The Highs and Lows... (3)

With the bride and groom gone, all that was left for Lady Jaelah to do is see the guests off.

Standing outside along with the elders, Jaelah thanked the guests for showing up to celebrate her daughter's wedding.

Normally this would have been done by the mother and father of the bride, but time and again Mano has proven that he wants no part in their daughter's wedding.

Doing this by herself, Jaelah vowed that the minute Kamryn becomes the Empress the first thing she will do is have Mano under her feet.

With all the guests finally gone and the servants cleaning up the mess, Lady Jaelah and Lula made their way to their courtyard for a nice hot bath and sleep.

Regrettably, they will see neither as their house was now off-limits.

After having his steward clean out their courtyard, Mano had the household guards placed around the gate blocking anyone from getting inside without his permission.

Jaelah and Lula stood outside their courtyard's gate, confused by the sight before.