Marek was watching the crowds, these events always make him nervous. He took his job as the commander of L'udovit's army very seriously. Ever since the queen was killed, he had let his own guilt over the situation take over his mind when it comes to these ceremonies. The guilt making him feel the need to be more diligent in his duties, watching for the slimmest possibility that someone would try to harm them.
L'udovit walked up to Marek, "You can not continue to let her death affect you, my friend." He patted his second in command on the shoulder. He was feeling the pain of the loss of his mate particularly hard today. She would have simply loved what he had done to the castle. Not a dime was spared to make their daughter's coming of age party a success. He even added touches of
