Chapter133: The King’s Study

[Vereena]

I couldn't wear the amulet but that doesn't mean I didn't take it with me. Well, with a little help from Prince Tarquin. He brought me a thick leather pouch where I had put it inside, then tucked it securely under the layers of my skirt. It was still buzzing, but it was bearable unlike earlier when it has direct contact with my skin.

"How are you, dear?" I turn my head towards the queen when she directed her question to me.

We all now have gathered in the dining hall, perched ourselves seated around the long table where the king sits on the very end. To his right was the queen herself, Prince Tarquin on the left, then me next to him. My father sat across from me.

I pulled off a smile on my face, setting down my fork and knife before responding to the queen's inquiry. "I am well now, my queen. I apologize for how I acted earlier. It was the pain that made me behave viciously."