Evanna followed behind her guards through the double doors and out of the library. Already her mind was spinning with the possibilities of Darcassan and her mother. Did her mother spend time in this kingdom when she was younger? If she knew Darcassan, then would she know the king or prince?
The princess was unaware of how old her mother was; she never asked, though she should have with all the artefacts she collected and knew things that others didn't. She could read people well and never let the nobles or the queen's attitude towards her bother her. Evanna always presumed it was because her mother was the bigger person or because there was not much to be done. Loraven was only the king's mistress, whereas his wife, Eleanor, was the queen.
