*Valeria*

I need to convince His Majesty to help me one way or another, and I should probably begin that by apologizing to him myself.

“The King. Do you know where he is right now?”

Gia and Caleb exchanged a look while Zach moved close to them.

“His Majesty’s currently preoccupied with ongoing meetings—the ones he had to stop when you arrived,” Caleb said, looking unsure what to say next. “That’s all I can tell you as his ...