There were no words that could express Ivan's astonishment the minute his name was mentioned. As crazy as it was, he was starting to have a second guess on who else might be bearing the same name as his, but apparently, he was the only Ivan that everyone had their eyes on in the throne room, and most of all, when they bowed their heads in unison, he was lost for words as if his tongue had been severed from his mouth.
Eamon, who heard Lord Viktor make his momentous announcement, could feel the lunatic smile on his lips dissipate when he repeated what was on the parchment for everyone to hear. This time around, he made no mistakes so the dumb ones won't have to tell him to repeat his statements for the third time.
