Once inside, Anna forced them to attend to the immediate issue first.
August allowed the Ciana conversation to drop, for now.
The meeting room was a recent addition to the keep.
August always preferred more casual or military-esque rooms when he with others. Sitting rooms with a few sofas, or a war room where everybody could stand around a map or other point of interest.
But Anna had visited two weeks ago and complained about the lack of a proper meeting room. Apparently, a large table and chairs are necessary.
August hated the trappings of nobility and the boring halls of power that he had dealt with in his homeland of Falmir, but he let Anna get her way this time.
Everybody sat around a single long table.
Nobody sat at either end, not even Leopold.
Anna showed open annoyance at that fact, gesturing to Leopold with her eyes, but he ignored her.
Ciana tried to remain standing.
Leopold then forced her to sit next to him.
