Chapter Thirteen
Ristéard discreetly watched Ricki’s face, trying to decipher what her reaction would be to his home before he turned to press the control to open the loading platform. He nodded to Andras when his second-in-command murmured that he had checked with the elite guards at the palace and made sure that everything was secured for his and Ricki’s arrival. His mouth tightened when the loading ramp to the transport lowered and he saw the crowd pushing against the guards.
Ricki stepped up next to him and stared in shock at the crowd. Her fingers nervously twisted the end of the braid she had quickly weaved to keep her hair out of her face. A loud roar sounded from the crowd when they caught sight of them.
“They appear to be very happy to see you,” she murmured, gazing with wide e
