After Evanna's little speech, the guards lowered their weapons, and Edric guided them through the tunnels without saying so much as a word, merely gesturing with a sweep of his arm to follow them. Only moments later did Arawn explain the importance of Edric's role. He was the right-hand man of Queen Iolena, the true ruler of Lyvaria.
Her interest was piqued by the idea that a Queen's rule was higher than the King's. Though she was intrigued, that was all the interest she would show in the matter. Too much had happened for Evanna to fixate on people that may or may not have known about her existence.
She did not know these rulers, and she was not about to smile and play happy families. She was far too gone for that, especially after years of attempting to keep the peace within her own complex life. The king's illegitimate child, living under the same roof as his wife and legitimate children.
