Chapter 23

• Again, I was in a room with the entire royal family. This time there were several people in black robes and several large men standing around the room like statues. I glanced behind me to see Derian was there, looking like he was made of stone.
• “They’re our guards.” Bethany leaned over and said quietly. She pointed to one on the other side of the room. “That’s Mac, he’s mine.” Her expression grew serious. “I don’t know what’s happened, but they’re not usually in the meetings with us.”
• “So that’s bad?” I studied the men. If anyone was insane enough to go against one of them, then they deserved the trouncing they’d get.