FOLLOWING THE aftermath of the event, I could only go out of the room two times in the span of five long days. The triplets had been sleeping on the same bed as mine. Rita and Flint were sleeping together, too. It was like we were all still pretty shaken up by the chaotic strike that almost ruined the whole palace. The castle was building itself back up, slowly but surely, and it did not take Rhys longer than a week to bring back his empire after the destruction.
There was great devastation on his side. He lost some men, warriors, and guards, and I had never seen him be so compassionate about anything before. He did a ceremony to behold their sacrifices and the loss that their family felt. He also compensated them for their family member’s death. It was silent for the whole day in the cas
