Chapter 22: A Kings Judgement I

Dominic hid in the shadows as King Terion entered with a tall, striking woman holding the hand of a young girl. They paused, waiting for the occupants of the carriage behind them to alight, before proceeding. Gasping in surprise, his mastery of the skill keeping him hidden slipped as Thalia and her father entered the hall and formally greeted their host.

His newfound trick back under control, he slipped into the ducal reception room behind the others, his trousers just about getting caught in the door. Finding a viewpoint behind one of the pillars spanning the room, he settled in to watch his father's punishment decided, hoping that finally his excesses would be curbed.