Chapter 25

After the Queen was gone, Amarisa twirled around to look at me with furious eyes. I blinked back at the princess blankly, not knowing why she seemed so angry.

"What did you do to my mother?" she hissed, storming back towards me. I recoiled on my seat and stared at her in confusion.

"I did nothing!"

"Yes, you did! You lied!"

"What?" I said. "No! Your Highness, I swear I didn't—"

But Amarisa already turned her face away and called out the name that caused my hair to stand on end. "Malis!"

I gasped.

"Oh no, no! Please, don't call her!" I begged, putting my palms together. My eyes nervously darted around in panic, but Amarisa didn't comply.

Kesar and the others also stared at us in alarm.