"Heila," Ashlynn said in a tone that was both warm and a touch surprised when the Willow Witch entered the dining room. "Is it that time already?"
"More or less, my Lady," Heila said as her eyes swept over the room, pausing on each of Ashlynn's family members as if she were weighing and measuring each one of them. "I brought Eira, Morwen, and Emmie to help," she said, smiling as she turned her focus to Ashlynn.
"We have rooms ready to help everyone prepare for tonight's contest," Heila said. "Assuming they're all coming to watch. I brought a change for you too, and your hat," she added. "I thought you'd want it to remind Lord Dirar's people who their empress really is."
"I doubt they've forgotten after the welcome Isabell gave them," Ashlynn said with a light laugh.
