Her veil had protected her in all sorts of ways, and now that it’s gone, she felt vulnerable. But that does not mean this new version on her would be a hinder to accomplish the tasks she had brought up for herself.
When the first of the Council had come in, she already expected that they would take some time to get used to her bare faced. It’s not all the time she’s seen with her hair cascading down her back, skin exposed, as well as her face. Raavi breathed deep when everyone had sat down, facing her just like the last time they were all together. The difference now is that instead of Prince Ianth, the King was there—looking regal as ever, but the astonishment and apparent aging makes him less of an authority to her. It took her a great deal of convincing, not to look at the door, seemin
