I've spent the last couple minutes,pacing the hall, waiting to be summoned inside. I'm still clutching Anna's hair band tightly in my hands, desperate to hold on to any semblance of her.
" You've been summoned in,"a guard calls out to me, as he opens the large doors to the council room, revealing Cardan and his ten trusted council members, all seated around a center table, all dorning the same confused look.
Tentatively, I take my seat by a spot close to the wall, not too far from the table, My heart slamming violently against my chest with each breath I manage to draw in. It's difficult to remain still, and I find myself worrying my bottom lip with my teeth, as I bounce my foot around, a physical manifestation of my anxiety.
Cardan, standing at the head of the table, nods tersely at me
