My world had been turned upside down, my newfound peace and happiness along with it and the longer those I needed to agree with me took long, the quicker my own mind threatened to descend into chaos.
"The blood on the damned arrow is still fresh!" My voice boomed, filling my council chambers and sending the nobles present into a stunned silence as they exchanged uneasy glances. "You yourselves have confirmed that it does indeed belong to my mother. What more proof that the queen of Leif still lives do you need?"
Nuela stood, her face still marred with confusion just as when she'd heard the overwhelming news. "Your Majesty," She began, her tone careful. "You know that of everyone here, no one would like this to be true more than I do, but..."
But... I hated that word and what it signifi
