Declan had barely slept, having returned just before sunrise, and kissing his love a final time before he departed through the secret passageway, something that had indeed become very ideal, he had taken her out of the palace through them, and it was the perfect way for Layana to travel through the palace undetected if she wanted to.
He had been awoken by Aren who was surprised that he was even asleep, as usually, he trained the princess at this time. He announced that there was a meeting in the king’s office shortly.
He was now standing in the king’s office with Aren, his grandfather Jasper and the five mages, trying not to yawn, outlining a plan to see if Zephyr was indeed possessed or not. The nine stood around the circular table that he had once hidden under with Layana, it felt like
