At the Great Hall of Castle Cordon, Darius kept his emotions in check once the news of how Xen passed the trial by fire reached him through a telepathic report.
Then the formal report was made by Chancellor Talon, who quickly brought it up to the meeting by stepping forward and saying, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Her Royal Highness, Princess Xenia, has passed the trial by fire inside the Element Forest."
"That is good news, indeed," the Queen Mother commented with a wide and satisfied smile. "That is one of the trials completed by her. Surely the next would be completed in due time as well."
"And while we're on this topic, it has come to our attention the fact that the Basilisk had mentioned how Princess Xenia has something special flowing through her veins, implying that she's not purely human," Elder Nasser pointed out as Darius had expected.
