Seeing Baron Loghlan Dunn holding his hands up for silence, the crowd slowly stilled, awaiting the moment that the baron would make the proclamation they'd all come to expect. After all, why else would Loghlan Dunn come out here as the only baron standing beside Lady Ashlynn if it wasn't because the two had already come to a decision.
Lord Liam would marry Lady Ashlynn, and through her, gain a claim to the throne of the march. It would be enough to satisfy the King's laws, and the people would have a hero almost as great as Lord Owain to lead them. The knights of Dunn had already been spotted in the streets helping to keep order… This must be why.
The rumors had been right all along… or at least, so the people thought.
"It's a proud day for a father to hear so many people crying out for his son to be their lord," Loghlan said. "I'm sure Lady Mairwen is proud as well," he said, nodding to his wife on stage.
