The people headed towards the palace yard were my two younger brothers, Marcian and Fraser, and two of Risa's sisters, Izora and… I don't remember the other one's name. Izora looked devastated and it seemed like her sister was trying to console her while Marcian and Fraser were laughing and talking quite loudly.
Just like I rarely talked to Mercer, I also rarely talked to Marcian and Fraser but I would pick Mercer over the both of them any day because they were stupid, loud and always managed to get on my nerves. Their mothers also heavily influenced their lives just like Mercer but at least Mercer had a backbone and talked back to his mother whenever she went too far.