Chapter 231: Dance Till Dawn
Lyria's POV
The Queen's gaze did not waver.
"Do you mean," she asked slowly, "that I ought to summon Duke Aurelgrave?"
I did not answer.
Jacinta scoffed then.
"Mother, she should be punished," she said. "We ought not even be speaking with her, nor asking her questions and entertaining her lies. She is a demon. The spawn of a demon too. She has forgotten her place and her position entirely. She does not even deserve to be called a princess, especially not after what her mother did."
The Queen raised a hand, silencing Jacinta.
"Calm yourself," she said.
Jacinta fell silent, though her eyes remained fixed upon me with undisguised hatred.
The Queen turned back to me.
"Tell me," she said, "do you wish to learn to dance?"
I bowed.
"D-Duke Aurelgrave c-considered it important to teach me," I said, "so as not to d-disgrace the royal family at any b-ball that may come."
