silence right now was deafening. The Queen Mother, who had been busy eating, stopped.
