Jo-anne POV
Sitting at the dining room table listening to the king talk about her, as though she wasn’t in the room, as though she meant nothing at all, was more than annoying to her and to Clova. She had been asked by Belinda to please only speak, when spoken directly to, by the King or Queen, and she had agreed. Jo-anne had no idea how one conducted themselves in the presence of Royalty.
Noted while she sat there silently, that Sonja, Ava, Jonathan, Ella and both of the Wests' parents also sat quietly and said nothing as they ate their meal and listened to what was being said around them. Only spoken when spoken to. Perhaps this was the completely normal thing to do; she had no idea.
Knew that both Ava and Sonja had been to the Kingdom, to be presented to the King and his warlock. She
