Five days after Gael's engagement ceremony, the Rocland's and Veythar's gathered at the sea side courtyard. The compound was sealed by royal soldiers. In their black uniforms, with high tech weapons and gadgets, they stood at every gate and corner, their eyes sharp, their ears sharper. The investigation Sienna had known was coming had begun.
It had taken them by surprise, because there had been no warning before they were forced to gather and surrounded. Lenard was leading the team. Sienna finally understood what the lion beast man had meant when he said he hoped her cleverness would be ready for what was coming.
This was no ordinary questioning. They had brought lie detectors and other gadgets. Every word was weighed, every pause measured. A single dangerous lie could mean death. The king was not taking chances by replacing a bad Prime Envoy with one who was the same or worse.
