Xander crumpled over onto his brother's body. For a single moment, silence reigned. Even the wind had stopped. Then everyone started screaming at once.

"What have you--why--Xander is--" Leon couldn't seem to finish a sentence, but each attempt he started at full volume and emotion.

The crowd was divided. Some nobles, especially those closest to the bodies of the princes, were panicking, trying their hardest to push away and escape. Those furthest from Minerva craned their necks ...