LYRA

I returned to my chamber and found Elda and Maren already waiting. They had laid out several dresses across the bed, each one more elaborate than the last. Once again they were all made with silk covered in in jewel tones, velvets with intricate embroidery, fabrics that probably cost more than everything I had ever owned combined.

I could see where all our kingdom's money was going to .

I looked at them and shook my head. "The grey one. Just like the simple one from this morning."

Elda ...